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HARDI Members Prepare for Robust Heating Season

Jen Anesi
Jen Anesi
October 11, 2016
In its September monthly TRENDS report, Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) reported that average sales for distributor members increased by 6.2 percent in July. According to HARDI market research and bench-marking analyst Brian Loftus, the hotter-than-average summer — which yielded 14.9 percent more cooling degree days this year over 2016 — triggered such a demand for cooling products that some areas experienced inventory shortages.
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Schneider Electric Partners with Keystone Oaks School District to Complete $3.4 Million Infrastructure Upgrade during State Funding Crisis

October 6, 2016
Andover, Mass. — Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, today announced the completion of a $3.4 million infrastructure improvement project at four district schools at the Keystone Oaks School District in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as students begin the 2016-2017 school year. The project will dramatically improve classroom comfort and reduce the district’s annual energy and maintenance costs by 18 percent, which equals $106,000 per year.
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Morsco Signs Agreement to Acquire Fortiline

October 4, 2016
Company intends to become major distributor in plumbing, HVAC, and waterworks.
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Jose De La Portilla

Jose De La Portilla Receives NATE Golden Toolbox Award

October 4, 2016
ARLINGTON, VA.— NATE is proud to announce that Jose De La Portilla of Lennox HVAC Learning Solutions has been awarded the 2016 Golden Toolbox Award.
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HARDI Distributors Report Notable Revenue Increase for August

October 3, 2016
The average annualized growth for the 12 months through August 2016 was 7.8 percent.
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Scott Perkins and Jesus Prudencio

A. O. Smith Awards Winners of PHCC Educational Foundation Scholarships

September 29, 2016
A. O. Smith announced the winners of two $2,500 scholarships for students pursuing plumbing-heating-cooling related studies.
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Tom Peric

Can You Build Leadership?

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Tom Peric
September 28, 2016
I’m not sure anyone knows conclusively, but I am convinced that you can explain what most of us believe are the characteristics of leadership and then try to infuse those elements into your personal improvement efforts.
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Winsupply Opens Two New Companies Along Eastern Seaboard

September 28, 2016
Winsupply Inc., a national distributor handling plumbing supplies, HVAC products, and more, has opened two new companies along the Eastern seaboard: Winsupply of Absecon, in New Jersey, and Winsupply of Rockland, in Maine.
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Shurtape Technologies, LLC, Welcomes New Senior Vice President of Sales

September 27, 2016
HICKORY, N.C.— Shurtape Technologies, LLC, a producer of pressure-sensitive tapes based in Hickory, N.C., announces the addition of Rob DeVries to its executive leadership team.
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Walter Jones

ACR Supply Hosts US Representatives

September 22, 2016
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R - North Carolina, U.S. Congressman Walter Jones, R - North Carolina, and a staff member of U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R - North Carolina, visited HARDI-member ACR Supply in August.
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