MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, NAME CHANGES 155 Mergers, Acquisitions, Name Changes Looking for a manufacturing company that doesn’t seem to be listed in this 2021 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 cor- porate 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 dif- ferent names. To find the new identity, just look up the old name in this alphabetic listing. If no informa- tion 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 [email protected].

A AAF International, Louisville, Ky. Addison Products Co., Orlando, Fla. In 2006, Daikin obtained AAF as part of its Sold residential “WeatherKing” line to Rheem Mfg. acquisition of the OYL Group. In 2016, AAF Co. in 1990. Addison’s Orlando, Fla., operation was acquired Flanders Holdings LLC, Washington, N.C. not part of transaction. In December 1995, Addison Products’ WeatherKing Div., Orlando, Fla., was ABB, Zurich, Switzerland acquired by Heat Controller Inc., Jackson, Mich. The ABB announced that it would merge its six new company was called Addison Products Co., a automation business areas into three globally- division of Heat Controller Inc. In 2004, Addison focused businesses effective Jan. 1, 2004. The was acquired by Fedders Corp., Liberty Corner, new businesses include Process Automation, N.J. The company name was changed to Fedders Automation Products, and Manufacturing Addison Co. and became part of a new business Automation. In 2010, acquired 100 percent of the unit, Fedders Commercial HVAC. In 2008, Fedders shares in Jokab Safety International AB, Sweden. sold the assets of its Fedders Addison Co. subsidiary Also in 2010, agreed to acquire Baldor Electric to Roberts-Gordon LLC, Buffalo, N.Y. The company Co., Fort Smith, Ark. In 2012, announced an is now called Addison. agreement to acquire Thomas & Betts, Memphis, Tenn. In 2013, announced its intention to purchase Advanced Mechanical Plus, Lima, Ohio Dynamotive Ltd., Coalville, U.K. In 2014, sold the In 2020, Advanced Mechanical Plus was acquired by HVAC business of Thomas & Betts, Memphis, Smart Care Equipment Solutions. Tenn., to Nortek Inc., Providence, R.I. Advance Systems Inc., Lewiston, Maine ABC Refrigeration & HVAC, East Syracuse, N.Y. The company was sold to Erie Manufacturing Co. In 2019, ABC Refrigeration & HVAC was acquired Advance is a manufacturer of boiler controls and by CoolSys. relay packages. Erie designs, manufactures, and markets zone control valves, damper operators, ABM, New York and controllers. In 2014, acquired the service business of Alpha Mechanical Inc., San Diego. Also in 2014, acquired Advanced Test Products (ATP), Miami Airco Commercial Services Inc., Sacramento, Calif. Effective July 2000, Amprobe, Promax, and TIF In 2015, acquired CTS Services/Facility Support Instruments were combined by parent company Services, Beltsville, Md. United Dominion Industries to become a single company called Advanced Test Products (ATP). Accubid Systems, Toronto In 2004, announced the acquisition of ConstructJob, Aeroflo Inc., Mississauga, Ontario a provider of Web-based document management In 2011, the company changed its name to and bid solicitation software. Continental Canada Inc.

A.C. Manufacturing Co., Cherry Hill, N.J. Aeroseal LLC, Centerville, Ohio See EDPAC Corp. This duct-diagnostic and sealing firm was acquired by Carrier Corp. in 2001 and named Carrier ACR Group Inc., Houston Aeroseal LLC. In 2011, the company was purchased Acquired Beaumont A/C Supply Inc., a Beaumont, by JMD Corp. and is now called Aeroseal LLC. Texas-based wholesale-distributor, in 1999. In 2014, acquired Comfort Institute, Bellingham, Announced in 2000 that its Denver-based subsidiary, Wash., and announced it would be relocated to Contractors Heating & Supply, Inc., acquired Centerville, Ohio. International Comfort Supply, Inc., a distributor located in El Paso, Texas. In 2007, Watsco Inc., Agape Mechanical, HVAC, Refrigeration and Coconut Grove, Fla., and ACR Group executed a Plumbing Contractor, Lakeville, Minn. definitive merger agreement under which Watsco In 2019, Agape Mechanical, HVAC, Refrigeration would acquire ACR’s outstanding common stock in and Plumbing Contractor was acquired by CoolSys. a cash tender offer. 156 , HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS

A-Gas International, Bristol, United Kingdom Airserco Manufacturing Co., Mentor, Ohio Acquired RemTec International, Bowling Green, Ohio, In 2006, Airserco acquired the Thermal Engineering and Coolgas Inc., Houston, in 2012. Announced in Co., Toledo, Ohio. Airserco said it would keep the 2015 that A-Gas Americas had bought Refri-Claim®, trade name Thermal Engineering and continue to the reclamation division of ICOR International, manufacture products under the Thermal brand. Indianapolis. In 2016, acquired Rapid Recovery, Phoenix, through its A-Gas Americas business. Air Solutions LLC, Newark, Calif. In 2019, Air Solutions LLC was acquired by HB Aggreko, Houston McClure Co. LLC. In 2015, acquired the equipment rental business of ICS Group Inc., a provider of portable climate Air System Components Inc., part of the control services in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In Tomkins Building Products Division, 2016, acquired Dryco LLC, Chicago. Richardson, Texas In 2008, acquired the Trion Indoor Air Quality Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Wholesalers Group, Sanford, N.C., from Fedders Corp., Liberty International (ARWI), Boca Raton, Fla. Corner, N.J. In January 2003, merged with the Northamerican Heating, Refrigeration & Airconditioning Wholesalers Airtec Products Corp., Fall River, Mass. (NHRAW) to create the Heating, Airconditioning & In 2008, Airtec Products Corp., EZ Trap Inc., and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI). Slimduct Inc. merged and now operate under the Airtec name. The new Airtec continues to distribute Air Engineering and Conditioning Co., Airtec registers, EZ Trap condensate traps and Kalamazoo, Mich. overflow switches, Slimduct lineset ducting systems, This HVAC manufacturers representative was Aspen mini condensate pumps, and Novent locking acquired by Carrier Corp. in 2001. refrigerant caps.

Air Enterprises, Akron, Ohio AirTight, Charlotte, N.C. In 2007, purchased Thermotech Enterprises Inc., In 2012, acquired All American Air Inc., Oldsmar, Fla. Lincolnton, N.C.

Air Filter Technology Inc., a Subsidiary of Air Vent Inc., Dallas California Fiberloft In 2003, became a subsidiary of Gibraltar, Buffalo, Sold its pinch-frame manufacturing assets to AAF N.Y. Air Vent was previously a subsidiary of International, Louisville, Ky. AAF International, a CertainTeed Corporation. division of AAF-McQuay Inc., manufactures and markets air filtration products and systems in 16 countries. Airxcel Inc., Wichita, Kan. In 2001, sold all assets and product lines associated Airflow Systems Inc., Dallas with the E•Tech Applied Products Division of Announced a merger in 2002 with Fab-Tech Inc., to Airxcel to Applied Energy Recovery Systems expand Airflow’s metal fabrication capabilities and (AERS), Norcross, Ga. In 2005, announced that its improve its manufacturing processes. parent company, Airxcel Holdings Inc., agreed to sell the company to a group of current managers Airgas Inc., Radnor, Pa. of Airxcel and a newly formed company organized In 2005, announced the acquisition of the Atlanta- by Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill and Company Inc. based Industrial Products Division of LaRoche (BRS), a private equity firm based in New York. Industries. The acquired operations would form a new business unit, Airgas Specialty Products. AK Steel, Middletown, Ohio In 2007, acquired CFC Refimax LLC, a full-service In 2001, the company entered into a contract to refrigerant supplier and reclamation company based acquire Alpha Tube Corp., Walbridge, Ohio. in Atlanta. In 2008, signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and operations of Refron Inc., Albireo Energy LLC, Edison, N.J. Long Island City, N.Y. In 2015, announced that it In 2015, acquired GxP Automation LLC, Chelmsford, would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Mass. In 2016, announced a merger with Newark, Liquide, Paris, France. Del.-based Advance Power Control Inc. (APC) and Energy System Technologies (EST). Airmaster, Jackson, Mich. In 2002, consolidated its marketing groups — Alerton Inc., Redmond, Wash. Chelsea, Brundage, and Power Line — merging Formerly Alerton Technologies Inc., the company’s them with Airmaster to form one company, called assets were acquired by Novar plc, Weybridge, Airmaster Fan Company. England, in 2003. The name of the acquired business was changed to Alerton Inc. Airthings, Oslo, Norway In 2020, Airthings acquired Airtight. Alerton Technologies Inc., Redmond, Wash. The company’s assets were acquired by Novar plc, Airtight, Oslo, Norway Weybridge, England, in 2003. The name of the In 2020, Airtight was acquired by Airthings. acquired business was changed to Alerton Inc.

Airolite Co., Marietta, Ohio Alfa Laval, Lund, Sweden Purchased by Greenheck, Schofield, Wis., in 2004. In 2008, signed an agreement to acquire Standard Refrigeration, Melrose Park, Ill. In 2013, acquired Niagara Blower Co., Buffalo, N.Y. MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, NAME CHANGES 157

Climate Zone, based out of Bradford, Mass.; and Aligo Inc., San Francisco Yes! ARS, Las Vegas, acquired substantially all the In 2005, this mobile field force software company assets of the Las Vegas location of Service Max. announced that it had completed the acquisition of In 2009, ARS/Rescue Rooter acquired Efficient H2 Technologies, Atlanta, a developer of service Attic Systems, Dallas. In 2010, announced the management software. purchase of the Residential Services Division of Beutler Corp., McClellan, Calif., and the formation Alliance Environmental Group Inc., of a strategic alliance with Beutler in Northern Azusa, Calif. California. Also in 2010, announced the purchase Acquired AIRTEK Indoor Air Solutions, San Diego, of Conway Services Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, in 2011. Memphis, Tenn. In 2011, acquired Brothers Air and Heat, Charlotte, N.C., and Columbus/Worthington Allied Supply Co., Dayton, Ohio Air (CWA), Columbus, Ohio. Also in 2011, acquired Acquired Columbus Automatic Sprayer, Columbus, McCarthy Services, Washington, D.C. In 2016, Ohio, in 2013. acquired Aspen Air Conditioning Inc., Boca Raton, Fla., Greenstar Home Services, Orange, Calif., and Alpha Tube Corp., Walbridge, Ohio Atlas Trillo, San Jose, Calif. Also in 2016, acquired Entered into a contract to be acquired by AK Steel, Weather Crafters, Chester, Va. Also in 2016, acquired Middletown, Ohio, in 2001. Unique Air Services, Bradenton, Fla. Also in 2016, acquired Allgood Plumbing, Electric, Heating & American Auto-Matrix LLC, Export, Pa. Cooling in Snellville, Ga. In 2003, American Auto-Matrix was purchased by a group of private U.S. investors. Acquisition American Sensor Technologies (AST), Group LLC, led by AAM’s current CEO Paul Landing, N.J. Jordan, purchased the company from Vislink plc, Acquired Macro Sensors, Pennsauken, N.J., in 2005. Hungerford, England. In 2004, acquired all shares of Controlsoft Inc., a supplier of card access systems. American Thermaflo Corp., Springfield, Mass. The acquisition was made through an American Sold its Used Refrigerant Reclamation Program to Auto-Matrix affiliate company. American Reclamation Services, Inc., Chicopee, Mass.

