If you're a supply chain manager, you might be wondering where to start, how to prioritize your investment and whether these same technologies will still be relevant and delivering results a few years from now.

Each year at AHR, Mestek Machinery celebrates a distributor who has surpassed expectations in the areas of performance, service, support and sales. This year that distinction was awarded to NB Handy.

Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) has announced an overhaul of its Focus Conference format. This new format consists of one multi-tracked event in place of the former three separate function-specific events previously held throughout the calendar year.

Last month, HARDI (Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International) announced the hiring of economist Paul Hallmann to its Benchmarking department to help provide macro-level economic insights into the HVACR distribution industry.

Tacoma, Washington-based Gensco is Mitsubishi Electric’s Diamond Service Group’s Distributor of the Year and six companies were honored as business unit Distributors of the Year at a recent conference hosted by Mitsubishi Electric’s heating and cooling division.

While intrinsic motivation is usually enough to spur business owners to give their 100 percent, many employees need extrinsic motivation to achieve high levels of productivity. As a result, many HVAC/sheet metal companies turn to offering a performance incentive. This is one of the strongest proven ways to motivate the team and spur greater sales — but the incentive program itself has to be well-designed in order to achieve the desired results.

Companies from Arizona, Louisiana and Georgia were among International Comfort Products’ Distributors of the Year. 

In a very competitive and low-margin industry like HVACR distribution, it is so crucial to keep tabs on your competitors. But in constantly trying to improve, HARDI members often find themselves asking which aspect of their business they should concentrate those efforts on.

Mitsubishi Electric U.S. Inc. Heating & Cooling Division presented several awards at the annual Diamond Service Group Conference, which took place in March at the Airport Marriott Gateway in Atlanta.