The company strategy in the race to the Jan. 23, 2006 deadline for 13-SEER baseline products has been to maximize the differentiation between competing products. The mission was accomplished in the eyes of more than 150 distributors from around the United States and Canada who attended the meeting held Sept. 23-25, in San Francisco.
Drew Fitzgerald, Nordyne vice president of marketing, referred to the announcement as the first stage of the launch of the highest efficiency air conditioner to be available in the market. The full launch of the new FS4BI will take place in the first quarter of 2006.