Berner Intl. LLC, New Castle, Pennsylvania, a manufacturer and innovator of air curtains, announced manufacturer representatives R. Williamson & Associates, Skokie, Illinois, and SRS Enterprises, Middletown, New Jersey, received the company's "2016 Rep of the Year" for commission and buy/resell reps, respectively. The awards were presented at the International Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo 2017) Jan. 30 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
General Filters Inc. presented the “Soaring Eagle” Award to Edmunds & Associates of Lynchburg, Virginia; the sales representative company that best met a wide array of business objectives in 2016.
This year’s show floor spanned 500,159 square feet and welcomed 1,968 exhibitors. Of those, 80 percent displayed new or enhanced products, systems, and technologies.
Energy efficiency, the growing popularity of ductless and variable refrigerant flow (VRF), the evolution of heat pumps into whole-home solutions, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are a few of the major trends influencing products in the residential air conditioning market.
The AHR Expo is the biggest event of the year for the HVACR industry. It’s a time when a large group of the industry gets under one roof and learns about new products and trends.
Although the function of compressors hasn’t changed tremendously over the years, the way they go about getting the job done has become increasingly refined and polished.