Jim LeFlore, co-principal of Southland Marketing Inc. (SMI) of Alpharetta, Ga., received the Diamond Top Sales Per Capita and Platinum Top Sales awards from Cliplight Manufacturing Co., Toronto. The awards were presented by Paul and Linda Appler of Cliplight.

HTS Texas, an HVAC supplier providing custom heating and cooling solutions to the commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential markets, has announced the appointment of four staff members to support its regional growth.

WaterFurnace Renewable Energy Inc. has announced that Yandle-Witherspoon Supply Inc. is its newest GeoStar distributor. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Yandle-Witherspoon serves the Carolinas territory with 10 full stocking branches and a sheet metal/duct manufacturing facility.

Jan. 15 is the deadline to register for the Air Conditioning Contractors of America – Florida (ACCA-FL) golf outing that takes place Jan. 22 at the Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa. Proceeds will benefit the ACCA-FL Hospice Fund for hospice clients needing service for their HVAC systems.

HVAC contractor AirTight is celebrating 10 years of providing service to Charlotte, N.C., and the surrounding area. Owner Greg Crumpton founded the company in 1999. “We are very proud to be celebrating our 10th year,” he said.

The Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) has announced that Samuel Cooley of the RSES South Metro Chapter in Fayetteville, Ga., has been awarded Certificate Member (CM) status.

Paige and Garry Simpson, owners of Simpson Air, have announced that the Greater Tampa Area Chamber of Commerce has named the company a finalist for its Small Business of the Year Award. Out of 300 entries, Simpson is the only HVAC company to make the finals, they said.

Marietta, Ga.-based Casteel Heating and Cooling has been named to the 2009 Small Business of the Year list by the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce. The award celebrates a longstanding recognition of small businesses in the county, and highlights companies making a positive impact on the community.

Marshall Putman, president/owner of Pro-Air Services Inc. of Decatur, Ala., has won the 2009 Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, Baker-Cook-Jones Small Business Person of the Year award.

Adam Warringer, 26, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., won in the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning division in the United Association’s (UA’s) Florida apprentice competition at Miami’s Air Conditioning Technical Center, commonly known as AC Tech.