FYI: News Briefs in HVAC - September 4, 2023
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
Sarah Simpson is the new CFO at Viega LLC (Broomfield, Colo.).
Brent Sturgell will lead the new HVAC division at Kova Products Inc. (Carrollton, Texas).
John MacQuarrie was named president of the HVAC division at NSI Industries LLC (Huntersville, N.C.).
MANUFACTURER’S REPRESENTATIVE
TMS Johnson (New Hope, Minn.) will represent the Airedale brand in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin for Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, Wis.).
DISTRIBUTORS
Virginia Air Distributors (Richmond, Va.) opened a new branch in Dayton, Ohio.
Winsupply of North Dayton (Dayton, Ohio) will break ground for a new facility at the Winsupply Support Services Campus (Moraine, Ohio).
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ORGANIZATIONS
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology Institute (Arlington, Va.) has been selected to research low-GWP refrigerants by the U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, D.C.).
The Association for Smarter Homes & Buildings (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) named Julie Petrone of ABB Buildings Solutions (Zurich, Switzerland) to its board of directors.
The U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, D.C.) announced $150 million in funding to train residential energy contractors.
SCHOOLS
Universal Technical Institute (Phoenix) launched programs in airframe and powerplant, HVACR, wind power, industrial maintenance, and welding at four campuses
SOFTWARE
The ThermoGrid business management software from ECI Software Solutions (Fort Worth, Texas) joined the corporate partner program at ACCA (Alexandria, Va.) the new business development manager at The New Flat Rate (Dalton, Ga.).
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