By purchasing qualifying Luxaire® equipment this summer or fall, consumers can receive up to a $1,500 cash-back rebate or a free, 10-year extended parts and labor warranty. The promotional period runs through Dec. 15, 2008.
Grainger announced plans to expand and enhance its operations throughout the Gulf region to better serve customers. As part of this expansion, the company will revamp its distribution network by opening four new facilities, relocating one other, and expanding and enhancing three existing facilities throughout the Gulf area.
To help its members get the money they’re owed, the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) partnered with Transworld Systems, a profit-recovery company. The ACCA/Transworld program, known as GreenFlag Profit Recovery, is said to have one of the highest success rates in the industry.
Thirteen employees at Hart & Cooley’s Commercial Products Group (CPG) manufacturing complex in Bensenville, Ill., were awarded certificates for successful completion of training in welding. The training programs were conducted over three months in CPG’s Bensenville plant.
COMPANY: Tate Access Floors Inc., Jessup, Md. INSTALLATION: Tate’s Building Technology Platform®. CUSTOMER: RBC Centre, Toronto. OBJECTIVE: Distribute air to 1.2 million square feet of office space while significantly contributing to LEED® Gold New Construction certification.
According to a survey commissioned by Emerson Network Power, if the power goes out, America’s small businesses will not be properly prepared. While small-business decision-makers ranked outages above fire, government regulation, weather damage, theft, and employee turnover as threats to their businesses, only 39 percent have back-up power systems.
Ridgid announced the winners of the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Design Competition that it sponsored. The contest was created to recognize student design and conceptualization of an innovative, compact, and lightweight pipe tubing pressing method. The contest was held with the CWRU Office of Engineering Student Programs.
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) announced the winners and members of its 2008 Safety Masters Club, recognizing contractors who are dedicated to safe workplaces. The Safety Award of Merit is awarded to ACCA contractor member companies with the best lost-time incident rate record for 2007 in each of four categories.
In an effort to support independent contractors, distributors, and technicians, Johnson Controls recently introduced a new DVD and software for Windows set for the York® Affinity™ 33-inch, single-stage gas furnace. The set is the fourth in the ProficienTech Series of media-based technical training.