HARDI’s Focus conference, the first since 2019, brought together about 250 people for workshops on sales, marketing, and the supply chain, plus networking opportunities and a vendor showcase.

The first brief was filed in the federal case against the EPA rule that would ban the use of non-refillable refrigerant cylinders and require refillable cylinders to be tracked.

Barely a week goes by that doesn’t bring news that an HVACR company has been purchased.

Amid all the challenges of the past years, distributors found out in 2020 and 2021 what they and their teams are made of, with many rising to the occasion to meet those challenges and more.

Catch up on the latest headlines in this episode of the ACHR Newsroom.

The current and future state of the HVACR industry was the topic of a panel discussion at the AHR Expo in Las Vegas last month.

Facing a severe U.S. labor shortage in the skilled trades, professionals in those fields are joining forces to help local contractors grow technical talent in their back yards.

HARDI announced a partnership agreement with SPARXiQ that makes SPARXiQ an endorsed partner for point-of-sale data collection and business analytics.

A ban on the installation of natural gas infrastructure in new buildings is coming soon to a town near you, and the local HVAC industry needs to be prepared — or maybe not.

HARDI sales up in November; Marcone buys Munch’s; Superior Equipment Sales Inc. offers loyalty program to all customers; HARDI raises Nearly $135K for Housing For Veterans; and APR Supply Co. celebrates its centennial.

Despite ongoing turmoil in the economy, much of it linked to the continuing coronavirus pandemic, analysts see upsides for the HVAC sector in 2022.

The ACHR NEWS talked with leaders in the industry about lessons learned in 2021 that can be applied in the new year.

At this year’s AHR Expo, consider some of these picks, made with distributors in mind, to increase the payoff for your time and travel.

Usually, Rhonda Wight is busy serving Ohio and western Pennsylvania’s HVACR needs as president of RSC. Her influence now goes nationwide as the new chairwoman of the HARDI board of directors.

The DOE’s plans regarding refrigerant cylinders have HARDI voicing concerns on behalf of distributors.

Thanks to a stay issued by a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge in New Orleans, the first volley of what is likely to be a multistep judicial battle puts the OSHA emergency temporary standard in limbo roughly 48 hours after the agency had released it.