Trane®, a leading global provider of indoor comfort systems and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, announced that it has acquired CALMAC® Corporation, a privately help company specializing in cool energy technologies including IceBank® storage tanks.
Sustained increases in commodity costs, driven by rising demand for several metals, and industry consolidation in the technical tube supply base for refrigerant heat exchangers have forced Johnson Controls to increase prices on chiller equipment produced in the company’s North American manufacturing plants.
UTC Climate, Controls & Security, which manufactures products under the Carrier, Bryant, Payne, and ICP brand names, announces a price increase of up to 6 percent on residential and commercial heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning equipment.
Thanks to generous donations to the ACCA Disaster Relief Fund, on October 3rd James Barry, President and Owner of Doctor Cool and Professor Heat (League City, TX) was able to present ACCA Disaster Relief aid to three of his employees critically impacted by flooding after Hurricane Harvey.
Larry Taylor, whose career in the industry exceeds five decades, was honored as an inaugural Legend of HVACR Award winner during the 2017 Service World Expo, Sept. 7-8 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Evapco recently held its 2017 Global Sales Conference where the company announced the newest products to complete Evapco’s full spectrum of global evaporative cooling solutions. Sales representatives from around the globe attended the conference.
"The addition of ARI significantly strengthens our leadership position in the refrigerant and reclamation industry by enhancing our product offerings, increasing our geographic reach and customer base, and enhancing our sales and distribution capabilities," said Kevin J. Zugibe, chairman and CEO, Hudson Technologies.
HVAC manufacturers are in an interesting position when it comes to training and educating the industry’s next generation. While there is no black-and-white solution when it comes to addressing the technician shortage and ensuring there are enough people coming into the industry to satisfy demand, many manufacturers are doing their part by providing training opportunities wherever and whenever possible.
Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) has launched its inaugural Annual Conference Contest for individual HARDI members who have never attended a HARDI Annual Conference.
Packard Inc. told its employees on Aug. 25 that it had become the first master distributor in the HVACR industry to adopt an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). The purpose of an ESOP is to enable eligible employees to share in the growth and prosperity of the company, accumulate capital for their future economic security, and acquire beneficial stock ownership interests in the company.