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Emerson to Sell Remaining Interest in Copeland

June 13, 2024

Private equity funds managed by Blackstone Private Equity will purchase Emerson’s 40% common equity ownership in the joint venture, while Copeland will repurchase the seller’s note.

Allied Air Prepares to Launch R-454B Products

The ACHR NEWS Editorial Staff

June 13, 2024

Allied Air is set to launch an extensive range of equipment that uses the refrigerant R-454B, which has a GWP of 466, about 78% lower than that of R-410A.

Reduce, Reuse, Restore: Taking a Historic Hospital to an HVAC-Accommodating Hotel

After sitting vacant for decades, Cook County Hospital now provides an HVAC-friendly experience to hotel guests

Hannah Belloli-Oster

June 13, 2024

Armstrong recently contributed to a historically important HVAC retrofit when the historic Cook Country hospital in Chicago, Illinois was converted into two hotels: a Hyatt Place and Hyatt House.

Daikin Applied Breaks Ground For New Factory in Tijuana

June 12, 2024

The $121 million, 460,000-square-foot facility is expected to support more than 1,000 production jobs and more than 1,150 total new permanent jobs in northwest Mexico.

Relearning the ABCs of Sales for HVAC

John Monroe

June 12, 2024

Today’s sales strategies are far different from those of the past, as means of communication and access to information have fundamentally changed the game.

Hengst Acquires Main Filter

The ACHR NEWS Editorial Staff

June 12, 2024

Main Filter, with manufacturing locations in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, and Lincolnton, North Carolina, has been a manufacturer of hydraulic filters for more than 35 years.

UV-C Technology Now the Standard in Today’s Health Care Facilities

Market is starting to view UV-C as air filtration, experts say

Hannah Belloli-Oster

June 12, 2024

In the last decade, UV-C installation has really become the standard in the healthcare sector, given its ability to be easily retrofitted, save money and energy, and inactivate those infection-causing microorganisms on HVAC surfaces and airstreams.

Cooper & Hunter Launches Pro-Tech Dealer Program

The ACHR NEWS Editorial Staff

June 11, 2024

The Pro-Tech program offers contractors three tiers of extended warranty coverage for Cooper & Hunter’s HVAC systems, among other benefits.

HVAC Equipment Prices Expected to Keep Rising

OEMs predict that prices will continue to increase on both A2L and R-410A systems

Joanna R. Turpin

June 11, 2024

In recent years, the cost of HVAC equipment has increased significantly, and regulatory changes, such as the phase-down of R-410A, will make the new A2L units even more expensive.