American Equipment Group, Fort Wayne, Ind. American Standard Companies Inc., In 2019, American Equipment Group was acquired Piscataway, N.J. by Resolute Industrial Holdings LLC. In 2007, American Standard announced plans to separate its three businesses by selling Bath and American Gas Association (AGA), Kitchen, spinning off Vehicle Control Systems, Research Division and retaining its largest business, Air Conditioning The division was acquired by Energy International, Systems and Services. Following the spinoff and the Inc. (EI), Cleveland. It became a division of EI under sale, American Standard Companies said it would the name “AGAResearch,” abbreviated AGAR. change its name to Trane, the flagship brand of its global Air Conditioning Systems and Services American Home Shield, Memphis, Tenn. business. Trane would retain the American Standard In 2013, announced that it had entered into brand name for its HVAC and related products. an agreement to acquire HSA Home Warranty, Madison, Wis. American Standard, Residential Air Conditioning Div. (Charge-R-Matic, Twin-Air, American Radionic Co. Inc., Palm Coast, Fla. Cloud-Nine), Elyria, Ohio In 2020, American Radionic Co. Inc. was acquired Became Tappan Air Conditioning Div. in 1972. by Global, The Source. (See Tappan.) American Standard purchased The Trane Company in 1984. American Standard brand American Refrigeration Supplies Inc., Phoenix name revived in 1988 for new unitary replacement In 2019, American Refrigeration Supplies Inc. (ARS) line, sold by American Standard Heating and Air acquired Quality Heating & Cooling Supply. Conditioning, Tyler, Texas.

American Residential Services (ARS), Amistee Air Duct Cleaning & Memphis, Tenn. Insulation, Novi, Mich. Late in 1998, acquired 13 contractors with combined Acquired Ducts R Us, Clinton Township, Mich., sales of $64 million. In 1999, Maurice Maio bought in 2014. back Maio Marketing, San Diego, from ARS. Was acquired early in 1999 by ServiceMaster Andover Controls Corp., Andover, Mass. Co., Downers Grove, Ill., to be merged with In 2004, acquired by Schneider Electric, Rueil- Rescue Rooter. In 2007, purchased Florida Home Malmaison, France. Also in 2004, TAC and Andover Air Conditioning Co. (Jacksonville, Fla.). Also Controls combined to form Tour Andover Controls in 2007, Jack Howk Plumbing (Portland, Ore.) (TAC). The companies were merged by Schneider was purchased by Rescue Rooter through parent Electric, which purchased TAC in June 2003 and American Residential Services. In 2008, acquired acquired Andover Controls in August 2004. Universal Heating and Cooling of Atlanta and Air- Trol Heating and Air Conditioning of Indianapolis. Andrews Distributing Co., Nashville, Tenn. Also in 2008, acquired Tempe, Ariz.-based Goettl This independent distributor was acquired by Air Conditioning. Also in 2008, acquired Lloyds Carrier Corp., Farmington, Conn., in 2001. Plumbing Heating & Air of San Diego; acquired 158 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS

Anthony International, Sylmar, Calif. Arctic Chiller Group, Brampton, Ohio In 2010, acquired Trausch Industries, Audubon, In 2019, Arctic Chiller Group was acquired by Trane. Iowa, a refurbisher of and freezer cases. Arcticom Group, The; Walnut Creek, Calif. Anvil International, Exeter, N.H. In 2019, The Arcticom Group acquired KIC In 2012, acquired North Alabama Pipe Corp., Refrigeration, Victory Construction and Guntersville, Ala. In 2019, Anvil Intl. merged with Refrigeration, and Market Refrigeration Specialists. Smith-Cooper Intl. ARDCO Inc., Chicago A.O. Smith Corp., Milwaukee Its acquisition in 1998 by Carrier Corp. (along Announced in 1998 that it would acquire General with the acquisition of Tyler Refrigeration Corp.) Electric’s domestic compressor motor business, represented the entry of the world’s largest air based in Scottsville, Ky. Completed the acquisition conditioning manufacturer into the commercial later in 1998 for $120 million. In 1999, announced refrigeration sector. that it would buy the motor operations of MagneTek, Inc., in St. Louis. In 2001, closed on the sale of its Arden Building Cos. Inc., Pawtucket, R.I. Engineered Storage Products Co., DeKalb, Ill., In 2014, acquired Corporate Mechanical Inc., to CST Industries, Inc., Kansas City, Kan. Also, Tewksbury, Mass. reached a definitive agreement to acquire State Industries, Inc., Ashland City, Tenn. In 2005, agreed Ares Management Corp., Los Angeles to acquire Yueyang Zhongmin Special Electrical In 2019, Ares Management Corp. acquired CoolSys. Machinery Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of hermetic motors located in Yueyang City, Hunan Province, Argo Industries Inc., Berlin, Conn. . In 2006, reached an agreement with the In 2001, ECR International, Inc., Utica, N.Y., signed a two majority shareholders of GSW Inc. to acquire letter of intent to acquire the company. the Canadian-based company. In 2009, acquired Applied Energy Recovery Systems (AERS), Norcross, Arjae HVAC and Mechanical Services, Ga., a manufacturer of commercial and residential Milwaukie, Ore. heat pump water heaters. In 2010, Regal Beloit Corp. In 2019, Arjae HVAC and Mechanical Services was entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of acquired by CoolSys. the stock and assets of the Electrical Products Co. (EPC) from A.O. Smith Corp. Arkla Industries Inc., Evansville, Ind. Appliance and Engineered Products divisions sold APi Group, St. Paul, Minn. to Preway, Inc., for operation by Preway Industries, Acquired Grunau Co., Oak Creek, Wis., in 2006. Inc. Preway sold “Servel” gas air conditioning line APi Group is now comprised of 29 independently to Dometic Corp., Evansville, Ind. managed specialty contractors from across North America. Armstrong International Inc., Three Rivers, Mich. Apollo Mechanical Contractors, In 2000, announced the acquisition of Cool Fog Kennewick, Wash. Systems, Inc., Trumbull, Conn. Acquired Kinetic Systems Inc.’s Northwest operations, Wilsonville, Ore., in 2011. Armstrong Pumps Limited, Toronto In 2004, acquired the business assets of Howard Apple Heating & Cooling, Ashtabula, Ohio Anderson Ltd. and the trading names Holden In 2007, acquired the assets of Gallo Heating and Brooke Pullen, Baric, and RMI. The new company is Air Conditioning, Wickliffe, Ohio. called Armstrong Holden Brooke Pullen Ltd.

Appliance Parts Co. of Louisiana (APCOLA ), Armstrong, S.A., Toronto Alexandria, La. Purchased the majority assets of Plant Energy Acquired by 1st Source Servall, Detroit, in 2011. Systems Limited, establishing a new company called Armstrong Integrated Systems Limited (AISL). In Applied Energy Recovery Systems (AERS), 2013, announced a global rebranding to unite the Norcross, Ga. entire group of Armstrong companies under the In 2001, acquired all assets and product lines name Armstrong Fluid Technology. associated with the E•Tech Applied Products Division of Airxcel Inc., Wichita, Kan. In 2009, was ARS of Southern California, Riverside, Calif. acquired by A.O. Smith Corp., Milwaukee. In 2015, acquired RighTime Home Services, Los Angeles. APR Supply Co., Lebanon, Pa. Opened two new distribution branches in 2009 ARS/Rescue Rooter, Memphis, Tenn. after acquiring the assets of H&S Supply Co. in New See American Residential Services. Oxford and Gettysburg, Pa. In 2014, acquired the W.G. Balph Co., Pittsburgh. Arthur S. Leitch Co., Midland, Ontario See Leitch. ARC Mechanical Contractors, Bradford, Vt. Acquired Montshire Mechanical Services Inc., ASAP Industrial Supply, Fontana, Calif. Lebanon, N.H., in 2010. In 2020, ASAP Industrial Supply was acquired by Winsupply. MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, NAME CHANGES 159

Associated Freezers Income Trust, Toronto B In 2000, announced a merger of its wholly owned Bacharach Inc., New Kensington, Pa. subsidiary, Associated Freezers Ltd., and privately In 2002, acquired the Environmental Products held Atlas Cold Storage Holdings Ltd. The new Division of Yokogawa Corporation of America. business operates under the name Atlas Cold The Atlanta-based division is a manufacturer Storage Ltd. and the name of the trust was changed of refrigerant leak detectors and monitors. In to ACS Freezers Income Trust. 2007, Bacharach and Bacharach of Canada Inc. (Markham, Ontario) were acquired by PNC Equity Assured Comfort Heating, Air & Plumbing, Partners II LP (Pittsburgh). In 2011, Bacharach Douglasville, Ga. acquired Murco Ltd., Dublin, Ireland. In 2017, In 2018, acquired Gus HVAC Inc., Canton, Georgia. acquired Parasense Inc. Located in Quedgeley, England, the Parasense manufacturing and design Atkins Temptec, Gainesville, Fla. operations include sales and support resources This manufacturer of digital thermocouple for the European and export customer base. In thermometers was acquired by Cooper Instrument North America, Parasense supports its market Corp., Middlefield, Conn., in 2001. position with distribution, assembly, service, sales, and training in its Stanardsville, Virginia, facility. Atlantic Westchester Inc., Bedford Hills, N.Y. In 2018, acquired Neutronics Inc. Located in In 2019, Atlantic Westchester Inc. acquired PE Exton, Pennsylvania, Neutronics is a provider of Controls Services Ltd. refrigerant and gas analyzers in the automotive and commercial HVAC markets. ATOFINA Chemicals, Inc., Philadelphia On June 19, 2000, this became the new name of Baldor Electric Co., Fort Smith, Ark. Elf Atochem North America. The change was the In 2010, ABB, Zurich, Switzerland, agreed to acquire result of the February 2000 merger of TotalFina and the company. In 2013, sold its generator business to Elf Aquitaine. Generac Holdings Inc., Waukesha, Wis.

Aube Technologies Inc., Saint-Jean-sur- Bally Engineered Structures, Bally, Pa. Richelieu, Quebec Sold to John Reilly, the company is called Bally This designer and manufacturer of line volt Refrigerated Boxes, Inc., and relocated to Morehead thermostats was acquired by Honeywell in 2004. City, N.C.

