The board of directors for electronic components distributor Arrow Electronics Inc. (NYSE: ARW) approved a plan to buy up to an additional $600 million of common stock through a share repurchase program. Since the fourth quarter of 2016, the company has repurchased approximately $2 billion worth of shares.’’ “Our growth, profitability, and the effective management […]
Category: HVAC
Motili Announces Integration with Yardi Voyager
Motili announced a new integration with Yardi® to bring automation to Motili’s work order capabilities, streamlining and modernizing the process for multi-family and commercial customer orders.
Three Invaluable Lessons I Learned About Selling Duct Upgrades
Here are three lessons I learned while setting out to improve my skills selling duct upgrades.
Greenheck Group Completes Acquisition of Metal Industries
Greenheck Group, a manufacturer and distributor of air movement, air control, and air tempering equipment, has acquired Metal Industries.
Pfannenberg Inc.: Magnetic Filter
The PQF filters out particulates and oily mist from an air inlet on critical equipment. The magnetic strips allows easy, toolless installation with no interruption to production time.
Building36: Smart Thermostat
The Smart Thermostat HD is a near-universal 24 V smart thermostat that can communicate wirelessly with HVAC systems and control air quality products and accessories.
Navien: Tankless Water Heater
The NPN-120E is the newest 120,000 BTU/h model added to the NPN noncondensing tankless water heater lineup.
VorTek Instruments: Ultrasonic Flowmeter
The SonoPro Professional Series clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter offers high-accuracy transit-time ultrasonic technology to deliver accurate and reliable flow metering.
ESCO Tool: Clamping Tube
The Esco Mini-Millhog is a compact, portable pneumatic I.D. clamping tube and pipe beveling tool with a working weight of 27.5 pounds that squares itself when mounting and provides high torque with low RPM.
Napoleon: Heat Pump
The heat pump has new, more efficient technology that features a variable-inverter compressor and vapor injection technology to heat and cool a home.
Carrier: Centrifugal Chiller
The new AquaEdge® 19MV oil-free, water-cooled centrifugal chiller designed to deliver reliable performance, incredible efficiency, easy installation, and a wide operating range.
ICM Controls: Surge Protector
The ICM518 is a UL-listed Type 1 and 2 surge protective device for 240 VAC split phase configuration.
SensoTech: Refrigerant Sensor
While measuring the precise pressure- and temperature-compensated sonic velocity directly in the process, the LiquiSonic OCR determines continuously and in real time oil concentrations in refrigerants for an optimum OCR.
Why Price Visibility is Important for Distributors
I constantly see companies with great revenue management, pricing and go-to-market strategies that produce mediocre results. The problem? Price execution. A strategy is only as good as the execution. This is especially important for companies with complex route to market structures; going from distributors, wholesalers, retailers and other partners means everybody takes a piece of the […]
Solve Acquires Bearings Limited
Solve Industrial Motion Group, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, has acquired Bearings Limited, a leading manufacturer of bearings and power transmission components under the Tritan brand. Headquartered in Hauppauge, New York, Bearings Limited has an extensive offering of more than 25,000 Tritan products and services customers from six regional locations, […]
New Residential Construction Up Slightly
The U.S. Census Bureau says privately‐owned housing units authorized by building permits in November were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,712,000, a 3.6% increase over the revised October rate of 1,653,000 and 0.9% above the November 2020 rate of 1,696,000. Single‐family authorizations in November were at a rate of 1,103,000, this is 2.7% […]
Pool Corp. Finalizes Porpoise Acquisition
Covington, Louisiana-based Pool Corporation (Nasdaq/GSM:POOL) says it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Largo, Florida-based Porpoise Pool & Patio, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Porpoise’s primary operations include Sun Wholesale Supply, Inc., a wholesale distributor of swimming pool and outdoor-living products. It also services Pinch A Penny, Inc., a franchisor of pool and outdoor living-related […]
OTC Acquires TP Pump
Columbus-based Ohio Transmission Corporation — an industrial equipment service provider and distributor — acquired TP Pump, a provider of pump lines for commercial, domestic, municipal, industrial and fire markets in New Mexico and northern Arizona. TP Pump will operate under OTC’s Pump Motor Technology Segment. The company marks the second acquisition OTC announced this week. […]
How to Determine the Cause of Mechanical Compressor Failure
Airflow is one of the leading causes of failure for compressors.
Genuine Parts to Acquire Kaman Distribution Group Under Motion Subsidiary
Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC) on Thursday announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kaman Distribution Group under GPC’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Motion Industries, Inc. The acquisition of KDG from private investment firm Littlejohn & Co. is valued at approximately $1.3 billion, according to GPC. The transaction is expected to close in the […]
