The St. Louis chapter of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) recently contributed a $100,000 grant to The New Horizons Foundation — A Sheet Metal Industry Initiative.
Lennox International Inc. (LII) chief executive officer, Bob Schjerven, stated that he expects increased prices for the company’s products as a result of the tariffs levied on steel this year.
ICOR International has started construction on an additional gas storage facility and blending station that will increase the company’s production and storage capabilities.
Contractors 2000, an association of electrical, HVAC, and plumbing contractors, will offer six business training courses simultaneously in one location this October in Nashville, TN.
The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) has expressed its support for an amendment introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) to transfer authority over anticompetitive utility practices to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
As a contribution to help improve retail selling skills, members of the Northamerican Heating, Refrigeration, and Airconditioning Wholesalers Association (NHRAW) are now offering free basic sales training lessons to interested dealers and technicians via the NHRAW website.
Combined U.S. factory shipments of 879,873 central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps in June are up 1% from June 2001, according to statistics from the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI). Combined shipments for the first six months are up 5% from last year.
PowerCold Corp. has announced the acquisition of Applied Building Technology Inc. (ABT), a St. Petersburg, FL-based supplier of complete HVAC packages for standard-sized commercial buildings such as national chain businesses.
The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors—National Association (PHCC) is preparing for its convention and the ISH North America Trade Show, set for Oct. 29 – Nov. 2, 2002, in Toronto.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that the first home in the nation to be built under its new “Zero Energy Homes” program is scheduled to be completed soon.
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