Automated Logic Corp., Kennesaw, Ga. Baltic International USA, Inc., Houston Acquired by Carrier Corp., Farmington, Conn., in In 2001, Baltic, the parent company of Advanced 2004. In 2006, acquired two of Comfort Systems Reclamation Co. (ARC), signed a letter of intent USA’s independent dealers — United Environmental to acquire 12.5% of Alliance Environmental Services L.P. of Houston and Comfort Systems Technologies, Inc. Baltic stated that Alliance USA of Twin Cities Inc. of Minneapolis. In 2007, remains a separate company. acquired Building Technologies Group Inc., a controls contractor that covers New York City Barry Blower, Lebanon, Ind. and northern New Jersey. In 2008, acquired ALC Barry Blower and Penn Ventilation announced Controls Inc., Kennesaw, Ga. In 2009, acquired a merger in 2005. The new company, called Logical Automation Inc., Pittsburgh. In 2010, PennBarry, is headquartered in Richardson, Texas, acquired RCMS Controls Inc., an independent as part of London-based Tomkins plc. controls contractor with offices in Wallingford, Conn. In 2011, acquired AERO Integrated Solutions Barton Boys Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc., a controls contractor in Glen Allen, Va. Also Spokane, Wash. in 2011, acquired T.A.C. Controls & Automation In 2019, The Barton Boys Heating and Air Inc. (TAC), an independent controls contractor in Conditioning was acquired by The SEER Group LLC. Concord, Ontario, Canada. Baymar Supply Ltd. Automatic Temperature Controls In 2019, Baymar Supply Ltd. was acquired by The (ATC), Houston Master Group. The HVAC controls and building automation firm, which had operated as a Staefa representative BBT Thermotechnik, Wetzlar, Germany since 1983, was acquired by Staefa Control In 2005, BBT, a member of the Bosch Group and a Systems Inc., San Diego. Personnel were to have leading European manufacturer of heating products, been consolidated into the Houston, branch announced the acquisition of Controlled Energy office, creating a new company: Staefa Control Corp. (CEC), Waitsfield, Vt. System/ATC, Inc. Beckett Gas Inc., Cleveland Authority Brands, Columbia, Md. In 2016, acquired Worgas Bruciatori S.r.l, Modena, In 2019, Authority Brands acquired Clockwork Inc. Italy, and its subsidiaries Worgas Burners Ltd. and Worgas Inc. Axis New England, Danvers, Mass. In 2019, was acquired by Motion Industries Inc. Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, Sarasota, Fla. In 2014, acquired Brewer Air Conditioning & Axis New York, Rochester, N.Y. Heating, Phoenix, and rebranded it Brewer One In 2019, was acquired by Motion Industries Inc. Hour Air Conditioning & Heating. 160 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS

Benoist Bros Supply Co., Mount Vernon, Ill. by Lau Industries, Dayton, Ohio. Lau will continue In 2018, Benoist Brothers Supply Co. Inc. acquired to operate Brookside plants in Rochester and NuComfort Supply LLC. Shelbyville, Ind. Brookside’s McCordsville plant was to be consolidated into Lau’s existing Indianapolis Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BH), Omaha, Neb. plant. In 2001, acquired Johns Manville Corp., Denver. Buckeye Ventures Inc., San Diego Bernardini – Link & Associates, Pittsburgh In 2006, acquired Energy King Inc., Sacramento, In 2019, Bernardini – Link & Associates was Calif. In 2007, acquired Barnett Heating and Air acquired by Preferred Sales Inc. Conditioning Services Inc., Modesto, Calif.

Black Diamond Plumbing & Mechanical Inc., Building Air Services, Pinellas Park, Fla. Crystal Lake, Ill. In 2019, Building Air Services was acquired by Acquired Axberg Heating, Rockford, Ill., in 2014. CoolSys.

Blackman Plumbing Supply, Bayport, N.Y. Burner Systems International Inc., Blackman, a leading distributor of plumbing, Chattanooga, Tenn. heating, and cooling supplies, acquired Ridgewood Acquired by an affiliate of Aterian Investment Corp., a supplier of similar products, based in Partners, New York, in 2012. Ridgewood, N.J., in 2010. In 2019, Blackman Plumbing Supply was acquired by Ferguson. Burton Corblin, Horsham, Pa. The company has been merged into Howden Blacks Wholesale Distributing Inc., Compressors, Inc., Langhorne, Pa. Burton Corblin Spokane, Wash. makes process piston and diaphragm compressors. In 2018, Blacks Wholesale Distributing Inc. was Howden makes screw compressors. acquired by Thrifty Supply. Byron Valve and Machine Co. Inc., Siloam Bluebird Business Solutions Inc., Norcross, Ga. Springs, Ark. In 2000, merged with Compusource Corp., La Byron was sold to Parker Hannifin Corp., Cleveland, Palma, Calif. The merged company is known as in May 1995, and continues in Arkansas as Byron Compusource with headquarters in La Palma. Division Parker Hannifin Corp.

Blue Corona Inc., Gaithersburg, Md. In 2015, acquired HVACSEOReports.com, an HVAC C website analysis software maker. C&D Valve, Oklahoma City In 2019, C&D Valve was acquired by JB Industries. Blue Earth Inc., Henderson, Nev. Acquired Castrovilla Inc., Mountain View, Calif., Cal-Air Inc., Whittier, Calif. in 2011. In 2001, acquired Climatech Service Co., San Francisco. In 2002, completed its acquisition of Air Bluffton Motor Works LLC, Bluffton, Ind. Mechanical Inc., a Los Angeles mechanical service In 2014, announced its affiliate, DC Products Group, company. In 2004, this leading mechanical and acquired RAE Corp., McHenry, Ill. energy services contractor was acquired by Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee. Bonney Plumbing, Heating & Air, Sacramento, Calif. California Economizer, Huntington Acquired D&D Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, Beach, Calif. Vacaville, Calif., in 2011. This manufacturer of residential and commercial zoning and temperature control equipment began Bosch North America Corp., Robert; marketing its line of zone controls under the Zonex Farmington Hills, Mich. Systems “Comfort You Control” label in 2003. In 2015, acquired Climatec LLC, Phoenix. Calvert-Jones, Washington, D.C. Bradford White Corp., Ambler, Pa. In 2012, acquired by ABM Building Services, a In 2002, this manufacturer of water heating business unit of ABM Building & Energy Solutions, equipment announced that it had purchased Niles New York. Steel Tank Co., Niles, Mich. The newly acquired firm would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC), Bradford White Corp. In 2017, acquired production Jonesboro, Ark. assets from the heat pump water heater operations In 2014, announced that its parent, Camfil, Stockholm, of GE Appliances (GEA), a company. Sweden, agreed to acquire 100 percent of Handte Umwelttechnik GmbH, Tuttlingen, Germany. Bristol Compressors, Bristol, Va. Began production in 1991 of first of series of H25A Campbell Co., E.K.; Osawatomie, Kan. inertia high-efficiency compressors. In 2019, Bristol The company was acquired by Thomas & Betts Compressors Intl. was acquired by Kulthorn Kirby Corp. E.K. Campbell manufactures custom industrial Public Company Limited. heating-cooling products and will aid Thomas & Betts’ Heating Mechanical Refrigeration Div., Brookside Group Inc., McCordsville, Ind. Memphis, Tenn., which sells “Reznor” commercial The company’s full operating assets were acquired and industrial heating and ventilating equipment. MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, NAME CHANGES 161

Carel Industries S.p.A, Brugine, Italy Cesco Products Inc., Minneapolis In 2018, Carel Industries S.p.A acquired Hygromatik Acquired in 2000 by Mestek, Inc., Westfield, Mass. GmbH. In 2019, Carel acquired Enersol. The company is now known as the Cesco Products Division of Mestek. Carlisle Hardcast LLC, Wylie, Texas In 2019, Carlisle Hardcast LLC acquired Gripnail CFC Reclamation of Champaign, Ill. Corporation. The company was sold to Hudson Technologies, Inc., Hillburn, N.Y., which will operate from those Carrier Corp., Farmington, Conn. facilities south of Chicago. Hudson gains a lab, In 1991, company’s Replacement Components refrigerant inventory, supplies, and EPA-certified Division (RCD) introduced line of semi-hermetic technicians for its commercial-industrial refrigerant and hermetic refrigeration condensing units under reclaim business. “Totaline” brand name -- first of family of such units RCD planned to produce over next two years. CFM Mechanical LLC, Phoenix Acquired International Comfort Products Corp. In 2019, CFM Mechanical LLC was acquired by (ICP), Franklin, Tenn., in 1999. United Technologies Pueblo Mechanical & Controls. Corp. and Carrier completed the acquisition in 2000 of Commercial Refrigeration from Chiller Solutions LLC, Pompton Plains, N.J. Sweden’s Electrolux Group. Also announced the In 2009, sold the Thermal Energy Transfer acquisition of Thermo Industries, Inc., Charlotte, Co. (TETCO) brand of geothermal heating and N.C., an independent distributor. In 2001, acquired cooling systems to Enertech Manufacturing LLC, Air Engineering and Conditioning Co., an HVAC Greenville, Ill. manufacturers’ representative in Kalamazoo, Mich. In addition, acquired Andrews Distributing Co., Chrysler Airtemp an independent distributor in Nashville, Tenn. See Airtemp Acquired the HVAC business of Climatic Corp., an independent distributor in Columbia, S.C. Acquired Ciba Composites, Miami, div. of Ciba-Geigy Ltd. Aeroseal, Inc., a Texas-based duct-diagnostic and The company sold the technology license needed to sealing firm, now called Carrier Aeroseal, LLC. manufacture the small-cell honeycomb substrate for In 2004, agreed to acquire Automated Logic its desiccant dehumidification equipment, as well as Corp., Kennesaw, Ga. Also in 2004, acquired a manufacturing plant in Miami, to Engelhard/ICC. Linde Refrigeration, Cologne, Germany. In 2005, acquired substantially all of the operating assets Circor International Inc., Burlington, Mass. of CommAir Mechanical Services from ABM Announced the acquisition of Rockwood Industries Inc. In 2007, acquired E.B. Ward & Swendeman, Scarborough, Maine, in 2001. Co./Valair, a long-standing Carrier distributor that serves Northern California and parts of Nevada. Clearent, Creve Coeur, Mo. In 2008, acquired Georgia Chiller Services Inc., In 2020, Clearent has acquired Wintac. Forest Park, Ga., Environmental Market Solutions Inc., Washington, D.C., Commercial Air Services Cleaver-Brooks, Thomasville, Ga. Inc., St. Catharines, Ontario, and Sharp Mechanical Acquired by Harbour Group, St. Louis, in 2013. Inc., St. Louis. Also in 2008, acquired Noresco, a In 2014, acquired Affiliated Power Services, leading independent energy services company. In Dallas, and Holman Boiler Works, Dallas. In 2016, 2009, acquired StrionAir, a producer of proprietary acquired Camus Hydronics Ltd., Toronto. air purification systems. Also in 2009, signed a definitive agreement to sell Tadiran Appliances Climatech Service Co., San Francisco Ltd., Afula, Israel, its residential a/c operations In 2001, was acquired by Cal-Air, Inc., Los Angeles. in Israel, to Crystal Consumer Products Ltd., Petach Tikva, Israel. Also in 2009, acquired the Climate Pros Inc., Glendale Heights, Ill. controls businesses of the i2S Group in the In 2016, acquired RGR Refrigeration LLC, United Kingdom. Also in 2009, acquired Metro Westland, Mich. Mechanical Service Inc., Las Vegas. In 2010, sold its Dettson residential oil heating products operation Climatic Corp., Columbia, S.C. in Canada to the Ouellet Group, a manufacturer of The HVAC business of Climatic Corp., an electric heating systems based in Quebec. independent distributor, was acquired by Carrier Corp. in 2001. CastFutura S.p.A, Lombardy, Italy In 2018, CastFutura S.p.A. was acquired by Climatrol Robertshaw. See Worthington Air Conditioning Co.

