DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — Grundfos Pumps Corporation has appointed Anthony Sellers vice president of finance for the company’s Americas region. He will be responsible for all financial activities for North and South America and will report directly to President and CEO Duncan Cooper.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Fieldpiece Instruments will be moving to a larger facility with an expanded state-of-the-art quality laboratory, research and development workshop, and new testing equipment. The company plans to move into the new building in early 2016. The new 27,000-square-foot building is approximately double the size of their current facility.
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — Heatcraft Worldwide Refrigeration, a provider of commercial refrigeration components, systems and service solutions, announces a series of recent initiatives designed to enhance the customer experience by continually focusing on what customers need to make it easier to run their businesses.
HOUSTON — Coastal HVAC has raised more than $9,000 for veteran’s services during the annual Customer Appreciation Lunch held on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11. Coastal’s customers generously donated $4,601 during the eighth annual luncheon, which was then matched by Coastal to bring the total donation to $9,202.
PHILADELPHIA — LUX Products Corp. announced that Gary Hsieh has joined the company as director of product management. Hsieh comes to LUX with deep expertise in home automation and his own philosophy on the Internet of Things (IoT). He will lead the company’s product management and new product development departments.
I had a chat with Mike Reilly, president of EWC Controls, and we talked about what he does regarding forecasting. I wanted one manufacturer and one wholesaler (see the interview with Jeff Corken) to give me a “from the ground view” of how they forecast. I suspect most of us do it somewhat similarly, but it’s helpful to confirm that what you’re doing is sensible or considering an adaptation from your current approach to something new.
SUWANEE, Ga. — Mitsubishi Electric US Inc., Cooling & Heating Division (Mitsubishi Electric), North America’s leading marketer of advanced cooling and heating systems for commercial and residential applications, announced the appointment of Guillermo Juvera as vice president, supply chain management.
On Feb. 13, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 636, America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015, which would revise Section 179 of the tax code to make the expanded expensing limits of certain depreciable assets permanent while adding HVAC equipment to the list for the first time.
