Three out of every four homeowners who purchase air conditioners talk about their experience with friends, relatives and neighbors, according to a study by Decision Analyst, a market research and consulting firm.

Plastec Ventilation relocated its operation from Pennsylvania to Florida

York International¿s key operating expectations for 2002 include a 5%-15% decline in equipment market levels vs. 2001, and an overall revenue decline of about 5%.

Master Ventilation Products is a newly formed company that started operations at the beginning of 2002.

Tomkins Air Systems Components Division acquired American Metal Products from Masco Corp.

Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute re-elected Daniel W. Holmes chairman of ARI¿s Board of Directors.

Mestek¿s SpacePak and Koldwave named Darryl W. DeAngelis as their national sales manager.

Nortek appointed Robert E. G. Ractliffe to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief operating officer.

A Canadian radiant heat study claims that homeowners with radiant floors do not set their thermostats any lower than homeowners with other types of heat, but the Radiant Panel Association disagrees.

The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute reported U.S. factory year-to-date shipments of unitary air conditioners and heat pumps were down 7% from the same time period last year.