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.

PRICE INCREASE

Trane Technologies’ (Davidson, North Carolina) Residential HVAC & Supply business announced a price increase of up to 6% on select HVAC equipment.

MANUFACTURERS

Right Time Group (Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada) acquired Atlas Service Company Inc. (Oakville, Ontario).

All three of Hunter Industrial’s (Nashville, Tennessee) fan lines have been certified by AMCA (Air Movement and Control Association): the Titan, Eco, and XP.

Clean Air Group (Fairfield, Connecticut) acquired Bioclimatic Air Systems (Delran, New Jersey).

TDIndustries Inc. (Dallas) earned a National Safety Excellence Award from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC).

MANUFACTURERS’ REPRESENTATIVES

EVAPCO (Taneytown, Maryland) selected Delta T Equipment (Houston) as its manufacturer’s representative to serve the Southeast Texas region.

Nortek Global HVAC (St. Louis) announced Tom Barrow Company (Atlanta) is the manufacturer’s representative for all Reznor-branded HVAC products in Florida.

The Whalen Company (Easton, Maryland) named a new manufacturer representative: Insight Partners. The company will be covering Central and Western Florida.

RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTORS

American Residential Services (Memphis, Tennessee) named Scott Boose as CEO.

CoolSys (Brea, California) acquired Duquette Refrigeration.

DISTRIBUTORS

Winsupply Inc. (Dayton, Ohio) opened Winsupply of East Tennessee in Seymour, Tennessee.

Dakota Supply Group (Plymouth, Minnesota) appointed Julianne Turk as its chief financial officer (CFO).

ORGANIZATIONS

HARDI (Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International) announced its agreement with Decision Analyst (Arlington, Texas) to serve as the principal research partner for HARDI’s analysis of the commercial refrigeration channel.

Scott Weaver

Vistage announced Scott Weaver, president and CEO of APR Supply Co. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), as the recipient of the Vistage Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Electric & Gas Industries Association (EGIA) launched the EGIA Contractor University event services website.

CONTRACTOR SERVICES

The New Flat Rate (Dalton, Georgia) celebrates 10 years in 2021.