• Evapco Inc. (Taneytown, Maryland) acquired majority ownership of SEMCO Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Division (Sao Paulo). The company is now operating under the name Evapco SEMCO Equipamentos de Refrigeração Ltda.
• Emerson Climate Technologies Inc. (Sidney, Ohio) promoted Ed Purvis to COO of Emerson (St. Louis) and announced Robert Sharp as its new business leader, effective Feb. 3.