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CertainTeed Announces U.S. Exclusivity

CertainTeed Corp. is the exclusive U.S. distributor for Isover Ultimate high-performing mineral wool insulation. The partnership between CertainTeed and its sister company, Saint-Gobain Isover, provides the U.S. market with an insulation product for marine and commercial building applications.


NAW Releases New Book

The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) Institute for Distribution Excellence released a new book called Profit Myths in Wholesale Distribution: The Truth About Sales, Margins, Inventory, and Expenses.


Home Comfort Forms Dealer Network

Home Comfort Zones, manufacturer of the MyTemp home energy conservation and comfort system, has formed a Certified Dealer Network in Northern California. Blue Mountain Air, CPC Technologies, and Freschi Service Experts are now certified MyTemp dealers.


Noland Moves Branches

The Noland Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of WinWholesale Inc., recently moved multiple distribution branches to optimize its businesses. The company’s Montgomery, Ala., branch moved. The company also moved its Winston-Salem branch.


Lute Supply Earns Goodman Award During Annual Distributor Meeting

Lute Supply, headquartered in Portsmouth, Ohio, received the Harold V. Goodman distributor award during a ceremony held in conjunction with Goodman Manufacturing Co.’s annual distributor meeting at the Inter Continental hotel in Houston.


HARDI Clarifies Phaseout Position, Some Barriers to HFC Adaptation

Here is a column from Talbot Gee, vice president of the Heating, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI). From the perspective of HARDI, he felt it important to clarify several points in the article “A Longer Life for R-22 Equipment” (Feb. 11, 2008).


Meier Supply Receives Awards Based on Platinum Status

Meier Supply Co. Inc. has achieved 2008 Belimo Platinum Distributor status. According to Belimo, the Platinum Distributor program recognizes those firms that are achieving exceptional results, building their businesses with Belimo solutions, and displaying an ongoing commitment to meeting customer needs.


On the Move

Coleman Heating and Air Conditioning and US Airconditioning Distributors Inc. celebrated a new era in their manufacturer-distributor relationship with a series of dealer meetings in Arizona. Attendees participated in residential and light-commercial product workshops, marketing/advertising sessions, and more.


Tencarva Machinery Co. Consolidates Three Divisions into New Warehouse

Tencarva Machinery Co. consolidated three divisions into a new 12,000-square-foot office-warehouse building in Oak Lake Industrial Park, Midlothian, Va. “We are very pleased to get all of our Richmond area team in one location,” said Rod Lee, president.


Two Firms Distribute New Zoning Product

U.S. Air Conditioning Distributors, with over 40 locations throughout California, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona, and Florida Air Conditioning Distributors, with 13 locations throughout Florida, is now stocking ZoneFirst’s™ Plug-In Zoning Systems.


APR Supply Makes List of Fast Growing Companies

APR Supply Co., Lebanon, Pa., ranked No. 49 on The Central Penn Business Journal’s 11th annual Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies list. Eligible companies were required to be for-profit entities headquartered in Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry or York County, Pa.


Grainger Expands Service Area

Grainger plans to enhance service to Pittsburgh-area customers by investing in its local operations. As part of a multiyear expansion program, the company is adding new locations, expanding its existing facilities, and enhancing service through improved same-day availability.


Fluke Announces Contest Winners

Fluke Corp. announced the winners of its 2007 Best of the Best Merchandising Awards.


HARDI Plans Hydronics Workshop for Distributors

The Heating, Airconditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) will be holding an intensive workshop for hydronics distributors in Hartford, Conn., before the start of the 2008 National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers’ (NAOHSMs’) Annual Convention.


New Prostock Stores Open

The Rheem Manufacturing Co., Replacement Parts Department announced multiple openings of new Prostock distribution locations. Rheem and Ruud distributors have opened these facilities in an effort to enhance the customer’s shopping convenience and ease.








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