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Winsupply Inc. has opened a new Winsupply company in Houston serving plumbing, mechanical, and industrial contractors throughout southeast Texas. Winsupply of Houston — Plumbing and Mechanical is the third new company opened by Winsupply in 2017.

Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) applauds the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on its approval of the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 (H.R. 1180).
 

Heating, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) sent letters of support to Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., for introducing the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA), which would rein in the excessive rulemaking authority of federal agencies.

Tim Hummel of Union, Missouri, has joined Wiegmann Associates as an HVAC service sales engineer. Hummel manages preventative maintenance programs and HVAC installation and repair projects for Wiegmann Associates’ commercial and industrial clients.

The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) has elected its 2017-2018 officers and directors. The AMT board of directors, which represents more than 600 builders and distributors of machine tools, manufacturing machinery, and related products, named Ronald S. Karaisz II to serve as chairman.

The global district cooling (DC) market was valued at $11.19 billion in 2015 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1 percent to reach $17.33 billion in 2024, according to a new Transparency Market Research report titled District Cooling Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2016-2024.

As the applications for CO₂ refrigeration systems expand, there is a need to increase competences around its use in the industry. To help address this growing need, Danfoss has developed the Mobile CO ₂ Training Unit. The Danfoss Mobile Training Unit is packed with CO₂ solutions and interactive learning modules, and it will be making stops in the Pacific and Mountain regions as it travels the U.S. to support the industry.

Comfort Air Distributing (CAD), the Rheem distributor for Colorado and Wyoming, is celebrating it’s 30^th year in Denver. In 1987, Jim O’Mara, CAD President, approached Rheem with a proposal to make the Rheem subcontractor a full distributorship.

Carrier Enterprise (CE) has long been recognized as one of the HVACR industry's leading product distributors combining cutting-edge technology, a robust product portfolio, and customer-focused service and product delivery.  Recently CE was honored by the technology industry for having the "Best B2B Customer Experience" by Magento. CE received the award at the Magento Imagine 2017 Conference where over 2,500 eCommerce experts, agencies, and technology providers from over 40 countries gathered April 2-5, 2017 to celebrate best practices in the industry at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort and Casino.

Mitsubishi Electric US Inc. Cooling & Heating Division (Mitsubishi Electric), announced the appointments of Tom McSharry to senior director of solutions and Brian Wright to director of educational sales.