CCAC Building Solutions, Greensboro, N.C. Clockwork Home Services Inc., Sarasota, Fla. In 2015, acquired BMS Mechanical, Raleigh, N.C. In 2006, acquired Tab Hunter’s One Hour Air Conditioning and Heating and its Benjamin Franklin Century Companies, Houston Plumbing franchises, Nashville, Tenn. In 2007, Acquired Johnson A/C Supply, Dallas, in 2008. Clockwork Home Services announced its acquisition of Sutherlin Inc., based in Greencastle, Ind., and CES Group Inc., Chaska, Minn. doing business as One Hour Air Conditioning In 2009, merged Webco Inc. and Mammoth Inc., & Heating by Joe Ellis. Also in 2007, acquired renaming the new entity Mammoth-Webco Inc. SuccessWare Inc., Buffalo, N.Y.; Mitchell Heating 162 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS and Cooling Inc., Avon, Ohio, dba One Hour Compressor Parts & Repair (CPR), Dallas Heating & Air Conditioning; Climate Select Inc., Assets of this remanufacturer of air conditioning Rocklin, Calif., dba One Hour Heating & Air compressors purchased by Tarrant Service Agency, Conditioning; Myrtle Beach Heating and Cooling Louisville, Ky. Inc., Myrtle Beach, S.C., dba One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning; Candlelight Heating and Air Compusource Corp., La Palma, Calif. Inc., Denver, dba One Hour Air Conditioning & Merged with Bluebird Business Solutions, Inc., Heating; and Candlelight Plumbing Inc., Denver, Norcross, Ga., in 2000. The merged company is dba Benjamin Franklin Plumbing. In 2008, acquired known as Compusource with headquarters in Heating and Plumbing Consultants Inc., Webster, La Palma. Minn., and Hardesty & Crick LLC, Oklahoma City. In 2010, Direct Energy announced its intention to Conditioned Air, Naples, Fla. acquire the assets and business of Clockwork Home In 2019, Conditioned Air acquired Honest Air Services for $183 million. In 2019, Clockwork Inc. Conditioning of Venice. was acquired by Authority Brands. Conectiv Services C-MAC Industries Inc., Montreal This Delmarva Power Co. subsidiary merged with In 2001, announced the acquisition of Kavlico Hutchinson Contracting Co., of Cherry Hill, N.J., in Corp., Moorpark, Calif. 1998. Hutchinson is now the Regional Operational Center for Conectiv’s New Jersey expansion. CMP Corp., Oklahoma City In 2008, acquired Glenn Tool of Oklahoma City and Continental Fan Canada Inc., Mississauga, launched CMP Custom Manufacturing. Ontario Formerly called Aeroflo Inc., the company changed Colfax Corp., Fulton, Md. its name to Continental Fan Canada Inc. in 2011. Announced in 2000 the acquisition and addition of Warner Electric, South Beloit, Ill., to its Contractors Pipe & Supply Corp., Farmington Power Transmission Group. In 2012, acquired Hills, Mich. Charter International plc, adding the ESAB and In 2012, purchased the assets of A&S Supply, Flint, Howden brands. In 2014, agreed to acquire Victor Mich. Technologies, St. Louis. Control Devices LLC, Fenton, Mo. Colonial Commercial Corp., Hawthorne, N.J. In 2013, acquired Kerick Valve Inc., Jacksonville, In 2007, HVAC distributor Colonial Commercial Fla. Corp. announced that it had acquired the assets and certain liabilities of S&A Supply Inc., a distributor Convergint Technologies, Schaumburg, Ill. of plumbing, heating, and electrical fixtures In 2016, acquired TACanada, Mississauga, Ontario. and supplies. From its three locations in Great Barrington, Pittsfield, and North Adams, Mass., S&A Coolerado Corp., Denver serves markets in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New In 2015, the company was acquired by Seeley York, and Vermont. International, Adelaide, Australia.

Columbia Specialty Co., Gaithersburg, Md. Coolfront Technologies, Rochester, N.Y. Last listed in 1968. In 2019, Coolfront Technologies was acquired by FieldEdge.. Comfort Air Distributing, Denver In 2019, Comfort Air Distributing was acquired by Coolray Heating and Cooling Inc., Marietta, Ga. Munch’s Supply. In 2015, acquired Metro Mechanical Inc., Conyers, Ga.

Comfort Services Inc., Aberdeen, N.C. Coolsys, Brea, Calif. In 2019, Comfort Services Inc. was acquired by In 2018, acquired Energy Squared LLC, a Wilson’s Refrigeration & Air. consulting engineering firm with headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey. Also in 2018, acquired Comfort Systems USA Inc., Houston Ron’s Refrigeration & HVAC LLC, located in In 2011, acquired a majority interest in Environmental Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. In 2019, CoolSys Air Systems (EAS), Greensboro, N.C. In 2012, acquired Agape Mechanical, HVAC, Refrigeration acquired a majority interest in Evirotrol LLC, and Plumbing Contractor. It also acquired ABC Greensboro, N.C. In 2014, acquired Dyna Ten Corp., Refrigeration & HVAC, Arjae HVAC and Mechanical Fort Worth, Texas. In 2016, acquired the remaining Services, Building Air Services, BRR Refrigeration, 40 percent noncontrolling interest in Environmental and was acquired by Ares Management Corp. In Air Systems (EAS), Greensboro, N.C. Also in 2016, 2020, Coolsys acquired Eastern Refrigeration, and acquired the ShoffnerKalthoff family of companies, Richmond Refrigeration Service. which includes ShoffnerKalthoff Mechanical Electrical Service Inc., Shoffner Mechanical Services Cooper-Atkins, Middlefield, Conn. Inc., and SKMES Inc., in Knoxville, Tenn. In 2003, purchased KTG Inc. of Cincinnati, a developer of wireless systems for hot and Commercial Air Inc., Madison, Wis. cold temperature monitoring. In 2012, acquired In 2019, Commercial Air Inc. was acquired by DocuTemp Wireless LLC, Bedford, Mass. Pueblo Mechanical & Controls. MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, NAME CHANGES 163

Cooper Instrument Corp., Middlefield, Conn. D Acquired Atkins Technical Inc., dba Atkins Daikin AC (Americas) Inc., Carrollton, Texas Temptec, Gainesville, Fla., a manufacturer of digital In 2006, announced that parent company Daikin thermocouple thermometers, in 2001. Changed the Industries Ltd. would acquire O.Y.L. Industries Bhd, company name to Cooper-Atkins. a Malaysian-based global HVAC company that owns U.S.-based McQuay International. CoorsTek Sensors, Grand Junction, Colo. In 2015, acquired sensor company Pegasor Oy of Daikin Applied Americas, Minneapolis Tampere, Finland. In 2015, acquired a minority ownership stake in Riptide IO, Santa Barbara, Calif. Covert Aire, Bluffton, S.C. In 2019, Covert Aire was acquired by R.S. Andrews. Daikin Industries Ltd., Osaka, Japan Formed a joint venture in 1998 with Modine Cox Manufacturing Co. Inc., Ridgeville, Ind. Manufacturing Co. to manufacture a new line of Sold its operating assets to Mestek, Inc., Westfield, packaged rooftop air conditioning products. Each Mass. Cox manufactures infrared heaters and partner owns 50% of Daikin-Modine. Operating furnaces. Mestek offers several lines of HVAC out of a Modine facility in Rockbridge County, products under such trade names as Sterling, near Lexington, Va., the joint venture company Beacon Morris, Smith Cast Iron Boilers, Hydrotherm, will begin production of rooftop units in 1999. and Space-Pak. In 2005, announced the establishment of Daikin AC (Americas) Inc. in Carrollton, Texas. In 2012, CPS Products Canada Ltd., Niagara Falls, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Goodman Ontario, Canada Global Group for $3.7 billion. In 2015, acquired the In 2014, acquired the assets of UView Ultraviolet refrigerant business of Solvay S.A., Brussels. In 2016, Systems Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada acquired Zanotti S.p.A., Pegognaga, Italy.

CPS Products Inc., Hialeah, Fla. Dakota Supply Group (DSG), Fargo, N.D. In 2012, acquired by Harbour Group, St. Louis. In In 2009, expanded its product selection in the Twin 2017, acquired the assets of AAB Smart Tools LLC Cities area with the purchase of Shelter Supply, (AAB). Burnsville, Minn. Shelter Supply would become part of DSG’s Mechanical Group and operate out of Crescent Parts & Equipment, St. Louis, Mo. its St. Paul, Minn., location. In 2020, DSG acquired In 2019, Crescent Parts & Equipment acquired Honold & La Page. Dennis Company. Danforth Co. Inc., John W.; Tonawanda, N.Y. Crispaire Corp., Atlanta In 2004, John W. Danforth Co., a full-service In 1990, discontinued use of “Marvair Company” to mechanical contractor, acquired a majority of the identify corporation. In November 1997, acquired by assets of Orchard Park-based Niagara Frontier Airxcel, Inc. (see Airxcel). Sheetmetal Inc., a sheet metal fabricator and installer.

Cropp-Metcalfe, Fairfax, Va. Danfoss, Denmark and Baltimore Acquired the operations of Primary Multicraft, Concluded an agreement in 1993 to acquire 53.6% Beltsville, Md., in 2003. ownership of Maneurop S.A., manufacturer of hermetic compressors and condensing units, with C&R Mechanical Co., Bridgeton, Mo. factories in France and the Atlanta area. In 2000, Acquired in 2000 S&J Mechanical Contractors, Inc., announced the acquisition of Woodley Electronics Florissant, Mo., as part of its expansion program. Group Ltd., Wantage, England. Also, in 2000, acquired the district heating division of IWK CST Industries Inc., Kansas City, Kan. Regler + Kompensatoren GmbH, owned by IWKA In 2001, acquired the Engineered Storage Products Aktiengesellschaft, headquartered in Stutensee, Co., DeKalb, Ill., from A.O. Smith Corp., Milwaukee. Germany. Also, in 2000, acquired Energy Controls International (ECI), based in Baltimore. In 2006, a CUC Software Inc., Billings, Mont. private investment group acquired the assets and In 2019, CUC Software Inc. was acquired by intellectual property rights to continue production ServiceTitan. of its Zone Control Panels, known as ZCPs, manufactured in Calgary, Alberta. The new company Current, powered by GE, Boston is known as ZCP Manufacturing Inc. Also in 2006, In 2016, acquired Daintree Networks, Los Altos, agreed to acquire Scroll Technologies, Arkadelphia, Calif. Ark., a manufacturer of scroll compressors. In 2010, announced that its Food Retail business has Custom Metal Manufacturing, Inc., Denver purchased Com-Trol’s intellectual property rights Custom Metal has been acquired by Blender related to communication protocol from Schneider Products, Inc., also of Denver, a sister company. Electric. In 2013, Danfoss acquired full ownership Custom is a diversified metal product and of the joint venture company Danfoss Turbocor parts fabricator. Blender Products makes static Compressors. Also in 2013, Danfoss acquired full airstream mixers. ownership of Sauer-Danfoss and changed its name to Danfoss Power Solutions. In 2015, acquired Advitronic Engineering B.V., Giessen, Netherlands. In 2016, acquired Vacon Ltd., Vaasa, Finland. 164 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS

