Nexstar Network announced the expansion of its coaching team with the additions of Lucas McAlpin as a customer experience coach and Melvin Music as a business coach.
DiversiTech Corp. has been named Ferguson’s 2017 HVAC Vendor of the Year. Announced Nov. 2 during Ferguson’s 2017 Vendor Summit Awards in Norfolk, Virginia, DiversiTech was selected for helping Ferguson achieve greater sales and margin growth, as well as providing exceptional marketing, logistics and customer representative support at Ferguson’s branch locations.
Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) released its monthly TRENDS report, showing average sales for HARDI distributor members increased by 9.1 percent in November 2017.
The average annualized growth for the 12 months through November 2017 was 6.4 percent.
In addition to residing at booth No. 4443 during the AHR Expo, RSES region 2 director Art Miller will be presenting “Hydrocarbons as Refrigerants and Alternatives to HFCs” on Monday, Jan. 22 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in room S103D.
On December 16, Barnes Heating and Air joined local contractors and Building Homes for Heroes at a Welcome Home ceremony in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida for Air Force Captain Nathan Nelson. Johnson Controls donated a YORK ® heating and cooling system and Barnes Heating and Air provided installation services for the veteran’s new home.
President Donald J. Trump has named board member Marvin E. Kaplan acting chairman of the National Labor Relations Board.
“The President’s announcement is an honor and privilege, and I look forward to serving as acting chairman of the National Labor Relations Board.,” Kaplan said. “I remain committed to working with my colleagues to achieve the important goal of issuing timely decisions that apply the National Labor Relations Act in a way that protects the rights of employees, employers, and labor organizations throughout the country.”
Modine Manufacturing Company announced that Holger Schwab, vice president of the Vehicular Thermal Solutions (VTS) business segment, will resign from Modine. Mr. Schwab will be transitioning to another company that does not compete directly with Modine.