Productivity as the new measured variable requires a considerable change in thinking and attitudes towards maintaining buildings and assets, including the budgets to support it, and the resources to execute it. 

The online version of the HVACR Directory & Source Guide is the most comprehensive, searchable database dedicated to HVACR suppliers. 

Started in 1934 as an annual issue of The NEWS, the HVACR Directory & Source Guide has grown tremendously.

International Comfort Products (ICP) announced that Shoemaker, Inc. has been named the ICP FAST Parts Distributor of the Year. The award was based on their excellent customer support and sales growth.

Robert Hennessy has been appointed to the role of chief commercial officer in charge of aligning sales strategies across all business units in the Americas, Tim Amburgey has been promoted from regional director of refrigerant sales to vice president of fire protection, Taylor Ferranti has been promoted from regional director of refrigerant sales to vice president of refrigerants, and Jon Stack has been promoted from vice president of carbon projects to vice president of environmental services.

The Electric & Gas Industries Association (EGIA), a nationwide nonprofit organization dedicated to contractors’ success and the advancement of high-efficiency products and renewable energy, has officially launched a new educational program for contracting businesses called EGIA Contractor University. With a unique dollar-for-dollar education investment match from EGIA, a comprehensive blend of online and in-person educational programs and exclusive access to the contracting industry’s educators, EGIA Contractor University provides a fresh approach to the way ongoing education is being provided to contractors nationwide.