Goodman Global, a manufacturer of residential and light commercial heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment, announced that it has agreed to be acquired by affiliates of private equity firm Hellman &

The Heating, Airconditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) announced it has joined the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and will take part in its committees on LEED Energy & Atmosphere,

Bacharach Inc. and Bacharach of Canada Inc. have been acquired by PNC Equity Partners II, L.P., a private equity fund managed by an affiliate of the PNC Financial Services Group

The Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Institute announced that an agreement to accelerate the phaseout date of manufacturing equipment using hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) by 10 years, from 2030 to 2020, was made at

Danfoss Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning, North America announced a general price increase of up to 6% on all products, effective Jan. 1, 2008. The price increase will offset price hikes on

Baltimore Aircoil Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of AMSTED, has announced price increases of between 2% and 4% on all equipment and replacement parts manufactured in North America due to

Noland Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of WinWholesale Inc., has opened a branch in Cleveland, TN, that includes a warehouse, display area and sales counter serving contractors involved in new

Hot Water Products Inc., a wholesale distributor and manufacturers representative of water heating, hydronic and solar products, has moved to a new location off Good Hope Rd. at 7254 N. Teutonia Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53209. The company renovated the building, adding efficiency sensor lighting and solar panels for hot water and space heating.

Trane has opened 18 new parts centers across the United States and two in Mexico, bringing the total to more than 200 Trane Parts Centers nationwide. Visit www.trane.com for a

The 2008 AHR Expo in New York City Jan. 22-24 will debut the “Plumbing and Hydronics Symposium-PM Live,” featuring four well-known industry experts in two separate seminars. Al Levi, Ellen