August 1, 2009
Articles
HARDI's Strength Is in Its Members
This has been a very active and rewarding spring and early summer for me as your HARDI president. I was able to attend all but one Regional Meeting in...
What MIT, YouTube, HVACR, You and I Have in Common
For most of us on the managerial side of the HVACR business, growing up in the Information Age meant that we were really born in B.C. Before Computers....
Economics and Politics: Are You Keeping Your Sense of Humor?
I've selected the above rather humdrum subjects to examine because they produce daily pain from violently shaking my vacuous head in disbelief after hearing or reading another item of news. And you might ask why a contributor to a great metropolitan magazine like HVACR Distribution Business would even be concerned with such wide-ranging and nebulous subjects....
Industry Updates
NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN MAY 2009 Building Permits518,000 Privately owned housing units were at a seasonally adjusted rate of 518,000. This is...
Allied Air Enterprises Appoints Drew Cooper National Sales Director
Allied Air Enterprises recently announced the appointment of Drew Cooper to the position of national sales director. ...
Quietside Corp. Launches New Website
Quietside Corporation has announced the launch of their new user-friendly website. ...
Totaline T-stats, Payne HVAC Equipment Are Perfect Partners
Payne HVAC equipment is now being paired with Totaline thermostats. ...
Rheem Residential Power-Vent Water Heaters to Offer Remote, Push-Button Control
Rheem Water Heating recently announced that a wired remote control with a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen will be offered on its 40-gallon and 50-gallon,...
Williams Introduces the High-Efficiency Direct-Vent Furnaces
Williams Furnace Company introduces the newest addition to their series of comfort products — three models (7,400-29,400 Btu/hr) of High-Efficiency Direct-Vent Furnaces. ...
HARDI Sets Dates for 2010 Regional Meetings
Heating, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) has confirmed the dates for the 2010 annual Regional Meetings. The Southeastern...
Bodycote Testing Group Becomes Exova
Bodycote Testing Group has been re-launched with a new dynamic name, identity and website. The company will be known as Exova. ...
Smart Products and Literature
Seismic Vibration Isolation Rooftop Curbs Thybar fabricates custom designed and competitively priced Seismic Rated Vibration Isolation Curbs for your...
Weatherization, State Energy Efficiency and Utility Funding Could be Our Best Stimulus
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), or stimulus bill, raised the bar of energy efficiency incentive funding to unprecedented levels. I...
For George T. Hall Company, It's All Systems Go
When you grow to become a leader in the automatic controls and systems integration business and are successful at it for more than 75 years, especially...
The HARDI Education Horizon
Continual improvement seems to be the “constant variable” in today's hectic business climate and erratic economy. And whether we are talking about one of our distributor member companies, the manufacturing and contracting businesses they deal with or HARDI itself, we know that the cornerstone of this improvement is the personnel who are moving operations along. This is why, no matter what the economic anxieties of the moment, training is key to improvement for the individual and, more importantly, for the company. ...
James Bud Healy, Longtime Director of Education for HARDI, Soon to Retire
If you've been around HARDI or its predecessor partners, NHRAW (The Northamerican Heating, Refrigeration and Airconditioning Wholesalers Association)...
HARDI Is Not Participating in the Recession
An intimate but dynamic group of HARDI members gathered in Ottawa, Ont., Canada, June 25-27, to put the finishing touches on plans for HARDI's 2009 Annual Fall Conference. The Nov. 1-4 Conference, themed “Turning Up the Heat on Recovery: Education, Leadership, Technology,” will be held at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes, Orlando, Fla. ...
Digital Technology Offers Improved Method for Influencing Customers at the Counter
New HARDI member Jim Bunce has spent a great deal of time in counter areas as a player in the electrical distribution business. His entry into the HVACR...
Tax Rebates: How One Distributor Turned the Stimulus Bill into a Profit
When APR Supply heard about President Obama's stimulus bill in February, it had the knock-knock sound of opportunity. Recognizing that distributors could...
Rule Enforcement for Conference Booth Program
The HARDI Conference Booth Program is an excellent example of the HARDI association at work. Supplier members (manufacturers and service vendors) pay...
Selling Hydronics: How Wholesalers Can Create Contractor Demand for Hydronics Systems
I've recently heard from contractors in California, Texas and Tennessee, as well as the more traditional hydronic outposts in the Midwest and Northeast, all telling me that consumers are driving them to provide hydronic and radiant heating solutions even in this challenging economy. ...
Upcoming HARDI Events
Canadian Regional Meeting (HRAI) Sept. 17-19, 2009Fairmont Newfoundland, St. Johns, NF, Canada 2009 Annual Fall Conference Nov. 1-4, 2009JW Marriott Orlando,...
HARDI's Newest Members
HARDI members find success in doing business and networking with their member peers. Please welcome these newest members to your association. Manufacturer...
Obituaries
Vincent P. Robinson(1930-2009) Vincent P. Robinson, of East Falmouth, Mass., formerly of Wellesley, Mass., died peacefully while his family surrounded...
