Articles Tagged with ''HARDI''

As part of the court’s decision, the enforcement discretion pertaining to R-404A and R-507A, which was set to expire on Tuesday, March 31, is extended, and the NYSDEC is barred from enforcing the prohibition pending a decision on HARDI’s request for a preliminary injunction.

Class-action lawsuit alleges major HVAC manufacturers coordinated pricing since 2020, in order to drive up the costs of equipment. 

New York’s refrigerant rules may cause supply shortages, raising costs for consumers and businesses, as industry groups push for regulatory alignment with federal standards to avoid disruptions. 

David Kellough was instrumental in bringing together the Northamerican Heating and Airconditioning Wholesalers Association and Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Wholesalers to form Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International.

HARDI’s director of state government affairs outlined a few key political issues distributors face, including PFAS and refrigerant restrictions and limits on energy choice.

Sales for the 12-month period through January increased by an average of 2.3%.

Trust, communication, and shared planning are the keys to good distributor-contractor relationships. Those relationships have been tested lately. 

The 2026 "State of the Channel" report is based on HARDI’s proprietary data, industry surveys, and expert analysis.

The partners in Lantern, a machine learning software firm focused on product distribution, pitched the technology to HVACR distributors during the recent HARDI conference. 

Sales increased by 2.4% in December, and overall growth for 2025 came in at 2.8%.