Loran Liu succeeds Rhonda Wight as chair of the board of directors at Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International. Liu is COO at Standard Supply & Distributing Co.
Ascend was the organization’s best-attended annual conference to date and a testament to the HVACR industry’s enthusiasm for networking and educational content, a press release from HARDI said.
Tyler Paul completed both his plumbing and HVAC apprenticeships while working at BION and has joined the Train the Trainer program at the PHCC of Virginia.
The conference will offer six keynote speakers, meals, breakout sessions on a variety of topics, socializing and networking, and opportunities to meet with suppliers and representatives of businesses that support distributors.
ACCA 2024 will feature educational sessions and speakers focused on topics such as workforce development, leadership, finance, and the technical aspects of the HVACR business.
The conference in Austin, Texas, which drew 240 building industry professionals, included keynotes, paper presentations, seminars, vendor demonstrations, panel discussions, and debates from more than 90 presenters.
At ServiceTitan’s Pantheon 2023 in Orlando, Florida, Hannah Belloli, business development editor, The NEWS, sat down with Strickland Tudor, executive vice president, XOi Technologies.