“As this magazine makes its way across the country, I am optimistic that many of you are feeling the strong heat and humidity of summer. I want to encourage you not to lose focus on the bigger picture - growing and improving your business. The HARDI organization is as busy as ever making sure that the role we play is vital in helping you carve out your competitive advantage.” Those are the words of Bud Mingledorff, HARDI president. What else does the association have planned for the rest of 2012?
With a national unemployment rate of 8 percent, you might think finding good workers wouldn't be a problem for HVACR wholesalers. But you'd be wrong. Just ask Rhonda Wight, vice president of Valley View, Ohio-based Refrigeration Sales Corp. What is she experiencing?
Breaking up is never easy. Just ask M&A Supply Company Inc. After representing the same manufacturer for 21 years, the Nashville-based company signed an agreement with another supplier. The company remains pleased with its decision; but it hasn't always been easy. According to Vice President of Sales, Bill White, breaking up is actually hard to do on many levels.
If last season's mild winter didn't ding HVAC wholesalers' profits, this summer's fuel prices could do it. Is there something that could help mitigate these costs? Stephen Roth, principle of Carmel Software Corp. thinks so.
HARDI TRENDS report shows growth in May and is the highest month-over-month growth since Nov. 2010 when the approaching expiration of the $1,500 federal tax credit pulled sales forward. What rare occurrence contributed to the growth?
Weldon Long was once a poverty-stricken drug addict caged behind bars with no hope. After serving part of his life - more than 13 years - behind bars, the once troubled teen had grown into an adult with absolutely nothing. Where is he at now and what does he have to offer distributors?
Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating added five distributors in the Central, South, Southwest, and West business units (BUs) to its extensive distribution network.
If last season's mild winter didn't ding HVAC wholesalers' profits, this summer's fuel prices could do it. After steadily climbing for the past six months, gasoline is expected to stay above $4 a gallon through September in much of the country.
HARDI recently presented its 2012 HVACR market forecast, which marks the association's initiative to expand on last year's forecast for residential cooling equipment to include heating, refrigeration, and commercial products and markets.
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