October 1, 2009
Articles
A Farewell with Heartfelt Thanks
It is very hard to believe that I am writing my final article as president of HARDI. This year has flown by and has been one of both challenge and immense reward — a year I will remember forever....
That Vital Ingredient for Success That No One Mentions
It's a term I see practiced with vigor and regularity by many of the most successful business-people I know. Yet they almost never seem to use the word in actual conversation. I suspect they place the word in the category of either you have it or you don't, and they take it so much for granted that it's not worth discussing. ...
Industry Updates
NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN JULY 2009 Building Permits Privately owned housing units were at a seasonally adjusted rate of 560,000. This is 1.8 percent...
Fun and Friendship Mark Ace Supply Open House
Mounds View, MN-based Ace Supply has sponsored this event at their Mounds View, MN, location for 22 years for their contract actors and customers. ...
ESAB Adds Two Additional Wires To Dual Shield X-Series
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has added two additional wires to its popular Dual Shield X-Series flux cored wires. ...
Freon R-22 Phase Out
The elimination of R-22 HVACR systems for new installations and the changing of lines in general gives rise to the question of what to do with older systems that have suddenly become obsolete — or not too far from it. ...
HARDI Partners on J.P. Morgan HVAC Distributor Survey
The Heating, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) has partnered with J.P. Morgan Equity Research in their latest proprietary HVACR distributor survey released in July, which collected market projections for this cooling season. ...
Events Calendar
For more information, visit www.HARDInet.org. 2009 Annual Fall Conference Nov. 1-4, 2009 JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes, Orlando, FL 2010 AHR Expo...
The Charles D. Jones Company Celebrates Its 70th Anniversary Two Promotions Announced
In August 2009, the Charles D. Jones Company celebrated 70 years as an HVACR industry leader in HVACR distribution. ...
Honeywell Introduces the Glowfly Universal Hot Surface Igniter
Honeywell introduced Glowfly™, a silicone nitride universal hot surface igniter for furnaces and other gas-fired heating appliances. Glowfly is specifically designed for service replacement jobs....
Emerson Climate Technologies Appoints New President of White-Rodgers Division
Emerson Climate Technologies announced the appointment of Craig P. Johnson to the position of president, Emerson Climate Technologies, White-Rodgers Division. ...
Smart Products and Literature
Fast Delivery on Adjustable Uninsulated Equipment Bases! Need an adjustable pitched uninsulated equipment base for your rooftop? Thybar will fabricate...
2-J SUPPLY A Better Way of Doing Business
If 2-J Supply Co. Inc. was begun on a wing and a prayer by Jerry Trimbach and Jim Winget, according to Trimbach's son, Larry, nearly 50 years ago, it...
Modine is Hot
At Modine, the heat is always on and the men and women of Modine work hard to keep it that way. Whether at its headquarters in Racine, WI, where engineers...
What Does HARDI Have to Do with Health Care Reform?
In August, HARDI announced its opposition to HR 3200, America's Affordable Health care Choices Act, the 1,000+-page House health care reform bill. HARDI distributed a survey to our distributor member companies that returned extremely clear and overwhelming messages on health care reform. ...
A Forward Look at Our Economy
The housing industry is extremely important to HARDI members and to the economy in general. The housing industry led us into the recession and it will...
Delisted and Confused
Much like the star of the 1993 movie, Dazed and Confused, many HARDI distributors are uncertain to what and to whom they should commit because they can't...
Controls Council Offers In-Depth Look at Issues During Difficult Economy
In recent years at HARDI conferences, the Controls Council Program has presented the significance of relationships — especially related to Supplier/Distributor partnerships, and how good relationships lead naturally to good business....
Stepping Away from the Dark Side Pick-to-light Picking System Benefits
Wholesale suppliers servicing their customers' small parts order demands in almost any industry know that orders requiring less than a case quantity grow with each passing year. Servicing the ‘just in time’ and replacement part needs of their customer base drives significant cost into a wholesaler's bottom line. ...
7 Things CEOs Should Do Now to Thrive
As the economy continues in its uncertainty, we may worry ourselves into an even worse reality. The greatest threat to our economy right now is the cumulative...
How to Avoid or Recover from a Computer Disaster
Any kind of disaster is a debilitating blow to a business, whether it has five employees or 50,000. The new wrinkle in disaster prevention is that a business's digital capital now sits on some hard drive in an office, and the loss of that data can rank as one of the worst misfortunes that you can suffer....
Online Ordering Heavenly for Shoppers and Distributors Alike
To the IT director of a Montreal-based supplier of industrial packaging products, the most important factor in choosing an e-commerce solution was how...
New HARDI Members
Join us in welcoming these new HARDI members who are now among the best and most successful in the industry. Distributor Member Brock Air Products Inc.Troy,...
Obituaries
James Healy (1931-2009) Bud Healy, after a valiant battle with cancer, passed away comfortably at home Monday, July 27, under the loving care of Margie...
Health Care Reform The Difference between Need and Want
Hopefully by the time you read this article, our country will still be refining this issue with reason and not living it by imposition. Many deride medical...
