Clockwork Home Services is giving back to the communities that it serves through regular charitable giving and volunteering. Throughout 2007 and the first quarter of 2008, Clockwork demonstrated its commitment to the communities it serves at both the corporate level and within its franchises across the United States.
Bryant Heating & Cooling dealers from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, and Iowa held a Rubber Duck Regatta and raised $14,000 to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. The dealers were gathered for a conference at the Great Wolf Lodge in Ohio. During the event, the dealers were assigned a rubber duck for each $10 donation.
According to a study released by the Freedonia Group Inc., world demand for HVAC equipment is projected to rise 5.8 percent per year through 2012, reaching a total of $83.7 billion. The study reported that demand in the United States is expected to exhibit recovery by 2012 after a period of sluggishness resulting from the housing crisis.
Grainger’s Canadian subsidiary, Acklands-Grainger Inc., located in Richmond Hill, Ontario, acquired the assets of Excel Industriel located in Granby, Quebec. Excel is a business-to-business broad-line distributor of maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) supplies. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
New chapters related to UV lamp systems and combustion turbine inlet cooling are featured in the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE’s) new 2008 ASHRAE Handbook, HVAC Systems and Equipment volume - HVAC Systems and Equipment.
ICOR International recently implemented a comprehensive new environmental plan, the Green Shot™ Environmental Initiative. Its primary objectives are to reduce the company’s environmental footprint, improve corporate efficiency, and encourage other companies and individuals to be better stewards of the environment.
Imago Trade Shows, a division of Atlanta-based Imago Productions Inc., and BNP Media have joined forces to launch a new trade show serving the Disaster Reconstruction Industry. The National Disaster Reconstruction Expo (NDRExpo) is taking place next year, June 17-18, at the Earnest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
The Nordyne Regional Road Show is getting up to speed, with the first show scheduled for Aug. 4 in Nashville, Tenn. The truck has been loaded with the latest HVAC offerings across the company’s five flagship brands. Attendees will see new low-profile furnaces and high SEER split-system condensing units.
Desert Spring Products and Thermolec jointly announced the sale of Thermolec’s bypass humidifier product line to Desert Spring Products for an undisclosed sum. The purchase includes all intellectual property, production tooling, and inventory associated with the humidifier line.
One lucky HVACR contractor recently drove away from a distributor event in a new 2008 GMC Sierra 4x4 pickup truck. But he wasn’t the only one who got lucky that day. On May 16, the Behler-Young Co. gave the truck away to one of five qualifying key holders during a special event at their Grand Rapids location.
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