Total HVACR sales represented by the Top 50 Distributors each year have steadily increased. In 2012, they accounted for more than $10.3 billion (fiscal year 2011); this rose to more than $11.5 billion in 2013, $12.8 billion in 2014, and $13.8 billion in 2015. This year, the top 50 represented $14.8 billion in sales for fiscal 2015.
True confessions here: I started my research for this article with the hopes of finding someone who was totally not into strategic planning. I hoped to find someone successful who would openly state they didn’t believe in strategic planning. I wasn’t looking for a fight.
Do you say, “I want to be the biggest, baddest, most profitable wholesale supply house in my market,” but you’re unsure how to do it? The answer is simple, but the execution and implementation are what separate the winners from the losers.
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Sidney Harvey, president and CEO of Sid Harvey Industries Inc., has appointed Bob Moody to the newly created position of national director of sales and marketing. Moody will report directly to John Rynecki, senior vice president of sales and marketing, and will be headquartered in Garden City, New York.
DETROIT — Johnstone Supply The Sheehan Group has been recognized as one of the 2016 “Michigan 50 Companies to Watch,” an awards program presented by Michigan Celebrates Small Business.
DAYTON, Ohio — Winsupply named its 2015 Vendors of the Year at the company’s Annual Meetings and Vendor Showcase Awards Dinner held at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida. Attendees also celebrated Winsupply’s 60th Anniversary.
PITTSBURGH — Comfort Supply Inc., a wholesale distributor of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) equipment and provider of specification and installation support, is opening a new service location in Altoona, Pennsylvania. This expansion brings to Central Pennsylvania the top-notch quality and customer support for which Comfort Supply is known.