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

Sila Services (King of Prussia, Pa.) acquired Allied Experts (Cherry Hill, N.J.).

Valve manufacturer ARI-Armaturen Albert Richter GmbH & Co. KG, (Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock, Germany) acquired Warren Controls Inc. (Bethlehem, Pa.).

RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTORS

Air Pros USA (Hollywood, Fla.) was named by Inc. (New York) to the Inc. 5000 for the fourth straight year.

Abacus Plumbing, Air Conditioning, and Electrical (Austin, Texas) was a title sponsor of the CBS Austin and Telemundo Austin backpack giveaway, which benefited more than 4,000 schoolchildren.

MANUFACTURERS

Daikin Comfort Technologies North America Inc. (Waller, Texas) plans to donate up to 30 heat pumps to homes renovated through the Housing and Community Development Department in Houston, Texas.

DISTRIBUTORS

Tigertail Capital Partners (Miami, Fla.) launched Advantage Distribution Holdings.

Century A/C Supply (Houston, Texas) promoted Ricky Cheek to president.

ORGANIZATIONS

Bill McQuade, vice president for regulatory affairs and global sustainability at Baltimore Aircoil Co. (Jessup, Md.) is the new president-elect of ASHRAE (Peachtree Corners, Ga.) He is scheduled to step up to the presidency next July.

SCHOOLS

National Technical Institute (Henderson, Nev.) expanded its Phoenix, Arizona, campus.

CONTRACTOR SERVICES

Glasshouse (Nashville, Tenn.) named Strickland Tudor to its board of advisors.