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MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, NAME CHANGES 575 Mergers, Acquisitions, Name Changes Looking for a manufacturing company that doesn’t seem to be listed in this 2009 Directory Issue? If you can’t find it in the Manufacturers Alphabetic Listings, then one of several things may have happened. The company could have dropped out of the hvacr industry — ceased to operate altogether, or just stopped making hvacr products; or the company may have changed owners and it is now a part of another corpo- rate identity. In either case, this listing may help. Following are the names of hundreds of manufacturers and their brand names that were found in previous editions of the Directory Issue. Many of these companies continue to exist, but are now known under different names. To find the new identity, just look up the old name in this alphabetic listing. If no information is available, we simply provide the last year the company was listed in the Directory Issue. This listing represents our best efforts at tracking the manufacturer-members of the hvacr community. If we have erred or provided incomplete information, we apologize and hope that you will set us straight. Contact The News Editorial Department at P.O. Box 2600, Troy, Mich. 48007. A Adelta Mfg Co., Inc., Philadelphia AAF-McQuay Inc., Dallas Last listed in 1971. As part of a corporate reorganization in 1994, SnyderGeneral Corp. was given this new name and Advance Systems Inc., Lewiston, Maine was divided into two major companies — McQuay The company was sold to Erie Manufacturing Co. International and AAF International. Advance is a manufacturer of boiler controls and relay packages. Erie designs, manufactures, and markets zone ABB, Zurich, Switzerland control valves, damper operators, and controllers. ABB announced that it would merge its six automa- tion business areas into three globally-focused busi- Advanced Design Associates, Inc. nesses effective Jan. 1, 2004. The new businesses (TempMaster), Orlando, Fla. include Process Automation, Automation Products, and Became Advanced TempMaster Systems, Div. of Ice Manufacturing Automation. Industries International, Inc., Longwood, Fla., in 1970. Last listed in 1972. Accubid Systems, Toronto In 2004, announced the acquisition of ConstructJob, a Advanced Test Products (ATP), Miami provider of Web-based document management and bid Effective July 2000, Amprobe, Promax, and TIF solicitation software. Instruments were combined by parent company United Dominion Industries to become a single company A.C. Manufacturing Co., Cherry Hill, N.J. called Advanced Test Products (ATP). See EDPAC Corp. Aer-O-Tron Corp., Dallas Acme Air Filter Service Corp., South Bend, Ind. Last listed in 1962. Acquired by Omni Facility Resources Inc., Philadelphia, in 1998 as part of its national facilities maintenance Aeroseal, Inc., Austin, Texas business. This duct-diagnostic and sealing firm was acquired by Carrier Corp. in 2001. It is now called Carrier Aeroseal, ACR Group Inc., Houston LLC. Acquired Beaumont A/C Supply Inc., a Beaumont, Texas-based wholesale-distributor, in 1999. Announced Air & Refrigeration Corp., Dallas in 2000 that its Denver-based subsidiary, Contractors Went out of business in 2001 and Air Control Technology Heating & Supply, Inc., acquired International Comfort Inc., Dallas, acquired its product line. Supply, Inc., a distributor located in El Paso, Texas. In 2007, Watsco Inc., Coconut Grove, Fla., and ACR Group Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Wholesalers executed a definitive merger agreement under which International (ARWI), Boca Raton, Fla. Watsco would acquire ACR’s outstanding common stock In January 2003, merged with the Northamerican in a cash tender offer. Heating, Refrigeration & Airconditioning Wholesalers (NHRAW) to create the Heating, Airconditioning & Adams Manufacturing Co., Cleveland Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI). Acquired assets and rights to G1 and G2 power gas burners from R.W. Beckett Corp. in 1990. Air Conditioning Engineering Co. (Perfectaire), Cambridge, Mass. Addison Products Co., Orlando, Fla. Last listed in 1961. Sold residential “WeatherKing” line to Rheem Mfg. Co. in 1990. Addison’s Orlando, Fla., operation was not part Air Control Technology Inc., Dallas of transaction. In December 1995, Addison Products’ Acquired the product line of Air & Refrigeration Corp., WeatherKing Div., Orlando, Fla., was acquired by Dallas, when that company went out of business in Heat Controller Inc., Jackson, Mich. The new company 2001. was called Addison Products Co., a division of Heat Controller Inc. In 2004, Addison was acquired by Air Cooler Corp. (Air Products, Electri-Aire), Fedders Corp., Liberty Corner, N.J. The company name St. Louis was changed to Fedders Addison Co. and became part Last listed in 1958. of a new business unit, Fedders Commercial HVAC. In 2008, Fedders sold the assets of its Fedders Addison Co. Air Devices, Div. of Continental Mfg., Inc., subsidiary to Roberts-Gordon LLC, Buffalo, N.Y. The Huntsville, Ala. company is now called Addison. Purchased by Hart & Cooley, Inc., Holland, Mich., in 1989. 