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Johnstone Supply, Famous Supply and Geary Pacific earn 2021 Banish Mercury Off the Planet award

Thermostat Recycling highlights members for exceptional efforts at recycling mercury-containing thermostats.

December 10, 2021

The annual competition among Heating Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) members recovered 239 pounds of mercury from 70 member companies, increasing more than 16 pounds from last year, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, more than 380 branch locations returned collection bins during the contest period, from May 1 to October 31.

HARDI establishes Legal Defence Fund for HVACR legislative concerns

November 11, 2021

HARDI board of directors approved the restriction of up to $500,000 of HARDI’s reserve funds to establish a new “Legal Defense Fund” in case litigation is necessary to overturn policies that can have a negative impact on HVACR wholesale-distribution.

HARDI distributors report 21 percent revenue increase in September

October 28, 2021

Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) released its monthly TRENDS report, showing the average sales performance by HARDI distributors was an increase of 21 percent during September. The average annual sales growth for the 12 months through September is 19.6%.

Rheem acquires Friedrich Air Conditioning

September 3, 2021

Friedrich is an industry leader in high-end air conditioning solutions and will be a standalone business unit within the Rheem Global Air business.

Winsupply acquires Iowa-based HVAC distributor Clausen Supply

September 2, 2021

Winsupply has completed the purchase of Clinton, Iowa-based HVAC distributor Clausen Supply. Clausen Supply is one of the best-established HVAC distributors in the eastern Iowa region. The previous owner, Jon Clausen, will be exiting the company immediately after close.

O'Connor Co. partners with Samsung HVAC

July 1, 2021

O’Connor Co. announced its partnership with Samsung HVAC, a manufacturer of residential and commercial heating and air conditioning products as well as consumer electronics and home appliances.

Taco ECM circulators

June 22, 2021

Taco Comfort Solutions’ 007e, 0015e and 0018e ECM circulators are now available in NSF/ANSI 61 and 372 certified stainless steel for domestic water circulation.

Hitachi mini-splits

May 17, 2021

Hitachi’s new line of mini-split systems feature vector DC inverters to achieve high performance energy efficiency, the company notes.

Taco Comfort Solutions and The Hydronic Industry Alliance-Commercial announce BEST 5.0: The Building Efficiency System Tool

April 27, 2021

The Hydronic Industry Alliance-Commercial (HIA-C) and Taco Comfort Solutions have built on the foundation of their commercial building HVAC system efficiency comparison tool.

ASA supports AHRI petition for technology transition under The American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020

Proposal would require residential and light commercial air conditioners to use refrigerants with global warming potentials of 750 or less.

April 19, 2021

ASA is part of a coalition of organizations that support Air-Conditioning Heating & Refrigeration Institute’s petition, pursuant to the American Innovation in Manufacturing Act of 2020 (AIM Act), that respectively requests the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to require residential and light commercial air conditioners (stationary AC) to use refrigerants with global warming potentials of 750 or less, with such requirement applying to new stationary AC equipment, manufactured after Jan. 1 2025, excluding variable refrigerant flow (VRF) equipment.