DASCO, Dunphey & Associates Supply Co., was acquired by Advent International, Boston, Whippany, N.J. one of the largest global private equity investors. In 2012, acquired selective assets of Air Mac Also in 2015, acquired Insulation Fabricators Inc., Distributing (Mount Kisco, N.Y.). In 2019, DASCO Hammond, Ind. Supply was acquired by Watsco Inc. Diversey Water Technologies, Chagrin DDI System, Sandy Hook, Conn. Falls, Ohio Acquired General Data Systems (GDS) of St. Louis. The company’s water-treatment business was acquired by Nalco Chemical Co., Naperville, Ill. Dectron Internationale Inc., Montreal According to Nalco, Diversey will operate as a In 1998, the company acquired Circul-aire, a separate entity. manufacturer of contaminant control solutions. In 1999, the company acquired IPAC, a manufacturer Diversified CPC International, Channahon, Ill. of precision air conditioning equipment. In 2000, In 2012, acquired Pure Chem Separation LP, it entered into a letter of intent to acquire all of Rhome, Texas. the capital stock of Universal Air Technology Inc., Alachua, Fla. In 2001, Dectron announced that it had Diversified Heat Transfer Inc., Long Island signed an option to purchase International Water City, N.Y. Maker Inc. (IWM), Delray Beach, Fla. In 2016, was The company merged with Berdell Industries, Inc., acquired by Specified Air Solutions, Buffalo, N.Y. Heat Transfer Div., Brooklyn, to become Diversified Berdell Group, Inc., now located in Ridgewood, Dennis Company, Raymond, Wash. N.Y. Also included in the new company are Lindy In 2019, Dennis Company was acquired by Crescent Industrial Heat Exchangers and Stor-ex of New Parts & Equipment. York, Inc.

Des Champs Technologies, Buena Vista, Va. Diversified Pure Chem, Rhome, Texas Purchased by Munters, Amesbury, Mass., in 2007. In 2013, acquired the assets of RTR Recovery Services, Tucson, Ariz. Deschenes Group Inc., Montreal In 2009, signed an asset purchase agreement to DiversiTech Corp., Atlanta acquire the Mueller Flow Control (MFC) division of In 2008, acquired Devco Enterprises Inc., Silver Mueller Canada Ltd. from Anvil International L.P. Spring, Md. Also in 2008, acquired the Hef-T-Pad™ Anvil International is a subsidiary of Mueller Water and related equipment support products from NDS Products Inc. Inc., Woodland Hills, Calif. In 2015, announced it was acquired by the Resolute Fund III L.P., a private Devatec equity fund managed by The Jordan Co., New Walton Laboratories, Inc. has acquired the marketing York. In 2016, acquired Cliplight Manufacturing Co., rights for Devatec products in the U.S. Toronto. Also in 2016, purchased Alltemp Products Co. Ltd., Pickering, Ontario. Also in 2016, acquired Direct Energy, Houston Quick-Sling LLC, Taunton, Mass. In 2017, purchased In 2004, agreed to acquire Residential Services Group Rapid Positioning Clips Ltd. (RPC). In 2018, acquired (RSG), Dayton, Ohio, one of the nation’s largest hilmor, located in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, providers of HVAC and plumbing services to the from Stanley Black & Decker. In 2019, DiversiTech residential and light commercial markets. In 2004, Corp. acquired Stride Tool LLC. Direct Energy Business Services, Toronto, acquired BASE Controls Ltd., an automation and controls firm DMC Services Inc., Chelsea, Mass. serving commercial, institutional, and industrial The company was acquired by Honeywell Home customers in Ontario and Quebec. In 2008, acquired and Building Control, Minneapolis, and will be the assets of Austin, Texas-based Airco Mechanical known as Honeywell DMC Services Inc. Among Ltd. In 2010, Direct Energy announced its intention to services offered by DMC are energy and water acquire the assets and business of Clockwork Home audits, retrofit installations, marketing and sales Services Inc. for $183 million. In 2012, acquired support, and rebate processing. Home Warranty of America, Lincolnshire, Ill. In 2013, agreed to acquire AWHR America’s Water Heater Dometic Corp., Elkhart, Ind. Rentals L.L.C., Canonsburg, Pa. In 2014, its Success Dometic, a systems supplier to the recreational Group International (SGI) unit, including AirTime vehicle industry, signed an agreement with Taylor 500, was acquired by Aquila investment Group, Made Group to purchase Taylor Made Environmental Sarasota, Fla. In 2015, agreed to acquire Panoramic in 2003. Power, New York. In 2018, Direct Energy LLC acquired T.A. Kaiser Heating & Air Inc. Dominion Industries, Charlotte, S.C. Announced the acquisition of Pearpoint, Thousand Distech Controls Inc., Brossard, Quebec Palms, Calif., in 2001. In 2015, was acquired by Acuity Brands Inc., Atlanta. DriExpress, Santa Barbara, Calif. In 2020, DriExpress was acquired by Resolute Distribution International Inc., Houston Industrial. In 2014, acquired certain assets from State Insulation Corp., State Laminating Corp., Allstate Dri-Steem Humidifier Co., Eden Prairie, Minn. Insulation Corp., and Allstate LLC (the State/ In 2001, acquired by Research Products Corp., Allstate Companies), Perth Amboy, N.J. In 2015, Madison, Wis. MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, NAME CHANGES 165

DTE Energy Technologies, Detroit seals, and flexible joint business of Honeywell DTE Energy Co., a subsidiary and affiliate of electric International Inc. In 2002, agreed to purchase the utility Detroit Edison, announced in 1998 the electrical division of London-based Delta PLC, formation of a non-regulated subsidiary called DTE whose electrical products, systems, and services are Energy Technologies Inc., to serve energy-intensive used for the control and distribution of medium- and commercial refrigeration and A/C markets. At the low-voltage electricity to protect life, equipment, same time, it was announced that DTE Energy and buildings. Technologies acquired Hy-Save Inc., a Portland, Ore.-based acr technology firm. Echelon Corp., San Jose, Calif. The company paid $11 million to acquire certain Ductz LLC, Ann Arbor, Mich. assets from Metering Technology Corporation Acquired by Belfor Holdings Inc., Birmingham, (MTC), Scotts Valley, Calif., in 2003. Mich., in 2007. ECI Software Solutions, Fort Worth, Texas Dumser Metallbau GmbH & Co. KG, In 2020, ECI Software Solutions acquired Landau, Germany ThermoGRID. This hydronics firm, in 2001, was acquired by Watts Industries, Inc., North Andover, Mass. Ecova, Spokane, Wash. In 2015, acquired Retroficiency, Boston. Dunham-Bush, Harrisonburg, Va. The company sold most of its divisions to ECR International Inc., Utica, N.Y. Topgroup Holdings Berhad of Kuala Lumpur, In 2001, acquired Olsen Technology Inc., Malaysia. Included were assets and operations Wallaceburg, Ontario, from its parent company of HVAC divisions in West Hartford, Conn., and Canadian Manoir Ltd. That business now operates headquarters in Virginia. Also included were as Olsen Division, ECR International Ltd. Also those operations in Europe and the Asia Pacific announced in 2001 the acquisition of Argo region. Not included were the Dunham Div. in Industries Inc., Berlin, Conn. In 2015, was acquired Marshalltown, Iowa and the Fluid Cooling Div. in by BDR Thermea, Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Ontario, Calif. The company will continue to be known as Dunham-Bush. Eemax Inc., Waterbury, Conn. In 2013, acquired EcoSmart, based in Miami. DuPont Co., Wilmington, Del. In 2005, announced the purchase of the HFC Electro-Breeze, St-Sauveur, Quebec refrigerant blends business of Rhodia, Paris, that is In 2019, Electro-Breeze Manufacturing was acquired packaged under the Isceon brand name. by Fresh-Aire UV.

Duracraft Electrolux Group, Stockholm, Sweden The company was acquired by Honeywell, and In 2001, signed an agreement to acquire the major combined with that company’s Enviracaire unit, to appliances business of Email Ltd. of Australia. create a Consumer Products business unit, to market Honeywell household items through major retailers. Electronic Systems USA (ESUSA), Louisville, Ky. Acquired in 2000 by Johnson Controls, Inc., Dwyer Group, Waco, Texas Milwaukee. Signed a merger agreement with the Riverside Co. in 2003. Under the agreement, Dwyer becomes Elf Atochem North America, Philadelphia privately held by Riverside and certain other On June 19, 2000, the name was changed to stockholders, including members of the Dwyer ATOFINA Chemicals, Inc. The change was the family and senior management of Dwyer. In 2010, result of the February 2000 merger of TotalFina and entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired Elf Aquitaine. by an investor group led by TZP Capital Partners I L.P., a private equity fund based in New York. Elf Lubricants North America, Linden, N.J. In 2014, was acquired for the second time by the In 2002, changed its name to Total Fina Elf Riverside Co., New York. Lubricants USA Inc. (TFEL).

