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MANUFACTURERS

John Morgan

Sam Gravatt

Taco Comfort Solutions named John Morgan area vice president for the Western U.S. His responsibilities include managing all sales revenue activities for the commercial and wholesale channels.

Fresh-Aire UV (Jupiter, Florida) named Sam Gravatt North American distribution specialist. He is responsible for assisting North American wholesale distributors and manufacturer’s representatives in selling Fresh-Aire UV’s residential and commercial volatile organic compound (VOC) reduction and biological disinfection products.

Aaon Inc. (Tulsa, Oklahoma) named Stephen Wakefield vice president of engineering.

General Filters Inc. (Novi, Michigan) acquired Second Wind Air Purifier Inc. (Buffalo, New York) and Second Wind Air Purifier Ltd. (Princeton, Ontario, Canada).

ORGANIZATION

Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors National Association (PHCC) awarded the 2018 State Legislative Excellence Award to PHCC of Texas.

FINANCIAL REPORTS

Ingersoll Rand (Swords, Ireland) reported earnings per share from continuing operations of $2.11 for the third quarter of 2018.

Honeywell Intl. Inc. (Morris Plains, New Jersey) reported organic sales up by 7 percent for the third quarter of 2018.

SCHOOL

Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District (Dighton, Massachusetts) received an Energy Efficiency Leader Award from Trane (Davidson, North Carolina) for its multiyear energy conservation program that improves classroom comfort and reduces district energy costs by 62 percent.

Publication date: 11/19/2018

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