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Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) released its monthly Trends report, showing average sales for HARDI distributor members increased by 7 percent in March 2017.

The HVAC services market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.62 percent, according to the new report by ReportsnReports.com, Global HVAC Services Market 2017-2021.

In response to requests by customers and in-depth research on how contractors use The Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute’s (AHRI’s) certified products database, Carrier Enterprise (CE) developed CE’s AHRI HVAC System Builder, an online tool that provides HVAC dealers and contractors with a simple way to build AHRI-certified HVAC systems.

Danfoss’ Turbocor® TG series enables chiller manufacturers to build climate friendly and sustainable solutions that support refrigerant regulations for reducing direct and indirect CO2 emissions such as the European F-Gas Regulation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SNAP regulations.

Larson Electronics LLC, an industrial lighting company, introduced an explosion-proof crane light. The explosion-proof crane LED warning light (EXHL-TRN-LE4-CRN-RED-1224) is designed to notify nearby pedestrians and workers about ongoing crane operations.

A. O. Smith, a manufacturer of residential and commercial water heaters, has launched a new condensing tankless water heater that features an integrated, powerful recirculation pump.

The Coleman® brand of Johnson Controls introduced Coleman Echelon™ Variable Capacity Residential Systems. In addition to variable capacity technology, the systems feature built-in advanced charge monitoring technology for faster, more accurate installation and maintenance.

"Our biggest challenge and a goal I had set for the company was to shift as large a percentage of the new construction part of our business, nearly 95 percent, to the add-on and retrofit part of the industry. We have been very successful in doing so because 40 percent of our business is now retrofit and add-on."

Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) applauds bipartisan and bicameral legislation recently introduced this past month to Congress regarding S corporation rules updates.

Winsupply Inc. has opened a new Winsupply company in Houston serving plumbing, mechanical, and industrial contractors throughout southeast Texas. Winsupply of Houston — Plumbing and Mechanical is the third new company opened by Winsupply in 2017.