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Uponor Unveils Expanded Training Center, Enhanced Course Offerings

Uponor has announced the opening of its newly remodeled and expanded Uponor Factory Training Center. Located next to the corporate headquarters in Apple Valley, Minn., it is an 11,000-square-foot facility dedicated to educating professionals in the radiant heating, plumbing, and fire sprinkler industries.


SMACNA Chicago Trade Show to Focus on BIM and Sustainable Technology

The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association of Chicago (SMACNA Chicago) will hold its 2010 Trade Show from 1 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, March 30, at Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., with a focus on building information modeling (BIM) and sustainable technology.


Hallowell Announces New Midwest Distributor

Hallowell International has announced a new distribution partnership with Dakota Supply Group. The company will supply Hallowell’s Acadia: Combined Heating and Cooling System to homeowners and businesses throughout North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and northwest Iowa.


Indie Energy Receives DOE Grant for Development of Smart Geothermal Technologies

Indie Energy Systems Co. LLC announced that it has been awarded funding by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the continued development of the company’s smart geothermal technologies for commercial and public buildings.


ICOR Launches New HVACR Blog Site

ICOR International Inc. has announced the launch of a new blog site called HVAC Country (www.hvaccountry.com). The site allows users to discuss topics related to the HVACR industry, including climate change legislation and the HFC phaseout.


SMACNA Awards Northrup

Richard Northrup, executive vice president of the Michigan Chapter–Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) in Haslett, Mich., received the Petersen-Dunn Award for Chapter Executive of the Year at SMACNA’s 66th annual convention.


Tencarva Moves Up in Business Rankings

Tencarva Machinery Co. moved up to 57th from 59th in Business North Carolina’s 2009 “North Carolina 100” ranking of the largest privately owned companies headquartered in the state.


Wilo USA Appoints New Sales Managers

Wilo USA announced that it has hired two new district sales managers to keep pace with the demand for its pump technology, including the “Smart Pumps” Stratos and Stratos-ECO circulators.


Allied Supply Opens New Cincinnati Facility

Tom Homan, president of Allied Supply Co., has announced the opening of a new downtown Cincinnati location at 707 Carr St. The new HVACR wholesale distribution facility is set to begin operating on Oct. 12, with a grand opening event set for Oct. 29.


DTE Energy Offers Free Energy Efficiency Seminars

DTE Energy has announced that it will hold a series of free energy efficiency seminars around the Detroit metro area to help small and medium-size businesses learn practical ways to reduce their energy costs.


Performance Contract to Upgrade Missouri High School

The Fredericktown R-I School District in Fredericktown, Mo., is implementing $3.4 million in facility enhancements designed to improve operations, comfort, and efficiency in its high school building. The work will be completed as a performance contract and it is estimated it will reduce utility costs by $30,000 annually.


Regal Beloit Receives Underwriters Laboratories’ Certification

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), which provides independent product safety certifications for manufacturers worldwide, has conducted a Data Acceptance Program (DAP) audit at Regal Beloit’s Fort Wayne, Ind., Development Lab facility and has granted the laboratory Client Test Data Program (CTDP) certification.


Murphy Company Opens New Illinois Office

In response to significant growth in the Illinois market, mechanical contractor Murphy Company announced that it has opened a new office in Fairview Heights, Ill. Tom Hegger, vice president of the Quick Response Group, heads the new office.


Hudson Technologies Opens Reclaim Center

Hudson Technologies Inc. opened a new 60,000-square-foot warehouse and reclamation facility in Champaign, Ill. The new facility complements Hudson’s existing 50,000-square-foot facility and will increase the company’s production capacity and processing efficiency for the reclamation of refrigerants.


Worthington Industries Acquires Piper Metal Forming Corp.

Worthington Industries Inc. announced that it has purchased the assets related to the business of Piper Metal Forming Corp., U.S. Respiratory Inc., and Pacific Cylinders Inc. These assets will be included in Worthington’s Pressure Cylinders business segment.


Honeywell Helps City of Dayton Cut Expenses, Emissions

Honeywell announced that the city of Dayton, Ohio, has awarded the company a $3.2-million energy conservation and building modernization program that will decrease utility expenses and greenhouse gas emissions at the targeted facilities by more than 30 percent.


First Supply Holds 2009 HVAC Dealer Meeting

First Supply held it’s HVAC Dealer Meeting and Product Show at the Kalahari Resort Waterpark and Convention Center in Wisconsin Dells. Over 200 people attended the show including dealers, vendors, First Supply employees, and International Comfort Products (ICP) representatives.


Milwaukee Electric Tool Receives Grainger’s Partners in Performance Award

At its annual supplier meeting in Schaumburg, Ill., Grainger awarded Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. its 2008 Partners in Performance Award in the Large Supplier Category. Less than 2 percent of all suppliers earn this award that recognizes recipients for exceptional performance throughout the year.


Sheet Metal Workers Local Offers Rebates for Residential HVAC

To meet the demand for energy efficient heating and cooling and to help consumers deal with the struggling economy, Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 36 in St. Louis announced that it has joined with a group of its residential contractors to provide rebates and potential tax credit opportunities for consumers in 2009.


MCA North Central Elects Officers

The Mechanical Contractors Association of North Central Wisconsin elected the following officers and board members at its annual membership meeting in late January.


EASA Releases Seminar Schedule

The Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) released its Spring 2009 seminar schedule.


Elantas PDG Appoints Sales Manager

Don Hanna was named area sales manager for Elantas PDG Inc.


Insulation Contractors Elect Officers

The Insulation Contractors Association of Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan elected new officers at its meeting in late January for the positions of president, vice president, and secretary/treasurer.


Midwest RSES Members Awarded CMS Status in November

The Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) has announced the names of members who were awarded RSES Certificate Member Specialist (CMS) status in November 2008.


St. Louis Distributor Named to Ronald McDonald House Board

The St. Louis Chapter of the Ronald McDonald House Charities has appointed Jim Souers, president and COO of Marcone Supply, as a member of its board of directors, chosen out of approximately 30 applicants to serve on the board in 2009.


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