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Berner Intl Announces ‘Rep of the Year’ Awards

R. Williamson & Assoc. and SRS Enterprises take gold
March 2, 2017

Berner Intl. LLC, New Castle, Pennsylvania, a manufacturer and innovator of air curtains, announced manufacturer representatives R. Williamson & Associates, Skokie, Illinois, and SRS Enterprises, Middletown, New Jersey, received the company's "2016 Rep of the Year" for commission and buy/resell reps, respectively. The awards were presented at the International Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo 2017) Jan. 30 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Shurtape Technologies Acquires Syntac Coated Products

Syntac to continue operations as Shurtape Specialty Coating LLC
March 2, 2017

Shurtape is a fifth-generation, family owned, global business that delivers tape solutions to the packaging, building and construction, DIY, HVAC, industrial, maintenance, repair and operations (MRO), arts and entertainment, and transportation industries. Syntac was established in 2001 and designs high performance industrial adhesive and tape products for automotive, medical, construction, graphic arts, sound control, and product assembly applications.


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Tecogen's Ilios High Efficiency Water Heater Selected for Collaboration with NEEA

The project will examine how much energy can be saved
March 1, 2017

Tecogen® Inc., a developer and manufacturer of clean energy products, announced a collaboration with the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), an alliance of more than 140 Northwest utilities and energy efficiency organizations, to install the first Ilios high efficiency water heater in the Pacific Northwest.  The Ilios Air-Source unit will be installed in a retirement community in Salem, Oregon and served by natural gas from regional utility, NW Natural.


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Reliable Heating & Air Acquires HVACR Technical School

The facility was formerly known as the Laurus Technical Institute
March 1, 2017

Reliable Heating & Air, a provider of heating, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, and home performance residential and commercial service acquired an HVACR technical school. The school is located at 9540 Tara Boulevard in Jonesboro, Georgia. The facility was formerly known as the Laurus Technical Institute and is currently undergoing renovation in anticipation of accepting students by summer 2017. This marks the second acquisition by Reliable Heating & Air in the past year.


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Ruskin Executives Elected to AMCA Leadership Positions

Keith Glasch and Jim Smardo look forward to their new roles
February 28, 2017

The Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) announced the election of Ruskin President, Keith Glasch, to the group’s board of directors, and Ruskin Director of Architectural Solutions, Jim Smardo, as chair of the AMCA Louver Marketing Task Force.


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Edmunds & Associates Wins ‘Soaring Eagle’ Award

General Filters Inc. presented the award
February 28, 2017

General Filters Inc. presented the “Soaring Eagle” Award to Edmunds & Associates of Lynchburg, Virginia; the sales representative company that best met a wide array of business objectives in 2016.  


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Construction Job Growth Rebounds in 2017

Nonresidential sector gaining momentum
February 28, 2017

National construction employment started 2017 on a high note, adding 36,000 net new jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in January, according to analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). The 0.5 percent increase represents the best month for construction employment growth since March of 2016.


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Dexter + Chaney Named Strategic Partner by ABC

Focus on providing ABC members with technology products and services
February 27, 2017

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), a national construction industry trade association with nearly 21,000 members across 70 chapters throughout the U.S., has named Dexter + Chaney, a cloud-based construction ERP software and developer of Spectrum® Construction Software, to the exclusive list of ABC strategic partners. Dexter + Chaney will join ABC’s other strategic partners, CNA, Tradesmen International, Fringe Benefit Group, Autodesk, and United Rentals.


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ARS/Rescue Rooter Names new President and COO

Luis Orbegoso joins the team
February 27, 2017

American Residential Services (ARS), a Memphis, Tennessee-based, privately-held national provider of air conditioning, heating and plumbing services, announced the appointment of Luis Orbegoso to the position of president and chief operating officer of ARS/Rescue Rooter.


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