The Distribution Trends Top 30 is a multipart, multipage feature in which we rank HVACR distributors; spotlight the achievements at other, smaller firms; and give voice to the comments and concerns wholesalers have about the rapidly changing HVACR market.
The Distribution Trends Top 30 is a multipart, multipage feature in which we rank HVACR distributors; spotlight the achievements at other, smaller firms; and give voice to the comments and concerns wholesalers have about the rapidly changing HVACR market.
Distributors raised the bar in HVACR wholesaling during the boom year of 2021, working in a vibrant and competitive overall marketplace but also creating a little more room at the top.
Familiar names continue to dominate the top tier of this year’s Distribution Trends Top 50, all ringing up HVACR sales of more than $200 million in fiscal year 2019.
Five years ago, the Top 50 HVACR Distributors survey revealed that 96 percent of respondents had achieved increases in their HVACR sales in the latest fiscal year. This year’s survey nearly matched that phenomenal growth, with 95 percent of all respondents reporting increased HVACR sales.
At the 2018 HARDI Annual Conference, Dec. 1-4 in Austin, Texas, six industry veterans shared decades of distribution acumen during a roundtable discussion that examined the moments that shaped their careers, what they’d change if they were given a mulligan, and more.