Nine respected HVACR industry mentors and other leadership professionals shared their expertise at the Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) Emerging Leaders summer conference in Austin, Texas.
Heating, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) recently named Connor Lokar as its new senior economist through its partnership with ITR Economics.
WinWholesale Inc., headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, recently acquired M. Cooper Supply, of Mokena, Illinois. The transaction closed July 1. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.
Heating, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) recently announced the hire of Kara Martens to its newly created Events Coordinator position. With the growth and improvements to HARDI’s events, Martens will support the added capacity and complexity of the events and strengthen the Networking pillar.
HARDI recently announced the creation of its first “40 Under 40” list, recognizing the top 40 industry employees younger than 40. The list will be published in a spring issue of Distribution Center Magazine.
According to a recently published IHS report, the global market for demand response-enabled Smart Home Energy Management devices will grow to $4 billion by 2025.
U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert and Rep. Ron Kind recently introduced the S Corporation Modernization Act (H.R. 2788). This proposed bipartisan legislation would give tax relief to the many S corporations among HARDI’s membership by allowing them to have better access to capital and to more easily compete and hire new workers.
Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) released its monthly TRENDS report, showing average sales for HARDI distributor members increased 4.9 percent in April 2015.