RAC/PAC
ICP Announces Distributors of the Year for the United States
December 30, 2016 LEWISBURG, Tenn. - International Comfort Products (ICP) announced nine distributors have been named the Arcoaire(R), Comfortmaker(R), Day & Night(R), Heil(R), and Tempstar(R) U.S. distributors of the year. ICP is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. The awards were based on achievements in customer support and sales growth. ...
J.C. Penney Tests HVAC Sales at Some Stores, With Trane Equi
December 29, 2016The independent heating and air conditioning contractors’ battle against big-box stores that sell HVAC systems could soon become more challenging, as J.C. Penney, based in Plano, Tex...
ACCA Petitions Michigan Gov. Snyder to Promote Proper HVAC P
Dec 27, 2016 Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), the Indoor Environment & Energy Efficiency Association, and the Michigan Air Conditioning Contractors of America (MIACCA) sent a letter on November 8, 2016, to Rick Snyder, Governor of Michigan, urging the state to promote proper HVAC installations and to create incentive programs for hiring contractors who follow industry recognized...
STULZ: Our facilities in Italy just got bigger
2016-12-27 Over 9000 sqm of state-of-the-art technology for STULZ S.p.A. We are glad to announce the opening of our new production plant, officially presented during a ceremony held on the 27...
Facts + Figures: A/C & HP Shipments up Nearly 20%
December 26, 2016 Source: Information contained in these graphs are courtesy of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). Industry figures are estimates that are derived from the best available figures supplied by a sample of AHRI member companies. Source: http://www.achrnews.com...
Renovation Renews Retirement Home for Pennsylvania Family
December 26, 2016 The old raised ranch home that Seth Thomas and his wife, Sabrina, bought in the spring of 2014 looked like it needed lots of work. And, while they thought they were ready to complet...
HVAC in 2016: The Year in Review
December 26, 2016 The year is drawing to a close, and contractors are working hard to log those last sales before the books are shut on 2016. It certainly was an interesting year with record-high tem...
Establishment of Daikin Airconditioning New Zealand
Daikin, recently established Daikin Airconditioning New Zealand Limited in Auckland, New Zealand, and company operations began in November 2016. Bolstered by strong personal consumption, the Ne...
Factory Visit - JCI-Hitachi in Tochigi
On October 27, a ceremony celebrating the shipment of a new-type room air conditioner (RAC) took place at the Tochigi Factory of Johnson Controls- Hitachi Air Conditioning (JCIHitachi). After the cere...
Samsung Teams up with a Home Decoration Company
Samsung is focusing on the home decoration segment with its commercial air conditioners in 2016, and it is important for the company to attract home decoration designers. As one of the top 500 enterpr...
Haier Joins Forces with Nidec to Develop New Fresh Air Syste
Haier and Nidec Shibaura (Zhejiang) signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement at Qingdao Haier on October 27, 2016. Both parties agreed to jointly set up labs and R&D teams based on m...
Midea Acquires 80% Share of Clivet
On October 31, 2016, a ceremony was held at Clivet’s headquarters in Feltre, Belluno, Italy, to announce the completion of Midea’s acquisition of 80% of Clivet S.p.A., Clivet Espana S.A., and related real estate assets. As of October 31, all the prerequisite conditions of the defensive agreement had been satisfied and the relevant regulatory approvals had been obtained. “Today marks a major...
