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 New Berlin Heating & Air Conditioning (New Berlin, Wis.).

RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTORS

Buckeye Heating, Cooling & Plumbing (Worthington, Ohio) named Bruce Fields as its general manager.

MANUFACTURERS

Armstrong Fluid Technology (Toronto) has launched a recommissioning service to optimize performance in commercial HVAC systems.

The NPF Hydro-furnace from Navien Inc. (Irvine, Calif.) was selected as a feature finalist for the Industrial Designers Society of America (Herndon, Va.) Design Awards.

Franklin Electric Co. (Fort Wayne, Ind.) was recognized as one of America’s Greenest Companies by Newsweek (New York).

Victor Gomez was named CEO of the new Samsung Lennox HVAC North America joint venture (Roanoke, Texas).

The Rapid Locking System (Hazelwood, Mo.) couplings, elbows, reducers, tees, caps, bushings, and SAE flares have been certified as A2L-compliant.

TruTech Tools Ltd. (Mogadore, Ohio) promoted Sue Bertsch to vice president and general manager.

Carrier Global Corp. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development by the World Environment Center (Washington).

CONTRACTOR SERVICES

XOi Technologies (Nashville, Tenn.) was named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.

ORGANIZATIONS

ACCA (Alexandria, Va.) sponsored a children’s book, “The Air Came to a Stop,” authored by Ryan Kiscaden, to inspire interest in the trades.