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
A.O. Smith Corp. (Milwaukee) acquired the water purification company Pureit from Unilever (London).
COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS
BFC Solutions (Nashville, Tenn.) named Jason Cocco as CEO.
Thomas & Galbraith Heating, Cooling & Plumbing (Fairfield, Ohio) named Daniel Truxillo general manager of its new office in Dayton, Ohio.
RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTORS
High 5 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric (Golden, Colo.) was named to the Denver Business Journal’s Fast 50 list of the fastest-growing companies in the Denver, Colorado, area.
Gunn Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. (Eastpoint, Fla.) joined Hiller Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical (Nashville, Tenn).
Call Dad Air Conditioning and Heating (Charlotte, N.C.) was named to the Inc. 5000 list for the third consecutive year.
MANUFACTURERS
Daikin Industries Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) is marketing its 100th anniversary.
RectorSeal (Houston) acquired PF WaterWorks (Houston).
The board of directors at Nibco Inc. (Elkhart, Ind.) named Ashley Martin president and CEO.
Fujitsu General America (Pine Brook, N.J.) promoted Garett Edde to director of residential sales for the West Coast.
DISTRIBUTORS
Marcone Group (St. Louis) appointed Asterios Satrazemis as president and CEO.
ORGANIZATIONS
Michael Spangler joined the accreditation team at HVAC Excellence (Mount Prospect, Ill.).
CONTRACTOR SERVICES
Workiz (San Diego) launched a new podcast, “Workiz Unplugged,” available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
SmartAC.com (Houston) named home services marketer and consultant Joshua Kelly to its advisory board.
FINANCIAL REPORTS
Hudson Technologies Inc. (Woodcliff Lake, N.J.) reported third-quarter revenue of $61.9 million.
Franklin Electric Co. (Fort Wayne, Ind.) announced third-quarter net sales of $531.4 million.
