Articles Tagged with ''manufacturer spotlight''

Carrier’s Residential Sales Plunge Nearly 40% in Q4

The decline was attributed to a weak housing market, destocking and a shift towards repairs

February 10, 2026

Carrier’s residential sales dropped nearly 40% in Q4 as the channel destocked and homeowners delayed replacements. The company expects replacement demand to rebound later this year.

Commercial HVAC Strength Drives Trane’s Record Backlog

Fourth-quarter bookings surged as residential sales remained soft

Joanna R. Turpin

February 2, 2026

Trane expects commercial HVAC sales to remain strong in 2026, while residential sales are projected to be soft in the first quarter before improving in the second half of the year.

 Lennox Is Cautiously Optimistic About 2026

 The company expects a tough first quarter, followed by growth in second half of year

Joanna R. Turpin

January 30, 2026

Despite fourth-quarter revenue declines, Lennox expects inventory normalization, pricing discipline, and a stabilization of repair-versus-replacement trends to support a return to growth in 2026.

U.S. Boiler’s Lancaster Expansion Leverages New Technology

A model for digital, efficient, American boiler manufacturing

ES Magazine staff

January 16, 2026

U.S. Boiler’s new Lancaster Condensing Center of Excellence fuses state-of-the-art assembly with advanced condensing technology.

Built to Last: Insights from a Century-Old Industry Leading Manufacturer

Best practices and solutions for HVAC/R contractors to grow their businesses

Mike Branson

June 12, 2025

Over a century of change shows that one thing never goes out of style in HVAC/R: manufacturers and contractors growing stronger together.

Duct maker JP Lamborn a Best Place to Work

August 21, 2023

The Polk County Best Places to Work awards were annouced during a recent sports-themed breakfast in Lakeland, Florida.

RectorSeal Names Rhodes & Stafford its Representative for Mid-Atlantic States

March 20, 2019

Rhodes and Stafford Inc. will serve as a manufacturer’s representative in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C.

Southwire's 12 for Life Program a Model for Trades Growth

Anthony Lagunzad

January 25, 2018

The skilled trades lack qualified talent. While certainly not a new problem, this issue is glaringly lacking a clear-cut solution.

Fujitsu Sales Meeting Geared to Facilitate Growth

Dan Vastyan

December 5, 2017

Despite doing business in the U.S. for more than 20 years, Fujitsu General America held its first national distributor meeting in Arizona recently, and everyone embraced the event.

LG Expands HVAC Vertical Air-handling line

December 1, 2017

LG Electronics USA Air Conditioning Technologies has expanded its line of vertical air-handling units (VAHUs), providing seamless solutions to integrate into a variety of ducted residential and light commercial applications.

On Demand As AI workloads and high-density computing push traditional cooling methods to their limits, the data center industry is accelerating the adoption of next-generation HVAC technologies.

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