576 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS Air Engineering and Conditioning Co., Airtemp Div., Chrysler Corp., Dayton, Ohio Kalamazoo, Mich. Became Airtemp Corp., a subsidiary of Fedders Corp., This HVAC manufacturers representative was acquired Edison, N.J., in 1976, as Fedders purchased the U.S. non- by Carrier Corp. in 2001. automotive air conditioning assets of Chrysler. Moved to Edison, N.J., in 1977. Operation moved to Effingham, Air Enterprises, Akron, Ohio Ill., in 1982 (except Applied Machinery, which moved In 2007, purchased Thermotech Enterprises Inc., later) as Fedders formed Fedders Air Conditioning USA. Oldsmar, Fla. MagneTek purchased applied systems and industrial compressor parts businesses from Fedders in 1987, and Air Filter Technology, Inc., a Subsidiary of central air conditioning parts business in 1991. In 1997, California Fiberloft RSI Company, Fairfield, N.J., acquired all assets of these Sold its pinch-frame manufacturing assets to AAF same Fedders parts businesses. International, Louisville, Ky. AAF International, a divi- sion of AAF-McQuay Inc., manufactures and markets air Air Vent Inc., Dallas filtration products and systems in 16 countries. In 2003, became a subsidiary of Gibraltar, Buffalo, N.Y. Air Vent was previously a subsidiary of CertainTeed Airflow Co., Frederick, Md. Corporation. Purchased in 1998 by Marduk Holding Corp., Roselle, N.J. Marduk was formed in 1997 to acquire established Airxcel, Inc., Wichita, Kan. niche businesses in the HVACR markets. In November 1997, Crispaire Corp. was acquired by Airxcel, Inc. Crispaire, Norcross, Ga., a division of Airflow Systems Inc., Dallas Airxcel, Inc., manufactures “Marvair” wall-mounted Announced a merger in 2002 with Fab-Tech Inc., to air conditioners and heat pumps, the “Scholar” heat expand Airflow’s metal fabrication capabilities and pump, and the “Eco-Cool” heat pump. In March 1998, improve its manufacturing processes. Suburban Manufacturing was Airxcel. Suburban, a division of Airxcel, manufactures the Dynaline ptac with gas. In 2001, sold all assets and product lines Airgas Inc., Radnor, Pa. associated with the E•Tech Applied Products Division In 2005, announced the acquisition of the Atlanta-based of Airxcel to Applied Energy Recovery Systems (AERS), Industrial Products Division of LaRoche Industries. Norcross, Ga. In 2005, announced that its parent com- The acquired operations would form a new business pany, Airxcel Holdings Inc., agreed to sell the company unit, Airgas Specialty Products. In 2007, acquired CFC to a group of current managers of Airxcel and a newly Refimax LLC, a full-service refrigerant supplier and formed company organized by Bruckmann, Rosser, reclamation company based in Atlanta. In 2008, signed Sherrill and Company Inc. (BRS), a private equity firm a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and opera- based in New York. tions of Refron Inc., Long Island City, N.Y. AK Steel, Middletown, Ohio Airmaster, Jackson, Mich. In 2001, the company entered into a contract to acquire In 2002, consolidated its marketing groups — Chelsea, Alpha Tube Corp., Walbridge, Ohio. Brundage, and Power Line — merging them with Airmaster to form one company, called Airmaster Fan Company. Alerton Inc., Redmond, Wash. Formerly Alerton Technologies Inc., the company’s assets were acquired by Novar plc, Weybridge, England, Airo Clean Engineering Inc. in 2003. The name of the acquired business was Acquired in 1993 by CenterCore, Inc., Wayne, Pa., a changed to Alerton Inc. design and manufacturing firm for office furnishing and air filtration systems. Airo Clean makes and installs cleanroom and air filtration components and systems. Alerton Technologies Inc., Redmond, Wash. The company’s assets were acquired by Novar plc, Weybridge, England, in 2003. The name of the acquired Airolite Co., Marietta, Ohio business was changed to Alerton Inc. Purchased by Greenheck, Schofield, Wis., in 2004. Alfa Laval, Lund, Sweden Airserco Manufacturing Co., Mentor, Ohio In 2008, signed an agreement to acquire Standard Purchased in 1993 by The Providence Group, Chagrin Refrigeration, Melrose Park, Ill. Falls, Ohio, a private investment holding company, from Production Control Units, Inc., Dayton, Ohio, and relo- cated to Mentor, Ohio. In 2006, Airserco acquired the Aligo Inc., San Francisco Thermal Engineering Co., Toledo, Ohio. Airserco said it In 2005, this mobile field force software company would keep the trade name Thermal