The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors — National Association (PHCC) finalized a joint venture with the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) to co-locate events at CONNECT 2018, Oct. 9-12, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Schott’s (Mainz, Germany) Termofrost Smart Access hands-free glass door system received the gold prize for its product design in the retail category of the 2018 German Design Awards.
LeadsNearby (Cary, North Carolina) partnered with HomeServiceChats (Lee’s Summit, Missouri) to provide best-in-breed engagement between residential service companies and their website prospects.
The DOE announced a total of $25 million in grants to enable innovative electrical motors used in manufacturing, of which Marathon Motors received $1 million to develop a rare-earth element-free motor.
GEO has announced that the extension of the residential and commercial tax credits for geothermal heat pumps is contained in the tax bill released by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Silent-Aire, a global manufacturer of HVAC equipment and modular data centers, announced the grand opening of its 146,000 square foot US headquarters in Gilbert, Arizona. The company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the facility with Gilbert Mayor Jenn Daniels and other federal, state, and local officials.
Effective immediately, Baltimore Aircoil Company announced a 2 percent price increase on all open cooling towers, closed circuit cooling towers, and ice thermal storage products manufactured in North America.
CoolSys™ announced it has acquired Certified Refrigeration and Mechanical, Inc. (“CRM”), a Madison, Wisconsin-based refrigeration services company. With this acquisition, Coolsys establishes its presence for the first time in the Wisconsin region with CRM’s 10 branch locations across the state.