Embraco, Joinville, Brazil E In 2019, Embraco was acquired by Nidec Corporation. Eagle Technology Inc., Mequon, Wis. In 2006, acquired Equipsoft Corp., a computerized Emcor Group Inc., Norwalk, Conn. maintenance management software (CMMS) vendor In 1999, acquired three facility services companies: based in Knoxville, Tenn. BALCO, Building Technology Engineers (BTE), and Mesa Energy Systems. In 2003, acquired Eastern Refrigeration Supply Co., Markham, Consolidated Engineering Services Inc. (CES) Ontario, Canada (Arlington, Va.), a subsidiary of Archstone-Smith. In In 2014, its distribution component was acquired 2003, as part of an alliance arrangement, by The Master Group L.P., Boucherville, Building Technologies, Buffalo Grove, Ill., entered Ontario, Canada. into an agreement for EMCOR to purchase Siemens’ Facilities Management Services (FMS) business in Eaton Corp., Cleveland the United States. In 2005, acquired Fluidics, one of In 2000, announced that its Aeroquip business unit greater Philadelphia’s leading mechanical services acquired the Ocala, Fla.-based clamps, flanges, providers. In 2006, acquired Midwesco Services, the 166 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS mobile services division of Midwesco Mechanical, Chicago. Also in 2006, acquired S. A. Comunale EnerNOC Inc., Boston Inc., a privately held fire protection and mechanical In 2015, closed its acquisition of World Energy services company in Akron, Ohio. In 2007, acquired Solutions Inc., Worcester, Mass. Performance Mechanical Inc., Pittsburg, Calif. In 2010, acquired Harry Pepper & Associates Enersol, Beloeil, Quebec Inc., Jacksonville, Fla. In 2011, announced that it In 2019, Enersol was acquired by Carel. had agreed to sell its Toronto-based subsidiary, Comstock Canada Ltd., to CCL Equities Inc. Also in Enertech Global LLC, Greenville, Ill. 2011, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Acquired the manufacturing facility and intellectual USM Services Holdings Inc., Norristown, Pa. In 2012, property of Hydron Module LLC in 2007. In acquired Southern Industrial Constructors Inc., 2009, purchased the Thermal Energy Transfer Raleigh, N.C. In 2013, acquired RepconStrickland Co. (TETCO) brand of geothermal heating and Inc., La Porte and Corpus Christi, Texas. In 2014, cooling systems from Chiller Solutions LLC, its Energy Services business was acquired by TRC Pompton Plains, N.J. In 2012, acquired GeoSystems Companies Inc., Lowell, Mass. In 2016, acquired LLC, Maple Grove, Minn., from Research Products Newcomb and Co., Raleigh, N.C. Corp., Madison, Wis. In 2014, NIBE, Markaryd, Sweden, which acquired a 10 percent interest in Emerson, St. Louis the company in November 2011, announced that In 1994, acquired Switched Reluctance Drives it had acquired the remaining 90 percent. In 2017, Ltd., Leeds, England, a technology firm that has acquired Oklahoma City-based Logical Building developed advances in electronics and electric Solutions Inc. motor design. In 2001, divisions Emerson Motion Control and Control Techniques merged to form ENE Systems Inc., Canton, Mass. one division, now known as Control Techniques. In 2015, purchased Pro Controls, Bow, N.H. In 2005, Emerson Network Power announced the acquisition of Cooligy Inc., Mountain View, Engie North America Inc., Houston Calif. Cooligy’s technology would be added to In 2018, acquired Donnelly Mechanical Corp., the Liebert family of cooling solutions. In 2006, located in Las Vegas, from FMI Capital Advisors. Emerson’s Control Techniques Division announced the acquisition of Saftronics, Fort Myers, Fla. Also in Entergy Corp., New Orleans 2006, purchased Kirloskar Copeland Limited (KCL), Acquired by the FPL Group Inc., parent of Florida a leading compressor manufacturing company in Power and Light Co., Juno Beach, Fla., in 2000. The . In 2009, Emerson Climate Technologies combination reportedly created the largest electric acquired Vilter Manufacturing LLC, a compressor utility in the country. manufacturer based in Cudahy, Wis. In 2010, Emerson completed the acquisition of Chloride Entrodyne Corp., Natural Bridge Station, Va. Group PLC, which joined Emerson Network Power. Acquired Heat Transfer Specialties, Inc. (HTS), In 2012, acquired the Marine Container and Boiler Jeffersonville, Ind., in 1999. business of Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee. Also in 2012, Emerson announced that it had Enviracaire unit of Environmental Air Control sold Knaack L.L.C. to Werner Co., Greenville, Pa. Inc. (EACI), Hagerstown, Md. In 2015, announced the integration of its White- This maker of air cleaners was sold in 1993 Rodgers and Flow Controls businesses into a to Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, as part of a single organization, operating as White-Rodgers. joint acquisition along with Donaldson Co., Inc., In 2016, Emerson announced an agreement to sell Minneapolis. Donaldson bought EACI’s other Network Power to Platinum Equity and a group of two businesses: Envirco Division, a supplier of co-investors. Also in 2016, announced it has agreed ultraclean air systems and components, and ENV to sell its Leroy-Somer and Control Techniques Services, Inc., which produces air-quality testing business units to Nidec Corp., Kyoto, Japan. Also in and monitoring services. 2016, acquired Locus Traxx Worldwide, Jupiter, Fla., and PakSense, Boise, Idaho. Also in 2016, signed Environmental Engineering Concepts Inc. an agreement to purchase the Valves & Controls (EEC), Palm Springs, Calif. business of Pentair, Schaffhausen, Switzerland. In 2001, the company was acquired by Nortec Industries, Inc., Ogdensburg, N.Y. Encompass Services Corp., Longwood, Fla. Announced in 2001 that mechanical contractor S.L. Environmental Support Solutions (Environ. Page Corp., Fort Myers, Fla., is now a business unit com), Tempe, Ariz. of Encompass. In 2002, Encompass filed for Chapter In 2001, announced the acquisition of RMS Systems, 11 reorganization. Residential Services Group (RSG), Inc., Denver, a developer of safety, training, a former division of Encompass Services, was management, and regulatory reporting software. acquired by Wellspring Capital Management LLC in 2003. RSG is located in Dayton, Ohio. Environmental Technologies Corp., Hurst, Texas In 2000, announced that Liberty Technology Energy Products Division, Inter-City Gas Corp., International, Inc., the company’s refrigerant La Vergne, Tenn. separation joint venture, acquired the assets of Division units -- including Heil-Quaker Corp., Refrigerant Recycling Technologies, Inc. (Red KeepRite, Inc., Unifin International, and Thompson Wing, Minn.). Pipe -- consolidated into new company, Inter-City Products Corp., La Vergne. MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, NAME CHANGES 167

Environmental Technologies, Inc., Largo, Fla. Fedders Corp., Liberty Corner, N.J. Sold its grille, register, and diffuser business unit to Announced in 1992 that it would sell its Maryland Miami Tech, Inc., Miami, in 2001. compressor plant to Nycor Inc., which was spun- off from Fedders in 1987; closed two of its New Equiguard Inc., Westmont, Ill. Jersey factories; and consolidated production at In 2010, acquired by H.I.G. Capital and is now a part two facilities in Illinois and Tennessee. MagneTek of Service Net. purchased all assets of Fedders’ parts businesses related to Chrysler/Airtemp, Worthington/Climatrol, Equipment Controls Company, Norcross, Georgia and Fedders applied systems and industrial In 2020, Equipment Controls Company acquired compressors, and related to Chrysler/Airtemp, Gasco LLC. Worthington/Climatrol, and Fedders residential and commercial air conditioning products. In 1997, Essick Air Products Inc., Little Rock, Ark. RSI Company, Fairfield, N.J., acquired all assets In 2009, Champion Cooler Corp., a subsidiary of these same Fedders parts businesses. In 1999, of Essick Air Products Inc., purchased all assets Fedders entered into a definitive agreement to of Adobe Air Inc., Phoenix, excluding the equity acquire Trion, Sanford, N.C. In 2004, Fedders of IMPCO, whose principal facilities are located acquired Addison Products Co., a division of Heat in Mexico. Controller Inc., Orlando, Fla. Addison is now known as Fedders Addison Co. and became part of a Evapco Inc., Taneytown, Md. new business unit, Fedders Commercial HVAC. In In 2015, acquired majority ownership of SEMCO 2005, announced that it had purchased 80 percent Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Division, of the stock of Islandaire Inc., Ronkonkoma, N.Y. Sao Paulo. The company is now called Fedders Islandaire Co. In 2008, sold the assets of its Fedders Islandaire Evcon Holdings Inc., owner of all the capital subsidiary to Robert E. Hansen Jr., president of stock of Evcon Industries, Wichita, Kan. Islandaire, which now operates under the name (maker of *Evcon, AirPro, Guardian Islandaire Inc. Also in 2008, sold the assets of and Red-T) its Fedders Addison Co. subsidiary to Roberts- The company agreed to sell its capital stock to York Gordon LLC, Buffalo, N.Y. Also in 2008, sold the International Corp., York, Pa. Evcon’s principal Trion Indoor Air Quality Group, Sanford, N.C., to products are split and packaged A/C and heat Air System Components Inc., part of the Tomkins pumps, and heating and air-handling equipment Building Products Division, Richardson, Texas. for the residential, manufactured housing, and light Also in 2008, sold its residential HVAC business commercial markets. — including the Fedders, Air Temp, and Emerson Quiet Kool brands — to Airwell Air Conditioning Everhard Products Inc., Canton, Ohio BV of Guyancourt, France. In 2002, agreed to purchase Klenk Industries, Wilmington, Del. As a division of Everhard Products, Ferguson, Newport News, Va. Klenk Industries would continue to expand its In 2006, purchased Supply North Central Group diversified line of tools. (SNCG) and its divisions: E&J Plumbing & Heating Supply Inc., Wagner Plumbing & Heating Supply Excellence Alliance Inc. (EAI), Hebron, Ky. Co., and D&C Plumbing & Heating Supply Co. In Announced in 2000 with GroupMAC, Houston, that 2007, acquired exclusive Trane distributor Western EAI acquired United Service Alliance (USA). Air Systems & Controls (Sacramento, Calif.). In 2012, acquired Davis & Warshow, Maspeth, N.Y. Exelon Enterprises, Chicago In 2019, Ferguson acquired Blackman Plumbing The company announced the acquisition of Supply, as well as Wallwork Bros. Inc. Wenninger Company, Inc, Milwaukee, in 2001. Field Controls LLC, Kinston, N.C. In 2014, acquired Ultra-Sun Technologies, Corona, F Calif. Facet Servodyne Inc., Henderson, N.C. Renamed Purolator Products Air Filtration Co. in FieldEdge LLC, Atlanta 1990 by parent Purolator Products Co. In 2019, FieldEdge, acquired Coolfront Technologies by its parent, Clearent Software Holdings. Fairfield Automation, Systems & Technologies LLC (FAST) Fincor Electronics, York, Pa. Merged with Steven Winter Associates, Inc. (SWA), Acquired by Saftronics Inc., Ft. Myers, Fla., in 2003. an architecture-engineering, design, and research Fincor continues to do business as a wholly owned firm based in Norwalk, Conn. subsidiary of Saftronics and is now known as Fincor Automation Inc. F&L Industrial Solutions, Inc., Poway, Calif. In 2020, F&L Industrial Solutions Inc. was acquired 1st Source Servall, Detroit by Motion Industries. Purchased the Appliance Parts Co. of Louisiana Fasco (Fasco Motors), Eaton Rapids, Mich. (APCOLA ), Alexandria, La., in 2011. In 1973, formed Consumer Products Div., Fayetteville, N.C. Last listed in 1977. Quit making air conditioning FLIR Systems Inc., Wilsonville, Ore. units in 1983. Now manufactures motors. In 2002, In 2008, entered into an agreement to acquire was purchased by Tecumseh Products Company, Extech Instruments, Waltham, Mass. Tecumseh, Mich., from Invensys plc. 168 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS

Flock’s Heating & Air Conditioning, Cashton, Fulton Co., Pulaski, N.Y. Wis. In 2012, acquired Costerm Swiss AG, Zurich, In 2015, acquired the heating and cooling service Switzerland. division of Premier Co-op, Mount Horeb, Wis.

