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Trane Supply – La Verge offers residential and commercial contractors and other HVAC professionals a full line of quality wholesale supplies, including replacement residential and light commercial solutions (up to 25 ton), portable cooling units (rental and sales), and other equipment and supplies needed for almost any HVAC system and application.

Success is a locked door, and strong customer relationships shape the key that opens it. Happy customers can carry businesses across the threshold that divides the companies that fail from the companies that thrive, and all it takes is communication.

The testing will be conducted at UL and is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2018.

The major growth drivers for this market are increasing consumer need for simplicity and a personalized experience, growing awareness related to safety and security, and the adaption of cloud-based technologies.

Falls Church, Va. — The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors — National Association's (PHCC) Educational Foundation recently launched an online platform, PHCC Academy®, which includes an expanded focus on customer service and soft skills in the apprentice eLearning courses through partnering with industry expert Steve Coscia and Coscia Communications Inc.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Ferguson appointed Carlton Harwood vice president for HVAC. In his new role, he will oversee the company’s growing HVAC business, which includes more than 130 locations dedicated to selling HVAC equipment, parts and supplies. He succeeds Alex Hutcherson, who is now Ferguson’s chief operating officer.

HOUSTON — Daikin Industries Ltd. (DIL) a manufacturer of heating, cooling and refrigerant products, continues to expand its business in North America. Daikin North America LLC, a subsidiary of DIL, recently announced that Thermaltech LLC will become Daikin's representative for VRV and light commercial product sales and support in western Pennsylvania, southeastern Ohio, northern West Virginia and western Maryland.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance, R-N.J.,  recently visited HARDI member Johnstone Supply’s Kenilworth, New Jersey, location to meet with employees.

In the U.S., majority rule has common acceptance, yet in our workforce, it remains an elusive goal in some industries. Women comprise 57 percent of the U.S. workforce, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Despite majority status, women still confront issues ranging from pay inequity to stereotypes related to leadership roles.