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How To Plan For the Latest Refrigerant Transition

Contractors and distributors should take steps now to ensure a smooth transition

May 16, 2024

In preparing for the refrigerant transition, contractors and distributors should review their inventory and become educated on the regulations.

Uncovering Efficiency: Where to Look for Waste on the Shop Floor

Cut down on material waste, downtime, inefficient workflows, excess inventory and reworking with these tips from HVAC Duct Manufacturers Alliance

Graham Johnson

April 25, 2024

This article explores key areas where waste may hide on the shop floor and strategies to unearth and eliminate it.

A History of Shurtape’s Innovative Roll in HVAC Efficiency

By working side by side with HVAC partners, Shurtape has consistently introduced new tape solutions since 1955

Dennis Ineman

September 26, 2023

Shurtape solutions demonstrate that improvements and innovations can happen anywhere and can help propel the trades industries forward.

Stranded Surplus a ‘Plus’ for HVAC?

New DOE efficiency rules for a/c units could be a boon for HVAC surplus dealers

Matt Jachman

February 14, 2023

Companies that deal in surplus HVAC equipment are seeing business opportunities in the new U.S. DOE energy efficiency minimums for single-phase residential air-conditioners.

Fishing for Ways to Fight Inflation

Timothy E. Hull

February 1, 2023

With so many conflicting opinions about the future of the economy and the impact of prospective long-term inflation it’s easy to be paralyzed with decision making in business. But businesses can fight inflation.

HVAC Contractors Navigate Inventory and Material Challenges

Manufacturers, suppliers weigh in on what 2023 has in store for contractors

Hannah Belloli-Oster

November 17, 2022

Price increases and inventory challenges are not going anywhere, so HVAC companies need to focus on transport, inventory, training, and communication as 2023 approaches.

Three Things HVAC Contractors Can Do Now to Prepare for the Industry’s Future

Focus Energy in the Right Place During Regulatory Changes

Darren Dixon

September 5, 2022

There are three areas HVAC companies need to be focusing their energy on for the upcoming regulatory changes.

Beware of the Bullwhip Effect in Residential HVAC

Matt Michel

June 19, 2022

Major U.S. retailers were caught with too much inventory and were being forced to heavily discount to liquidate it. This was the result of the Bullwhip Effect.