HARDI announced the expansion of its Membership and Marketing teams with the recent hires of Sarah Jilbert and Emily Frost.

Comments at the HARDI Fly-In about the reportedly upcoming industry-supported federal HFC phasedown legislation often sounded like Taboo rules.

Paul Teller discussed President Trump’s China trade strategy during with distributors attending the annual HARDI Congressional Fly-In in Washington, D.C.

Leading HVAC distributors from across the country came to D.C. recently to meet elected officials and staffers to speak on behalf of their collective interests as part of the HARDI Congressional Fly-In.

The average annualized growth for the 12 months through February 2019 is 11%

After the House passed H.R. 1 on a party-line vote of 234-193, HVAC industry groups did not have much to say on the matter, with one exception.

Average sales for HARDI members increased by 3.6 percent in December 2018, and the average annualized growth for the 12 months through December was 11.4 percent.

“This legislation, if enacted, would impede HARDI’s ability to advocate on behalf of our member businesses and would restrict the first amendment rights of our members,” said Palmer Schoening, vice president of government affairs, HARDI.

“This year got off to a 4.4 percent start, which looks pretty good when you realize it is being compared to a month [January 2018] that had a 19.4 percent gain.”

My advice to myself would be to make sure that I paint a clear and honest picture of the situation for our people and to trust in the power of a common goal and the abilities of the excellent people in the company. I’d tell myself to worry a whole lot less and enjoy the ride a lot more.