How do the HVACR manufacturers and distributors working in the market today rate their current supply chain partnerships and the future of two-step distribution?

Five years ago, the Top 50 HVACR Distributors survey revealed that 96 percent of respondents had achieved increases in their HVACR sales in the latest fiscal year. This year’s survey nearly matched that phenomenal growth, with 95 percent of all respondents reporting increased HVACR sales.

Transportation is an integral part of HVACR distribution, and based on recent actions from state legislators across the nation, gas prices are headed in only one direction: up.

Hicks will be responsible for leading many of DSG’s corporate operations, including (but not limited to) purchasing, logistics, warehousing, and fleet operations.

The event, scheduled for June 17-21 in Columbus, Ohio, focuses on mastering distribution leadership

Let’s face it, the relationship between HVAC manufacturers and distributors could use some work, but times are changing. This relationship is essential to our industry’s growth, and it should be mutually beneficial.

With the addition of Blume Supply Inc., NEFCO now has 11 strategically located distribution centers up and down the East Coast.

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.

At the 2018 HARDI Annual Conference, Dec. 1-4 in Austin, Texas, six industry veterans shared decades of distribution acumen during a roundtable discussion that examined the moments that shaped their careers, what they’d change if they were given a mulligan, and more.

Today, HVACR distributors rely on enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to handle nearly every level of their operations. Vendor data, turns, dead stock, cycle counts, sales margins, and much more can be accessed directly from a computer or, in some cases, a mobile device.