June 1, 2008
Articles
HARDI It's Always There for You
It's June, and it's sure hot down here in Texas! Yee-Haw! I told you last issue it was coming and, not to brag, I was right once again. I only wish I...
Green's Staying Power
At HARDI's executive session last year, my publisher, John Ehlen, asked the panel whether the green issue or movement had He was really asking whether...
RSI Brings Home Energy-Efficient Fresh Air
With the introduction of the RAVE residential Energy Recovery Ventilation (ERV) unit, Rooftop Systems, Inc., brings a new level of control to eco-conscious...
A. O. Smith Goes Green
Tipp City, OH A. O. Smith Electrical Products Co. has launched its new Green Choice brand of motors, which addresses today's environmental concerns. Many...
U.S. Corporate Bankruptcies to Rise 13% in 2008
What does this mean to companies that extend credit? If companies try to manage their receivables as they have in the past, they could be heading for...
Bradford White Converts Facility Into Distribution Center
Bradford White's 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, has been converted into a distribution center serving all...
Nu-Calgon Introduces Gel Tabs & Evap-Fresh
St. Louis, MO Nu-Calgon is introducing Gel Tabs, a formulation with a breakthrough gel locking technology for treating air-conditioning drain pans and...
ACCA & HARDI Continue Efforts to Address Flawed City Energy Codes
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) hosted a second town hall meeting for Albuquerque HVACR contractors and distributors in as many months...
NATE CORNER
MARCH 1 to APRIL 30, 2008 Top 5 Testing Organizations Number of Tests 1. Temperature Equipment Corp., Lansing, IL 252 2. Mingledorff's Inc., Norcross,...
State Water Heaters Honors Hispanic Student with Scholarship
State Water Heaters recently awarded Angel Espericueta, a South Texas College student, with an academic scholarship to continue studies in the HVAC &...
DiversiTech Acquires Devco
DiversiTech Corporation has acquired 100 percent of the assets and equity of Devco Enterprises, Inc. Both DiversiTech and Devco are closely held private...
Bradford White Promotes Fifer
Bradford White recently announced the promotion of Jason E. Fifer to the position of product manager. Fifer has been employed with Bradford White for...
Smart Products and Literature
Klein Tools Offers New Hand Tools for HVACR Contractors Klein Tools recently expanded its offerings in the HVACR market with 33 new SKUs including tube...
More Than Sales: Service and Expertise Make Refrigeration Sales Corporation a WholeServer
For Refrigeration Sales Corp., the wholesale distribution business is not so much about sales as it is about expertise and service for the customer. That's...
TAC Field Devices
In the world of building automation, valves and actuators are the unsung heroes the offensive line of HVACR, if you will. They're the ones that are working...
Cashing Out
Your successful company is more than just your most valuable capital asset it represents the realization of your dream. During the startup and growth...
Reviewing the Issue of Relationship Selling
This fall, the HARDI Controls Council will focus on building right relationships as the cornerstone and model for success. I cannot speak to the equipment...
Influencing Without Authority
How often have you needed the support of others to succeed when you had absolutely no formal authority? The because I said so option was unavailable....
Building and Flexing: Political Muscle
HARDI completed its first Congressional Fly-In in early May with 60 HARDI members joined by more than a dozen ACCA members to hold more than 100 meetings...
The 2008 Annual HARDI Fall Conference: A Primer for Suppliers
The 2008 HARDI Fall Conference is fast approaching, and in just four short months, we will all be gathering in Phoenix for an educational and valuable...
A Radiant Opportunity
Radiant heating, primarily floor heating in both hydronic and electric forms, is showing up on a regular basis in trade publications, home improvement...
Who Is MERV Anyway?
Way back in 1998 when the ASHRAE 52.2P Standards Project Committee (SPC) was wrestling with how to show the particle-size efficiency for the new method...
Personal Computing: The Internet, These Days
The latest round of statistics about the Internet presents an intriguing picture of how this international medium is evolving. Some of the stats are as...
The 2008: Mid-Year Business Report
HARDI's 2008 Mid-Year Business conference took on a new twist this year when it headed to the nation's capitol, Washington, D.C., April 30-May 2. Dubbed...
I Wonder as I Wander
Do you ever wonder about things? I do. In fact, I wonder why I wonder so much about things. I don't know if it's unhealthy or abnormal, but since it doesn't...
