Mike Murphy

Mike Murphy has more than 30 years’ experience in HVACR manufacturing, product development, marketing, sales, and publishing. Murphy holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration & Marketing. He can be contacted at 440-552-2607 or mikemurphy@achrnews.com.

Tim Fisher, Team Leader, Market Intelligence, HARDI.

HARDI Opens Door to HVACR Meetings

Summer social in St. Louis: golf, riverboat, regulatory update, and live people

Mike Murphy

July 14, 2021

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HARDI president and CEO Talbot Gee welcomed about 160 attendees to the Summer Social on June 23 at the Marriott St. Louis Grand.

When Dealing With Refrigerants, Change Sucks but Evolution is Harder

Read the refrigerant information carefully

Mike Murphy

September 27, 2020

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Who is to say where this industry ends up regarding new refrigerant technologies? This is an evolving situation.

PHCC Leaders Share Their 2020 Predictions, Advice for Contractors

Plumbing trade betting on technology, youth, and membership

Mike Murphy

December 30, 2019

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Industry experts shared their thoughts on what will be required of PHCC members to remain competitive in both the plumbing and HVAC industries.

SkillsUSA HVACR Competition Sets Record

National Competition attracts more than 6,400 students competing in 103 trades

Mike Murphy

August 26, 2019

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The winners of the SkillsUSA Championships in HVACR were announced at the awards ceremony of the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference.

2019 International Roundtable Annual Meeting Recap

Service Alliance and Roundtable go peer to peer with each other

Mike Murphy

July 8, 2019

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The 2019 International Roundtable met at the Renaissance Orlando at Sea World on April 16-18 for its Annual Meeting.

Ruud/Rheem Pro Partners Conference - The ACHR News

Recap of Pro Partner Driving Greatness National Conference

Pro Partners come together to become better, stronger, greater

Mike Murphy

June 10, 2019

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While Disney fireworks could be seen outside, most Ruud contractors were still roaming the aisles talking to exhibitors and sipping on beverages.

Innovation in the HVACR Workplace

A look into the lives of RGF employees

Mike Murphy

April 22, 2019

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RGF's objective has always been to maintain the integrity of its social responsibilities through its products.

Kyle Taylor, Anna Palmen, and Marshall Hughlett, all of Triple A Air Conditioning & Heating in Flower Mound, Texas. - The ACHR News

Talking IoT in HVAC

From automation to hiring to retention

Mike Murphy

March 4, 2019

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Prior to joining the Service Nation Alliance, Triple A Air Conditioning & Heating had not been involved in the home automation business.

Distributors Are the HVAC Industry’s Kingmakers

HVAC wholesalers are much more than middlemen

Mike Murphy

January 8, 2019

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“I always disliked being called the middleman," said Mike Riley, president, Riley Sales. "If that is what a manufacturer and/or the contractor thinks of a wholesale distributor, then the relationship will always be bad."

Steve Sanders, CEO of Tempo Partners. - The ACHR News

Talking Business at Tempo Air

Tariffs, labor, and connectivity, Texas-style

Mike Murphy

September 17, 2018

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If you walk into the Tempo building near the site of the old Dallas Cowboys stadium and ask for opinions about the industry and the economy, you better take good notes, because the slow-talking Texans have a lot to say.