• Freeaire Refrigeration (Waitsfield, Vt.) won the Green Mountain Environmental Leadership Award in the “What a Great Idea!” category.

• Knipex Tools (Arlington Heights, Ill.) promoted Todd Shumate to North America sales manager.

• PB Heat LLC (Bally, Pa.) named Richard Michael Jr. to the position of commercial specialist for the Peerless® boilers line of products.

• Air Products and Controls (Pontiac, Mich.) has promoted Brian Teague (right) to vice president of international operations.

• Hansen Technologies Corp. (Bolingbrook, Ill.) has promoted Harold Streicher to vice president, sales & marketing.

Publication date: 06/13/2011