Mitsubishi Electric appoints director of information technology, two channel development managers, and commercial sales manager; Reliable Controls names vice president, sales and marketing, Americas; Arkema senior consultant installed as vice president of ASHRAE; Tecumseh Products and Torad Engineering enter into joint development and licensing agreement; Heat Controller names president, manager of customer service and operations, and director of sales for central and commercial products.
Tecumseh Products Co. and Torad Engineering announced that they have entered into a joint development and licensing agreement to use Torad’s patented spool compressor technology in commercial refrigeration applications. The companies said initial development work has already begun.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) and the Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating (CIPH) have signed a mutual cooperation agreement.
ASHRAE and the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) have entered into a memorandum of understanding specifically detailing ways in which the two organizations can work together to advance and promote mutual interests in built environment codes and standards.
In an effort to take North American Technician Excellence (NATE) to a higher level, Don Frendberg, NATE chairman, announced a restructuring of NATE personnel and an Administrative Services Agreement with the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).
Carrier Corp. announced that a definitive agreement has been executed to add Carrier’s HVAC distribution operations in Mexico to its existing joint venture with Watsco Inc.
Extended warranties have long been considered another potential source of revenue for contractors, but many companies that offered these programs in the past have not succeeded in the market. Nowadays there’s a new player seeking to change the extended warranty market.
Anthony, a manufacturer of glass refrigerator and freezer doors as well as display cases, has announced that it has completed a licensing agreement with Glacier, a maker of beverage doors and package doors for commercial refrigeration systems. Anthony is a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Group and Glacier is a business unit of Universal Industries.