FLOCOR Inc., Stoney Creek, Ontario G Formerly known as Mueller Flow Control, the GASCO LLC, Noblesville, Indiana company changed its name to FLOCOR Inc. in 2011. In 2020, Gasco LLC was acquired by Equipment Controls Company. Flowserve Corp., Irving, Texas In 2014, acquired Innovative Drive-Mag LLC, GBS Limited Addison, Ill. In 2020, GBS Limited was acquired by Gil-Bar Industries. Fluent Inc., Lebanon, N.H. The company was acquired by Aavid Thermal GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc., Montreal Technologies, Inc., Laconia, N.H. Fluent, a In 2015, agreed to acquire Ainsworth Inc., Toronto. manufacturer of software for fluid flow design and simulation and heat-transfer engineering, will GE Energy, Atlanta operate as a division of Aavid, whose business is Completed the acquisition of Converteam, Massy, the design and manufacture of thermal management France, in 2011. products and engineering services. GE Industrial Systems, Div. of Fluke Corp., Everett, Wash. Co., Plainville, Conn. In 1999, Fluke acquired Pomona Electronics, In 2001, announced that it had completed the Pomona, Calif., from its parent company, ITT acquisition of the Sensing Solutions group of Spirent Industries. In 2005, announced that it had acquired plc, based in the United Kingdom. LEM Instruments, Liverpool, England. Also in 2005, acquired Infrared Solutions Inc., Plymouth, Minn. In GE Power Systems, Schenectady, N.Y. 2016, acquired eMaint Enterprises LLC, Marlton, N.J. Signed a definitive agreement to purchase Spot Coolers of Miami Inc. in 2000. FMC Corp., Chicago In 2000, acquired the Northfield Freezing Systems GEA Refrigeration Technologies, Group from York International Corp., York, Pa. Bochum, Germany In 2012, announced it had acquired the assets, Follett Corp., Easton, Pa. operations, production facilities, and patents In 2016, was acquired by The Middleby Corp., of QPM LLC and QPM Manufacturing LLC, of Elgin, Ill. Bellevue, Wash.

Formek, Westfield, Mass. Geary Pacific Supply, Orange, Calif. This Mestek, Inc. subsidiary merged with Met-Coil In 2015, acquired HVAC Supply, Denver. Systems Corp. in 2000. Geka Thermal Systems Inc., Marietta, Ga. Four Seasons Service Group, The company changed its name to GTS. a KIMCO Co., Denver In 2001, acquired Colorado Mechanical, Inc., a Gems Sensors Inc., Plainville, Conn. licensed Class A HVACR contractor. Acquired Setra Systems, Inc., Boxborough, Mass., a designer and manufacturer of capacitance FPL Group Inc., Juno Beach, Fla. pressure transducers and related devices, in 2001. In 2000, agreed to acquire Entergy Corp., New In 2006, announced the joint venture acquisition of Orleans. The combination reportedly created the Senstronics Ltd., Newton Aycliffe, United Kingdom. largest electric utility in the country. Also in 2006, Gems Sensors acquired Precision Dynamics Inc., New Britain, Conn., and changed its Fratelli Pettinaroli, San Maurizio name to Gems Sensors & Controls. d’Opaglio, Italy In 2019, Fratelli Pettinaroli acquired Jomar Group. Generac Holdings Inc., Waukesha, Wis. In 2013, acquired the generator business of Baldor Fresh-Aire UV, Jupiter, Fla. Electric Co., Fort Smith, Ark. In 2019, Fresh-Aire UV acquired Electro-Breeze Manufacturing. General Electric Co., Fairfield, Conn. In 2004, signed a definitive agreement for Regal- Full Cycle-Global, Bronx, N.Y. Beloit, Beloit, Wis., to acquire GE’s commercial The company, a provider of refrigerant management AC motor business. Also in 2004, announced that services, joined forces with FulCircle Ballast it had signed a definitive agreement for Regal- Recyclers, a ballast and lamp recycling company. Beloit to acquire the HVACR motors and capacitors The combined companies are now under the operations of GE Consumer and Industrial. name Full Circle, Inc., offering both refrigerant management and light-ballast recycling services. General Filters Inc., Novi, Mich. Full Circle will remain a subsidiary of Environmental In 2014, completed the acquisition of Air & Energy Technologies Corp. Products LLC, Acworth, Ga. In 2018, General Filters MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, NAME CHANGES 169

Inc. acquired Second Wind Air Purifier Inc. and Goodman. Goodman Global is the parent of Second Wind Air Purifier Ltd. Goodman Manufacturing. In 2007, Goodman Global agreed to be acquired by affiliates of the private General Refrigeration Supply, Lafayette, Ind. equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC. In 2012, This wholly owned subsidiary of R.E. Michel Co., Daikin Industries signed a definitive agreement to Glen Burnie, Md., composed of an Indiana and an acquire Goodman Global for $3.7 billion. Illinois branch, was sold to United Refrigeration Inc., Philadelphia. Goodman Manufacturing Co., L.P., Houston In 2000, announced the acquisition of Pioneer General Refrigermetics, East Elmhurst, N.Y. Metals Inc., Miami, one of the largest independent Acquired by York International’s Engineered distributors of air conditioners in Florida. Systems Products Group, York, Pa., in 2001. GPS Insight, Scottsdale, Arizona General Tools & Instruments, New York In 2020, GPS Insight acquired ServiceBridge. In 2014, acquired by High Road Capital Partners, New York. Graham Co., Milwaukee The company was sold to Danfoss Denmark, and Gentherm Inc., Northville, Mich. will report through Danfoss Electronics Drives in Acquired all the stock of Global Thermoelectric Inc., Rockford, Ill. Both companies make drives, but Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in 2014. Graham specializes in HVAC and wastewater drives.

Geofinity Manufacturing, Surrey, British Grainger, Chicago Columbia, Canada In 2011, announced its intent to acquire the Fabory In 2012, Modine Manufacturing Co., Racine, Wis., Group, Tilburg, the Netherlands. signed a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire the company. Great Lakes Copper Inc., London, Ontario Formerly Wolverine Tube (Canada) Inc., the GeoSystems LLC, Maple Grove, Minn. company changed its name to Great Lakes Copper Acquired by Enertech Global LLC, Greenville, Ill., Inc. in 2010. in 2012. Greenheck, Schofield, Wis. GI Partners, Houston Acquired Heatex Inc., St. Paul, Minn., a manufacturer Acquired the Linc Group, Houston, a provider of of energy recovery, dehumidification, and air- facility management services, in 2003. handling products, in 2003. Signed an agreement to purchase the Airolite Co., Marietta, Ohio, a Gil-Bar Industries, New York, N.Y. manufacturer of architectural louvers, grilles, and In 2020, Gil-Bar Industries acquired GBS Limited. sun control products, in 2004.

Glen Dimplex Group, Dublin, Ireland Greenman-Pedersen Inc. (GPI), Babylon, N.Y. In 2016, acquired Cadet Mfg., Vancouver, Wash. Acquired Hillier Engineering & Technologies (HET), Scranton, Pa., in 2002. HET, which specializes in Global, The Source, Universal City, Texas engineering, design, and construction services for In 2020, Global, The Source acquired American buildings, transportation facilities, and municipal Radionic Co. Inc. projects, now operates as a branch office of GPI.

Global Refrigerant Management Inc., Greenstar Home Services, Orange County, Calif. Gonzales, La. In 2014, acquired A-Ames Plumbing and HVAC, The company was sold to Environmental Garden Grove, Calif. Technologies Corp. (EVTC), Lakewood, N.J., a fully integrated supplier of refrigerants, refrigerant Gripnail Co., Inc., Providence, R.I. reclamation services, and recovery-recycle In 2019, Gripnail Corporation was acquired by equipment, with centers in five states. Carlisle Hardcast LLC.

Goettl Air Conditioning, Phoenix Group Maintenance America Corp. In 2003, reached an agreement in principle to sell (GroupMAC), Houston selected manufacturing and contracting assets to a Early in 1999, announced that it would buy three limited liability corporation owned by four members unnamed contractors with combined sales of $150 of its current management team. The new ownership million. Later acquired Trinity Contractors, Dallas, LLC would be comprised of Dan Burke, Brad Morari, which pushed the consolidator to $1 billion in John Ryan, and Jason Fairfield. In 2008, was acquired annualized revenue. Then acquired Air Systems, by American Residential Services (ARS), Memphis, Inc., San Jose, Calif.; Pacific Rim Mechanical Tenn. In 2020, Goettl Air Conditioning and Plumbing Contractors, Inc., San Diego; and Statewide Heating acquired Eternal Services. & Air Conditioning, Inc., Garner, N.C. In 2000, announced with Excellence Alliance, Inc. (EAI) Goodman Global Inc., Houston that EAI acquired United Service Alliance (USA). Announced the sale of its Amana Appliance division Merged in 2000 with Building One Services Corp., to Corp., Newton, Iowa, in 2001. In creating a newly combined firm called Encompass 2004, Goodman Global and Apollo Management Services Corp. L.P. announced that they had signed definitive agreements under which Apollo would acquire 17 0 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS

GroupXcel, Brentwood, Tenn. The company name was changed to Innovent Air Announced the purchase of Nashville-based Total Handling Equipment in September 2003. HVAC in 2006. Heating, Airconditioning & Refrigeration Grundfos Group, Denmark Distributors International (HARDI), In 2007, acquired Peerless Pump Co., Indianapolis. Columbus, Ohio Created in January 2003 as a result of the merger Gustave A. Larson Co., Milwaukee of the Northamerican Heating, Refrigeration & In 2009, acquired Indiana Supply, Indianapolis. Airconditioning Wholesalers (NHRAW) and the Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Wholesalers Gyp-Crete Corp., Hamel, Minn. International (ARWI). The company has a new name: Maxxon Corp. Henry Technologies Inc., Woodstock, Ill. In 2005, announced that Hendricks Holdings H Company Inc., Beloit, Wis., had acquired 100 Halton Group percent of the stock of Henry Technologies. In 2018, acquired LCSystems Inc., located in Louisville, Kentucky. Hexdall Hanger Co., Aurora, Ill. This manufacturer of ductwork hangers was Hansen Technologies Corp., Burr Ridge, Ill. purchased by Thermo Manufacturing Inc., Canton, Acquired by Roper Industries, Inc., Bogart, Ga., Ohio, in 2001. in 2000. Hill Phoenix, Conyers, Ga. Hardy Filtration, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec Formed in 1994 by a merger of Hill Refrigeration, In 2019, Hardy Filtration was acquired by Inc., Trenton, N.J., and Phoenix Refrigeration Mann+Hummel. Systems, Inc., Conyers, Ga. It will operate as a subsidiary of Dover Diversified, manufacturing Harris Companies, St. Paul, Minn. commercial refrigeration equipment. In 2009, In 2007, acquired Climate Control, a Phoenix-based acquired certain assets and intellectual property of mechanical contractor. In 2008, acquired Superior Tyler Refrigeration, a unit of Carrier Corp. Under Air Handling Corp., a sheet metal contractor in the terms of the transaction, Hill Phoenix purchased Clearfield, Utah. In 2012, acquired R.M. Thornton select equipment and other physical assets, order Mechanical, Washington, D.C. In 2016, purchased backlog, intellectual property, and the service Quality Mechanical Contractors, Las Vegas. parts business. Also purchased Tyler’s five service and installation branch businesses. Also in 2009, Harsco GasServ Group, Camp Hill, Pa. acquired Barker Co. Ltd. and its sister company, Acquired by Wind Point Partners, Chicago, in 2007 Barker Sales and Service Inc., Keosauqua, Iowa. In and now operates as Taylor-Wharton International, 2011, acquired Advansor, Aarhus, Denmark. Mechanicsburg, Pa. Honest Air Conditioning of Venice, Venice, Fla. HB Global, Harrisburg, Pa. In 2019, Honest Air Conditioning of Venice was In 2019, HB Global LLC’s Landes division acquired acquired by Conditioned Air. Indian Valley Mechanical LLC. Honeywell Europe, Brussels HB McClure Co., Harrisburg, Pa. In 1998, acquired INECO, an Italian manufacturer of Acquired the assets of Henry Mechanical Inc., boiler electronics, modulators, and accessories for Lancaster, Pa., in 2013. Acquired Kohl Brothers use in domestic boilers. The company is located to Inc., Harrisburg, Pa., in 2015. Also in 2015, serve southern Europe. acquired Green Mechanical LLC, Mechanicsburg, Pa. In 2016, acquired Mainhart Mechanical LLC, Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis Dillsburg, Pa. In 2019, HB McClure Co. LLC In 1992, introduced “TotalHome” integrated home- acquired Air Solutions LLC. control system that controls temperature, security, fire and smoke, lighting, and appliances; fits Hearth & Home Technologies Inc., into demand-side programs of electric utilities; Lakeville, Minn. and has optional feature that provides 24-hour In 2005, acquired the assets of Fireplace Distributors monitoring of all system features. In 1994, acquired Inc., Riverside, Calif. the assets of O’Toole Mechanical Services, Inc.’s mechanical HVAC and air conditioning service Heat Controller Inc., Jackson, Mich. business in San Antonio. Purchased in 1999 the Acquired by MARS (Motors and Armatures Inc.), Trol-A-Tempâ zoning products business from Trolex Hauppauge, N.Y., in 2013. Corp., Elmwood Park, N.J. Also in 1999, acquired Elm Ltd., a supplier of supermarket and commercial Heat Pipe Technology Inc., Gainesville, Fla. refrigeration controls; purchased Four Seasons Acquired by MiTek Inc., Chesterfield, Mo., in 2009. Temperature Control Service Inc., Lehi, Utah; and acquired the assets of the Commercial Refrigeration Heatex Inc., St. Paul, Minn. Division of Egelhof S.A., Breitenback, France. In This manufacturer of energy recovery, mid-1999, announced its intent to merge with dehumidification, and air-handling products was AlliedSignal, Morristown, N.J., a $13.8 billion deal acquired by Greenheck, Schofield, Wis., in 2003. combining two of the major companies in the industry. In 2000, acquired the assets of Sparco Inc., MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, NAME CHANGES 171

