HVACR distributor, Watsco Inc., reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012, and announced that revenues increased 15 percent to a record $1 billion. Gross profit increased 12 percent to a record $238 million. Operating income increased 14 percent to a record $86 million.
This article looks at some examples of what distributors are doing to be the supplier of choice to their valued HVAC contractor customers, including communication, inventory management, and the ordering process.
To no one’s surprise, the way to successfully navigate the HVAC distribution channel is to have parts that are readily available for immediate shipment. It’s that simple. Or is it?
Photos from the 2013 ACCA Conference & IE3 Expo in Orlando, Fla.
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Cade Clark, assistant vice president of government affairs for the Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), gives a brief overview of the new version of the Shaheen-Portman bill, what AHRI thinks of the energy-efficiency legislation, and how it might affect the HVACR industry if it becomes law.
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