In this issue of The ACHR NEWS, we present the winners of the Dealer Design Awards for 2022, featuring the most innovative products of the past year. Winning manufacturer products are designed to help HVAC contractors through exemplary efficiency, safety, and sustainability. We also take a look at using social media to boost HVAC sales, hiring reliable employees, the HVAC tech revolution, how a dedicated number can make messaging easier for contractors, and how local contractors can still compete with larger HVAC companies.
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The ACHR NEWS is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Dealer Design Awards, a competition that recognizes exceptional manufacturing of HVAC technology.
The Components & Accessories category winners include a reversible drive socket tool, a condensate pump, and a trap that allows for easier drain-line maintenance of HVAC condensate systems.
The Commercial Controls category winners include a zone control system, a control system designed for use on rooftop units, and a multi-functional communications device.
The Contractor Services & Software category winners include an app that provides access to online product information, an app that helps contractors install and diagnose geothermal equipment, and a computer-based platform for home service businesses.
The HVAC Commercial Equipment category winners include a modular air-to-water heat pump, extra-large press fittings, and boilers with combustion technology.
The HVAC High Efficiency Residential Equipment category winners include an inverter-driven heat pump, a gas/electric packaged system, and a tankless heat exchanger.
The HVAC Light Commercial Equipment category winners include an air-source heat pump, an architectural air curtain, and a new split terminal heat pump.
The HVAC Residential Equipment category winners include a troubleshooting and diagnostics app, an electronically communicated air handler unit, and a v-shaped coil.
Social media platforms, like TikTok, can help boost HVAC sales for contractors. However, there are a few things to keep in mind when handling social media.
In the latest episode of The NEWSMakers podcast, Kyle Gargaro, editorial director for The ACHR NEWS, talks to Michael Kane, president of UEi Test Instruments.
Finding employees today remains a major challenge for almost all HVAC contractors. But for one commercial firm, the issue was just getting a new employee to show up for his first day.
This sprawling family resort, wedding venue, and hunting preserve, equipped with heated pools, spas, natatoriums, and main residencies, has Keefer Rader to thank for its continued success and preservation. And of course, hydronics.
By using a dedicated number for texting that remains the same over time, avoids the use of employees’ personal phones, and enables two-way communication, companies can generate brand loyalty and better serve their customers.
When it began “raining” inside the Towson Court House, a leaky roof was assumed to be the culprit. But for the Maryland Department of General Services, the truth turned out to be much stranger.
Business columnist Gene Marks talks about technologies that he said are being deployed with increasing frequency at a time when employers can’t fill thousands of jobs.
If your business has slowed or is not growing at the pace that you had predicted or budgeted for, maybe it is time to look at recreating the wheel, so to speak, and finding a new way.
Johnson Supply is a Houston-based HVACR wholesaler that will mark its 70th anniversary this year, and president and COO Richard Cook has been with the company for more than half that time.
After a two-year hiatus, Fujitsu General America Inc. held its fourth National Distributor Conference at the JW Marriot San Antonio
in San Antonio, Texas.
We’re in the midst of what some in the HVAC industry are calling “The Great Consolidation.” If you’re thinking about selling, it makes it a good time to pull the trigger — as long as you’re selling for the right reasons.
Daikin Comfort Technologies North America Inc. will build a 761,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Mexico that will be fully operational in 2024.
Refrigerated Solutions Group and Budderfly announced the results of energy efficiency pilot projects across two Subway restaurant locations using RSG’s Capsule Pak ECO™.
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