Wolseley Canada has announced the following two appointments: Keith VanderVennet, currently the senior vice president of Wolseley Canada, is returning to Ferguson, Wolseley’s U.S. operations, in the role of senior vice president of sales. Darcy Curran will succeed VanderVennet as senior vice president of Wolseley Canada. 

American Standard® Heating & Air Conditioning recently honored seven independent distributors at the annual Pinnacle Awards ceremony in Charlotte, N.C.

Packard relocates its corporate headquarters and expands its private label line.

Heating, Airconditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) recently announced North American HVACR average distributor sales for February 2012 were up 9.6 percent.

While challenges remain, brighter days are ahead. That was part of the message at the Heating, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International’s (HARDI’s) western regional meeting held in Phoenix recently.

With more than 425 distributors, manufacturer’s representatives, employees and spouses attending, Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating held its annual Distributor Conference at the Fairmont Orchid in Kohala Coast, Hawaii, March 23-26.

The Heating, Airconditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) Foundation sponsored three HARDI distributor members and three HARDI manufacturer members to participate in the Optimizing Channel Compensation Consortium, conducted by Texas A&M University on behalf of the Council for Research on Distributor Best Practices.
 

UTC Climate, Controls & Security recently signed an agreement with Watsco Inc. (Coconut Grove, Fla.) to form a joint venture named Carrier Enterprise Canada to distribute Carrier, Bryant, and Payne HVAC products and supplies in Canada.

Heating, Airconditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) announced North American HVACR average distributor sales were up 6.2 percent in January 2012.

Calverly Supply opens its seventh location; Contractors Pipe & Supply announces acquisition.

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