Bradford White has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Laars Heating Systems from Water Pik Technologies for $24.3 million.

Radiant heating sales estimates in 2004 were 214% above 2003 sales estimates, according to an annual survey by the Radiant Panel Association of major suppliers of radiant heating systems in North America.

A majority of HVAC contractors - 77% - plan to convert to 13 SEER by the January 2006 deadline, but 12% still plan to aggressively sell 10 SEER after the transition deadline, according to a survey by Emerson Climate Technologies.

Johnstone Supply (Portland, Ore.) presented Jerry Hughes, owner of three Johnstone wholesale companies in Indiana, with its Leadership Award.

Refrigeration Sales Corp./Bryant Northern Ohio hosted an open house and trade show May 12 after it completed the move of all three business entities under one roof in Valley View, Ohio.

RBI Water Heaters named Bob Witt North American training manager.

Meier Supply (Johnson City, N.Y.) is now offering regional testing of HVAC/R technicians as a coalition partner of North American Technician Excellence (NATE) - an independent, third-party certification source for technicians.

Gem Plumbing & Heating, a contracting firm based in Lincoln, R.I., was honored by AirTime500® as its Training Company of the Year during its expo in Anaheim, Calif., in March.

Honeywell donated VisionPRO™ touch screen programmable thermostats to 22 Rebuilding Together projects, which revitalize homes for low-income homeowners.

Hays Fluid Controls announced Albert G. Juhl will become president Aug. 1.