Monte Salsman, COO, and Eddie Gibbs, vice president of vendor relations, Winsupply, presented the vendor awards at a dinner attended by 1,300 Winsupply reps and vendor representatives. The dinner also honored local Winsupply companies for their 2015 achievements along with individuals who earned special recognitions.

Aquamotion Inc. recently recognized the Foxboro, Massachusetts-based Walter F. Morris Co. as its 2015 Sales Rep of the Year. The company serves as the Aquamotion representative for the five New England states.

Jupiter-Tequesta Air Conditioning, Plumbing & Electric Inc. names Tiffany Castillo plumbing manager; more HVAC residential contractor news briefs. 

TDIndustries’ trainee Austin Ettredge won the HVAC silver award in the Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) 29th annual National Craft Championships.

Koch Filter Corp. is celebrating its 50^th anniversary; DriSteem Corp. names new West Coast regional sales manager.

C.C. Pierce Co. will represent Danfoss electric heating solutions in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; more HVAC manufacturer rep news.

ACCA names Todd Washam director of industry relations, effective March 22; MCA of Houston donates to MCERF.

Grundfos Pumps Corp. reported sales were up 0.8 percent, resulting in a profit of $3.6 billion in 2015, up 5 percent from 2014 figures.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College’s HVAC program granted accreditation by HVAC Excellence.

Wrightsoft Corp. announced the integration of the Energy Star V3 Rev. 8 HVAC Design Report into the Right-Suite® Universal 2017 program; more HVAC software news briefs.