Likely you’re expecting an editorial about the beginning of a new year and the ever-annoying idea of resolutions. I won’t do it. Resolutions to me are the result of emotional arguments one has during the first month of each year. A resolution argues a person should lose weight, ice cream argues it should be eaten, and the scale steps in hoping to bring clarity to the situation with its data.
Johnson Controls Inc., Hitachi Ltd., and Hitachi Appliances Inc. — collectively referred to as Hitachi — announced that the companies have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding for a transaction in which Johnson Controls will obtain a 60 percent ownership stake in Hitachi Appliances’ global air conditioning business, excluding sales and service operations in Japan and certain other assets.
WinWholesale Inc.’s new 200,000 square foot regional distribution center in Middletown, Conn., is now open for business after 12 months of construction. The center serves its locations primarily in the Northeast.
Last year proved to be an incredibly successful year for HARDI, full of progress, growth, and remarkable ambition. As we move forward, I am proud to lead HARDI into a new year that continues the outstanding strides we made in the past year, and also forges new development that will assist in accomplishing strategic goals set forth in 2014.
Neuco Inc. just finished celebrating its 50th anniversary as a master distributor of HVACR controls by hosting a pig roast for employees at its Downers Grove, Ill., facility.
The Affinity™ YP9C modulating gas-fired furnace features a 97.5 to 98 percent AFUE rating, as well as a modulating gas valve, inducer, and circulating blower for modulating operation from 35 to 100 percent input in 100 increments with a nearly constant temperature increase.
The Dave Lennox Signature™ Collection SLP98V gas furnace offers a 98.2 percent AFUE rating, as well as Precise Comfort™ technology, which combines the variable-capacity heating system with a variable-speed motor to automatically adjust heat and airflow capacity in increments of as small as one percent, creating customized home comfort and maintaining the appropriate humidity levels.