FYI: News Briefs in HVAC - September 8, 2025
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 issue.
RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTORS
Alex Piazza was named chief sales officer at Del Air Plumbing, Air Conditioning and Electric (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Keystone Energy (Orlando, Fla.), a Del Air company.
High 5 Plumbing, Heating & Cooling & Electric (Golden, Colo.) was named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 by Inc. (New York).
COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS
Lane Associates (Island Park, N.Y.) joined Synergy Solution Group (Yorkville, Ill.).
Electric Motor Repair Co. (Baltimore) named George Alford as its safety manager.
MANUFACTURERS
Frankin Electric Co. Inc. (Fort Wayne, Ind.) named Daniela Williams its chief human resources officer.
Infinitum (Austin, Texas) named Vikas Desai its chief commercial officer.
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ORGANIZATIONS
Patrick Hughes, Rochelle Routman, and Jill Sherman joined the New Buildings Institute (Portland, Ore.) board of directors.
CONTRACTOR SERVICES
Apogee Equity Partners (Columbia, S.C.) was named one of Axial’s Top 50 Lower Middle Market Industrials Investors and M&A Advisors for 2025 by Axial Networks Inc. (New York).
Ripley PR (Knoxville, Tenn.) was named PR Agency of the Year in the Southeast U.S. for the second time by Corporate Live Wire Prestige Awards (Birmingham, United Kingdom).
VIIRL Marketing (Scottsdale, Ariz.) was named to the Inc. 5000 by Inc. (New York).
Powerhouse Consulting Group (Austin, Texas) partnered with Scorpion (Draper, Utah). Powerhouse was also named to the Inc. 5000 list by Inc. (New York).
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