Combined U.S. factory shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps for June totaled 947,268, up 3% from June 2006 shipments, according to the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI).

Canada's Institute for Research in Construction is using robots to measure whether forced-air heating or hydronic radiant heating is more effective for making occupants comfortable.

“AHR Expo Plumbing and Hydronics Symposium-PM Live” is the name of an interesting and informative program on plumbing and hydronic heating that will be offered at AHR Expo for the first time, Jan. 22, 2008.

Watsco Inc., Coconut Grove, FL, has agreed to buy ACR Group Inc. for $6.75 a share in cash. Houston, TX-based ACR is a $240 million distributor of air conditioning and

Carrier Corp. has signed a letter of intent to acquire E.B. Ward & Co./Valair, a long-standing Carrier distributor of residential, light commercial and commercial products. The purchase price is not

Weil-McLain named John Way as president. He formerly was president of Thermal Product Solutions, a unit of SPX Corp. The company offers hydronic heating systems for residential and commercial structures,

Lennox International Inc. will open a new manufacturing operation in Saltillo, Mexico under the name LII United Products. The manufacturing lines responsible for Lennox-brand Merit series air conditioners and heat

Responding to customer needs, Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC (HRP), has introduced its first 10-25 HP condensing unit stocking program.

Watsco Inc., a distributor of air-conditioning and heating equipment, said its second-quarter profit slid 21% due to a cooler summer and a slow new-housing market, according to a report from the Associated Press.

Combined U.S. factory shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps for May totaled 739,647, up 8.5% from May 2006 shipments, according to the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI).