Kyle Gargaro, editor-in-chief of The NEWS, hosted the 2014 ACCA CEO Forum. At the event, six well-known, highly respected company executives, Gary Michel, Ingersoll Rand/Trane; Chris Nelson, Carrier Corp.; Chris Peel, Rheem Mfg. Co.; Rod Rushing, Johnson Controls; Brent Schroeder, Emerson Climate Technologies; and Doug Young, Lennox; provided individual industry outlooks and fielded questions directly from attending contractors. Listen to the entire event on the NEWSMakers podcast. Posted on April 14.

Charlie McCrudden, senior vice president of government relations, Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) discusses the Affordable Care Act and the impact it will have on HVACR contractors. Posted on Dec. 6

Todd Ewing, director of product management at Fleetmatics, joins the NEWSMakers podcast to discuss how fleet management can benefit HVAC contractors. 

Posted on Nov. 22, 2013.

Kyle Gargaro traveled to Houston and talked about the new Daikin residential line with Dave Swift and Takeshi Ebisu.

Bill Gray, president of Uponor North America, discusses the creation of Uponor Innovations, the company’s newest launch.

Randy Novak, owner of Novak Heating and Air Conditioning (novakheating.com) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, took over as president of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) in October. In this podcast, he discusses the future of the organization, including what challenges SMACNA may face in the next year and how he plans to help the organization overcome those challenges.