Lennox Ind. will be increasing prices between 4-6 percent on residential and commercial equipment, accessories, and parts, effective Jan. 1, 2018. The increase is due in part to the rising costs of wage and inflationary pressures, increased supplier costs, and significant increases in commodity input prices especially in steel, copper, aluminum, and refrigerant.
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The Air Conditioning Contractors of America held its Business Technology and Operations Forum and Service Leadership Forum from October 24-27 in New Orleans. Hundreds of HVAC contractors, and their staff, attended the learning sessions and networking events.
The Council of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Educators (CARE) and HVAC Excellence have announced the launch of the D. Brian Baker Memorial Scholarship for attending the 2018 National HVACR Educators and Trainers Conference.
The Service Roundtable is hosting its annual International Roundtable event in New Orleans on April 4th-6th and is looking for talented and knowledgeable speakers to address small service businesses operating in the electric, HVAC, and plumbing industries.
Trane®, a leading global provider of indoor comfort systems and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, announced that it has acquired CALMAC® Corporation, a privately help company specializing in cool energy technologies including IceBank® storage tanks.
Sustained increases in commodity costs, driven by rising demand for several metals, and industry consolidation in the technical tube supply base for refrigerant heat exchangers have forced Johnson Controls to increase prices on chiller equipment produced in the company’s North American manufacturing plants.
UTC Climate, Controls & Security, which manufactures products under the Carrier, Bryant, Payne, and ICP brand names, announces a price increase of up to 6 percent on residential and commercial heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning equipment.
Thanks to generous donations to the ACCA Disaster Relief Fund, on October 3rd James Barry, President and Owner of Doctor Cool and Professor Heat (League City, TX) was able to present ACCA Disaster Relief aid to three of his employees critically impacted by flooding after Hurricane Harvey.
Larry Taylor, whose career in the industry exceeds five decades, was honored as an inaugural Legend of HVACR Award winner during the 2017 Service World Expo, Sept. 7-8 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
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