For your information news briefs from a wide variety of categories within the HVAC industry. Price increases, mergers and acquisitions, award winners, and more are highlighted here each week.

MANUFACTURERS

Reliable Controls Corp. (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) named Thomas Leslie Zaban president for the worldwide operations of the company.

Hunter Industrial (Nashville, Tennessee), a division of the Hunter Fan Co., named Mark D’Agostino senior vice president and general manager.

RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR

Pipe Works Services Inc. (Chatham, New Jersey) hired Kailyn Reyes as its first female HVAC technician in the service department.

DISTRIBUTORS

Meier Supply Co. Inc.’s (Conklin, New York) Ed Brink accepted the 2019 National Diamond Service Group (DGS) Distributor of the Year Award from Mitsubishi Electric (Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan).

Watsco Inc. (Miami) signed an agreement to acquire Peirce-Phelps Inc (Blue Bell, Pennsylvania).

COMMERCIAL CONTRACTOR

ABM Mechanical Inc. (Bangor, Maine) was recognized for exceptional on-the-job safety performance during The MEMIC Group’s Annual Meeting of Policyholders.

MANUFACTURER’S REP

Sweeney Rogers Geraghty Inc. (Raynham, Massachusetts) named Tim Lawler commercial territory manager for metro Boston.

SOFTWARE

ServiceTitan (Glendale, California) named Ross Biestman chief revenue officer.

ORGANIZATIONS

Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. will launch the Air System Engineering and Technology (ASET) series of free webinars on topics impacting air systems in buildings on July 31.

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