The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) announced a new partnership with Federated Insurance, one of the nation’s largest mutual insurance companies. Through the partnership, ACCA members will have access to a growing library of articles and resources related to workplace safety and business risk management.
The Heating, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) announced national HVACR distributor sales for the month of October 2008 were -0.8 percent or just slightly below October 2007 in its monthly Targeted and Regional Economic News for Distribution Strategies (TRENDS) report.
In the last several months, staff members at the American Indoor Air Quality Council (IAQ Council) have reported a significant increase in calls from consumers looking for qualified IAQ professionals. The organization says most callers are searching for reliable professionals qualified by IAQ Council certifications.
Grundfos Pumps Corp. has a new rolling Mobile Education Center (MEC) display travelling the pump industry. MEC’s dedicated Peterbilt truck and trailer began its nationwide tour this fall and has already been the focus of many hands-on educational events typically hosted at wholesaler and manufacturer’s rep locations.
Through a recently formalized partnership, GeoSmart is now the preferred geothermal heating and cooling supplier to ClimateCare. The company unveiled its newly designed geothermal units at a recent ClimateCare member-training meeting in Ajax, Ontario.
Trane recently introduced a new program, titled “Engineering Better Careers, Engineering Better Environments,” as a way to attract graduating college students to the HVAC industry and to the company.
Pennsylvania College of Technology (Penn College, a Penn State affiliate) and Johnson Controls are teaming up to attract and groom the next generation of HVAC technicians.
New England Fuel Institute’s (NEFI) Technical Training Center has announced that online training is now being offered via its Website on a wide range of customer service topics.
LAMA Books has released Digital Controls for HVAC Technicians, designed to provide plain talk about direct digital controls (DDC) for techs in the HVACR industry.
Unico recently unveiled a new 1,580-square-foot St. Louis training center to enhance contractor training. The new training area is subdivided into a classroom, lab, break area, and offices.
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