PALM DESERT, Calif. - At the 2006 Annual Fall Conference of the Heating, Airconditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI), North American Technician Excellence (NATE) awarded Mingledorff’s Inc. the 2006 Top HARDI Testing Organization of the Year, and Gensco Inc., the 2006 Top HARDI Testing Location of the Year.

Mingledorff’s, a wholesale distributor headquartered in Norcross, Ga., with locations across Georgia and in South Carolina, administered 272 NATE tests across its various locations good enough to be NATE’s No. 6 overall highest testing organization in 2006 which includes academic institutions and manufacturer-sponsored testing.

Gensco, a wholesale distributor based in Tacoma, Wash., administered 198 NATE tests out of its headquarters, placing it No. 9 overall in NATE’s 2006 top 10 and the most tests administered within one location among the HARDI distributor membership.

In the photo above, Tim Bordeaux (left), Gensco Inc., and John Foster, Mingledorff’s Inc., flank NATE representative Kathy Corr, as they proudly display their award banners.

Publication date: 12/11/2006