On Aug. 2, the
Senate Finance Committee, by a vote of 19-5, favorably reported out a number of
amendments to the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012. What could
that mean for your business?
Many HVAC
distributors are not able to have their own in-house human resources
department. Because of this, mistakes can be made that might cost the business
thousands of dollars or more. Enter human resources consultant Nancye Combs.
What does she have to say that might save your business one day?
A recent
Department of Energy (DOE) announcement could leave millions of dollars of HVAC
inventory stranded in warehouses. The DOE announced on July 2 that residential
HVAC appliances regulated under the pending regional efficiency standards
(non-weatherized gas furnaces, mobile home gas furnaces, and non-weatherized
oil furnaces) must be installed no later than May 1, 2013. Weatherized gas
furnaces, central air conditioners, and heat pumps will follow the same rules,
with a Jan. 1, 2015 compliance date. What effect could this law have?
Mingledorff's
Inc. continues to build on its long history in the HVACR industry, evolving,
growing, and innovating as the decades have passed. Bud Mingledorff joined the
company in 1962 working part-time as its only parts department warehouseman. He
became a room unit floor plan checker in 1965. After serving in the Army from
1968 to 1970, he returned as the company's pricing administrator. From there he
moved up the ranks and has become the president of the company and HARDI. How
did he do it and what is on the horizon?
For a fighter
pilot in combat, speed is everything. Speed can sometimes even save your life.
That's why we have a saying in the jet fighter community: Speed is life. Those
three simple words took on a new meaning for me in April of 1999, and taught me
a vital lesson about customer service. What did Waldo learn from his flights
over Serbia? Click to read about his adventures and pick up five “speed
wingtips.”
The
presidential election is moving fast upon us, but unlike our candidates who
must wait until November to find out their fate, I am well aware that my tenure
as HARDI president will end on Oct. 9 in Orlando, Florida at the 2012 HARDI
Annual Conference.
Ferguson partnered with football with football legend and
Emmy® award winning co-host of Fox NFL® Sunday, Terry Bradshaw. What does the
large wholesale distributor of plumbing supplies have up its sleeve?
Average distributor sales growth resumed in July 2012,
increasing 13.3 percent after a 1.8 percent dip in June. What else has improved
and what does Talbot Gee think is on the horizon? Read the full story to find
out.
Johnstone Supply of Easton, Pa.,
hosted U.S. Congressman Charles Dent during a visit and discussions at the
Regional Distribution Center in Allentown, Pa. The congressman had been offered
an invitation to visit the facility following initial introductions at the
HARDI Congressional Fly-In.
Daikin
Industries Ltd. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Goodman Global Group Inc.
from affiliates of Hellman & Friedman LLC for $3.7 billion. The
transaction, pending regulatory approval, is expected to be completed during
the fourth quarter of 2012.
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