FYI: News Briefs in HVAC - January 8, 2024
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.
ACQUISITIONS
CoolSys (Brea, Calif.) acquired Georgia Air Solutions (Jackson, Ga.).
Modigent (Phoenix, Ariz.) acquired Tebarco Mechanical (Atlanta, Ga.).
RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTORS
Service Experts (Richardson, Texas) was given the 2023 HVAC Whole Home Visionary of the Year award by Resideo (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS
Armistead Mechanical Inc. (Waldwick, N.J.) won a Platinum Safety Award from Highwire (Burlington, Mass.).
MANUFACTURERS
The Daikin Industries chemical plant in Kashima, Japan, was named Plant of the Year by FieldComm Group (Austin, Texas).
Intellihot (Vernon Hills, Ill.) named Dave Martin as COO.
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Refrigerated Solutions Group (Hudson, Wis.) announced the retirement of chief commercial officer Dan Hinkle.
Tecumseh Products Co. (Ann Arbor, Mich.) announced the retirement of Jay Pittas as CEO. He is being succeeded by Ricardo Maciel. Pittas will stay on as board chairman.
Turntide Technologies (Sunnyvale, Calif.) was honored as an Energy Transition Changemaker by the presidency of COP28 UAE, the United Nations climate change conference.
DISTRIBUTORS
SupplyHouse.com (Melville, N.Y.) announced a $57,000 contribution to Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors—National Association (Falls Church, Va.) in support of workforce development.
ORGANIZATIONS
HVAC Excellence (Mount Prospect, Ill.) accredited the HVACR programs at West Virginia Northern Community College (Wheeling, W. Va.) and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (Elizabethton, Tenn.).
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