A member of the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) from Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded Certificate Member (CM) status. He is Jim Malone, a member of the Cowtown Chapter.

Rapid Recovery, a nationwide refrigerant recovery company, announced the opening of its Nashville, Tenn., franchise partner. This marked the 22nd location for the provider of refrigerant abatement for the HVACR, demolition, and marine industries.

AirTight, a critical site service contractor in Charlotte, N.C., teamed up with APC by Schneider Electric to host a first-ever live broadcast from Orange County Chopper’s headquarters in Newburgh, N.Y., where they were giving away eight Orange County Choppers to participants nationwide.

Brady Inc., a Trane franchise that provides energy systems and building solutions for commercial and industrial facilities across North Carolina, has announced a $25,000 donation to the College of Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University.

AirTight Mechanical of Charlotte, N.C., has been honored by the Humane Society of Charlotte for volunteerism. Co-Owners Greg and Connie Crumpton accepted the award on behalf of the company. “We are very humbled by being recognized for our volunteerism,” said Greg Crumpton.

Employees of Fort Myers, Fla., based Home-Tech decked their table - co-sponsored by Carrier - and themselves in an Alice in Wonderland motif at Edison State College’s eighth annual POPs Concert at Sunset and won the best overall design prize.

Pullen Air Conditioning of New Orleans has added Chloe Frost Pullen as the company’s director of development and marketing. She will be responsible for general marketing and brand development, as well as publications and communications technology.

MTB Mechanical Inc., an HVAC service company serving the Charlotte, N.C., area, announced that it has opened a new plumbing division and has also expanded its office hours to include nights and weekends to better serve its customer base.

EMCOR Group Inc. announced that it has acquired Harry Pepper & Associates Inc., a privately held government infrastructure project company headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Pepper’s expertise includes self-performed mechanical services.

Brady, a company that provides energy systems and building solutions for commercial and industrial facilities across North Carolina, announced the addition of Matt Gruver as service technician for the Wilmington area.