Viega LLC will break ground near Witchita, Kan., at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, to officially begin construction of its new 439,000-square-foot production, logistics and office complex.

Thomas C. Wilson promoted Stephen Hanley to president and COO. His previous titles during his tenure at the company for the past 28+ years include vice president of sales, sales

The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) named Stephen R. Yurek president of the association. Yurek previously served as ARI’s chief operating officer and general counsel. Also, Mark Menzer was named

Danfoss hired Robert Hennessy as director of wholesale sales and marketing. He formerly was director of HVACR wholesale at Invensys Controls. Prior to that he held various sales and marketing

Roth Industries opened a $10 million plant in Watertown, NY, located near Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River and the Canadian Border. The company is said to be the first

Jim Wheeler’s column, “The New Cold Climate Heat Pump,” published in January 2007 Supply House Times on page 148, described a system that has since been updated and is currently

Cliplight Mfg. issued Southland Marketing, Conyers, GA, its platinum “2006 Sales Agency of the Year” award at the 2007 International AHR Expo, Jan. 30 in Dallas. Jim Dooley, president, Southland

A memorandum of understanding to strengthen intellectual property rights (IPR) protection was signed between the major United States and Chinese air conditioning and refrigeration industry organizations during the 2007 AHR

A recent letter from Robert Wilkins, chairman of ARI, and William S. Rafferty, chairman of GAMA, considered the possibility of a combined trade association, given that both associations combined represent

Taco Inc. dedicated a new 60,000-sq.-ft. addition to its Cranston, RI, manufacturing facility in a ceremony Feb. 16 that drew local and state politicians and included a performance by the