Every year, the AHR Expo brings forth educational sessions that help contractors and manufacturers better understand how the HVACR industry functions and how it is constantly changing and evolving.
The majority of commercial and industrial contractors are confident about sales growth, profits, and staffing levels heading into 2018, according to the latest Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC) Construction Confidence Index (CCI).
For the year ending December 2017, sales of HVACR equipment showed solid mid-single-digit growth. That is according to Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).
According to the most recent report from Heating, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI), average sales for HARDI distributor members declined by 2.8 percent in December 2017, and the average annualized growth for the 12 months through December 2017 was 5.3 percent.
In the Dec. 4, 2017 issue of The NEWS, I discussed some common obstacles that customers present when offered a preventive maintenance agreement and solutions to overcome them. This week, let’s take a close look at how to design and market your service plans.
Sadly, it’s rare to hear about comfort and affordable housing together as one. Too often, there’s a compromise. At the losing end, it’s comfort that seems to always give way to price and ease of installation.
The air duct calculator, or “ductulator,” is a commonly used tool for designing and installing duct systems. Unfortunately, many designers and technicians receive limited instructions on its correct use.
U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and airsource
heat pumps totaled 473,496 units in December
2017, up 6.3 percent from 445,355 units shipped in
December 2016.
Southern HVAC Corp. has announced the acquisition of FAST of Florida, a prevalent HVAC, plumbing and electric service provider in Clearwater, Florida; Duron Smith A/C & Heat, a prominent HVAC repair, maintenance, and installation service provider in Melbourne, Florida; and Patrick’s Heating and Air Conditioning, a leading provider of HVAC service and repair and water heater installation services in Ocala, Florida.
NEBB announced today that the latest edition of its publication ANSI/NEBB Whole Building Technical Commissioning of New Construction Standard S110-2018 is an Approved American National Standard, now available for sale in both print and electronic versions.
In response to the growing retirement uncertainty faced by millions of Americans who participate in the Multiemployer Pension Plan system, U.S. Representatives Phil Roe (R-1st-Tenn.) and Donald Norcross (D-1st-N.J.) have introduced bipartisan legislation called the Give Retirement Options to Workers Act (GROW), H.R. 4997.
FoodLogiQ LLC, and Testo Inc announced a partnership that paves the way for an integration between Testo's Saveris Quality Management capabilities and the FoodLogiQ Connect platform.
The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global deep water source cooling systems market for 2018-2022. To calculate the market size, the report presents a detailed picture of the market by way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
Wilkinson Mobile Boilers Inc. (Rockland, Maryland) is expanding its service to cover commercial and industrial customers across the Northeast, including New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware.
SRS Enterprises Inc. (Middletown, New Jersey) was named “Rep of the Year–2017” in the buy/resell category by Berner Intl. LLC (New Castle, Pennsylvania).