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A sales manager at Canadian HVAC market distributor Ecco Supply has been given an honor from the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

Spiral duct sheet metal products company Lindab USA has a new name: Linx Industries Inc.  

Organizers are trading the January snow and wind of Chicago for the sunny, temperate climate of central Florida for this year’s AHR Expo. 

If you looked at the cover of this month’s issue, then you know it’s time for the AHR Expo, the annual trade show where everything that has to do with the HVAC market is on display.

The overall construction industry continues to experience modest growth since the sharp downturn experienced during the economic crisis of 2007-2009. 

If the cover of this month’s issue seems a little familiar, you have a good memory. For the first time since 1981, we’re producing an updated version of Snips’ Shop Layouts guide.

Many sheet metal contractors ask, “When should I prepare a shop layout for my business?”

While many lean manufacturing techniques were pioneered in the automobile industry, it has also been successfully applied to high-mix, low-volume job shops including sheet metal forming shops.

Unlike some people who grew up in the sheet metal industry, HVAC was not a familiar subject to Guy Gast.