Warwick, R.I. Also in 2000, announced that it was Hy-Save Inc., Seattle being acquired by General Electric, Fairfield, Conn., (See DTE Energy Technologies.) but the merger was later rejected by European regulators. In 2001, announced that it had purchased key assets of Tridelta Industries, Cleveland. In 2004, I acquired Aube Technologies Inc., a designer and IAC/InterActiveCorp, New York manufacturer of line volt thermostats based in Announced an agreement to acquire ServiceMagic Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Also in 2004, Inc., an online home services marketplace, in 2004. announced that it would acquire British company Novar plc; Novar’s Intelligent Building Systems (IBS) ICOR International Inc., Indianapolis unit was expected to enhance Honeywell’s offering In 2015, announced that it had sold Refri-Claim®, its of security, fire, and building controls products. reclamation division, to A-Gas Americas, Magnolia, In 2006, completed its acquisition of Tridium Inc., Texas. Richmond, Va. Also in 2006, agreed to acquire the energy services group of Sempra Generation, a Ideal Tridon Holdings Inc., Smyrna, Tenn. subsidiary of Sempra Energy in San Diego, Calif. In 2019, Ideal Tridon Holdings Inc. acquired ZSi- In 2007, acquired Maxon Corp., Muncie, Ind. In Foster. 2010, announced the acquisition of Akuacom, San Rafael, Calif. Also in 2010, acquired E-Mon LLC, ILG Industries Inc., Chicago Langhorne, Pa. In 2012, acquired Fire Sentry Corp., ILG product line of air-moving equipment acquired Yorba Linda, Calif. Also in 2012, acquired Inncom, by American Coolair Corp., Jacksonville, Fla. Niantic, Conn. Also in 2012, acquired Saia Burgess Controls from Hong Kong-based Johnson Electric. Imaging and Sensing Technology Corp. (IST), In 2015, agreed to acquire the Elster Division of Horseheads, N.Y. Melrose Industries plc, London. In 2016, acquired In 2000, announced the acquisition of AIM Safe- remaining 30 percent stake in UOP Russell LLC, Des Air Products, Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, Plaines, Ill.; Honeywell had acquired 70 percent of to jointly market the AIM line of instruments with UOP Russell in 2012. the environmental monitoring instruments already produced by IST. Honold & La Page, Sheboygan, Wisconsin In 2020, Honold & La Page was acquired by DSG. ImproveNet, Scottsdale, Ariz. In 2003, ImproveNet, an online provider of home Hoshizaki America Inc., Peachtree City, Ga. improvement services, merged with eTechLogix. In 2005, announced agreement to acquire Lancer The parent company retains the ImproveNet name. Corp., San Antonio. In 2013, acquired Acos Macom Industria E Commercio Ltda, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Indian Valley Mechanical LLC, Harleysville, Pa. In 2019, Indian Valley Mechanical LLC was acquired H2 Technologies, Atlanta by HB Global LLC’s Landes division. In 2005, this developer of service management software was acquired by Aligo Inc., a mobile field Industrial Controls, Eatontown, N.J. force software company. In 2012, acquired Carolina Controls Depot, Fuquay- Varina, N.C. In 2013, acquired IEC Control Shop, Hudson Technologies Inc., Pearl River, N.Y. Fort Worth, Texas. In 2014, acquired the reclamation business of Polar Technologies, Nashville, Tenn. In 2017, acquired Industrial Equipment & Parts, Plymouth, Minn. Radnor, Pennsylvania-based Airgas-Refrigerants In 2019, Industrial Equipment & Parts was acquired Inc., a subsidiary of Airgas Inc., an Air Liquide by Winsupply Inc. company and U.S. supplier of industrial gases. Ingersoll-Rand plc, Swords, Ireland Hughes Supply Inc., Orlando, Fla. In 1997, acquired Thermo King, a manufacturer In 2006, acquired by Home Depot, Atlanta, which of transport refrigeration equipment. Signed said it would combine the company with Home a definitive agreement in 2000 to expand its Depot Supply. climate control business by acquiring Hussmann International, Inc., Bridgeton, Mo. In 2001, acquired Hunter Fan Company, Cordova, Tenn. Taylor Industries and an affiliate business, Taylor In 2019, Hunter Fan Company acquired Jan Fan. Refrigeration, Des Moines, Iowa. Also in 2001, announced the acquisition of National Refrigeration Hussmann International, Inc., Bridgeton, Mo. Services, Inc. (NRS), Atlanta. In 2007, announced Acquired by Ingersoll-Rand Co., Woodcliff Lake, that it had executed a definitive agreement to N.J., a diversified industrial firm, in 2000. acquire Trane Inc., Piscataway, N.J. In 2011, entered into an agreement to sell a 60 percent stake in its Hydra-Zorb, Auburn Hills, Hussmann refrigerated display case business to In 2020, Hydra-Zorb was acquired by ZSi-Foster. the private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC (CD&R). In 2015, acquired FRIGOBLOCK, Hygromatik GmbH, Henstedt- Essen, Germany. In 2017, acquired Thermocold Ulzburg, Germany Costruzioni S.r.l., Modungo, Italy. In 2018, Hygromatik GmbH was acquired by Carel Industries S.p.A. Innovative Mechanical Systems, Tonawanda, N.Y. In 2019, Innovative Mechanical Systems was acquired by Pueblo Mechanical & Controls. 17 2 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS

J Innovent Air Handling Equipment, JaRay Software Inc., Wichita, Kan. St. Paul, Minn. In 2018, JaRay Software Inc. was acquired by The new company name for Heatex Inc. as of ServiceTitan. September 2003. JB Industries Inc., Aurora, Ill. Inovonics Wireless Corp., Louisville, Colo. In 2019, JB Industries acquired C&D Valve. Announced in 2005 that it had been acquired by Roper Industries Inc., Duluth, Ga. Inovonics John Deere produces wireless products for monitoring and See Deere. control in security, submetering, and HVAC applications. Jepson Corp., The; Elmhurst, Ill. Agreed to a tender offer by a subsidiary of Great Installed Building Products Inc., American Management and Investment, Inc., in Columbus, Ohio 1989. Jepson owned and managed a group of In 2015, announced the acquisition of C.Q. operating companies, including Hill Refrigeration Insulation Inc., Tampa, Fla. Corp., Emerson Quiet Kool Corp., and Air-Maze Corp. Integrated Facility Services, St. Louis In 2016, acquired Wally’s Refrigeration, Lake of the Jet Fan, Villa Park, Ill. Ozarks, Mo. In 2019, Jet Fan was acquired by Hunter Fan Company. Intergas, Falmouth, Mass. In 2019, Intergas was acquired by Rheem. John Deere See Deere. Interline Brands Inc., Jacksonville, Fla. In 2005, this national distributor and direct marketer John’s Refrigeration Heating and Cooling, of maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) Gilbert, Ariz. products acquired Copperfield (CCS Enterprises In 2015, acquired Rom-air Inc. of Mesa, Ariz. Inc.), Fairfield, Iowa, a national distributor and direct marketer of specialty ventilation and chimney Johns Manville Corp., Denver maintenance products. Entered into a definitive merger agreement in 2000 with an investor group led by affiliates Intermatic, Spring Grove, Ill. of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc. and Bear In 2007, acquired Grässlin and its HVACR brand Stearns Merchant Banking. In 2001, was acquired product lines from GE Grässlin GmbH & Co. KG, by Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (BH), Omaha, Neb. GE Power Controls Logistik GmbH and Grässlin Acquired Skloplast a.s., Irnava, Slovakia, a fiber Controls Corp., United States. glass manufacturer. In 2012, purchased Industrial Insulation Group LLC (IIG), originally formed in International Service Leadership (ISL), 2002 as a joint venture between Johns Manville and Nashville, Tenn. The Calsilite Group. In 2008, was acquired by National Comfort Institute (NCI). Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee In 1992, purchased Servidyne, Inc., Atlanta, Intertek, Arlington Heights, Ill. including Servidyne’s chiller service business. In In 2013, acquired Architectural Testing Inc. (ATI), 1994, acquired JWP Inc.’s Network Integration York, Pa. Services business, Pittsburgh. In 2000, acquired Electronic Systems USA (ESUSA), Louisville, Ky. Invensys plc, London, England In 2001, acquired MC International, a European In 2002, agreed to sell its electric motors operations, provider of refrigeration and A/C systems and commonly known as Fasco Motors, to Tecumseh services, headquartered in Velizy, France. In 2002, Products Company, Tecumseh, Mich. sold certain assets of the vent and control damper and the economizer business to Ruskin Company, Islandaire Inc., Ronkonkoma, N.Y. Kansas City, Mo. Ruskin would manufacture the vent In 2005, Fedders Corp., Liberty Corner, N.J., and control dampers, but they would continue to be announced that it had purchased 80 percent of marketed, sold, and distributed by Johnson Controls. the stock of Islandaire. The company name was Ruskin also would take over the manufacturing and changed to Fedders Islandaire Co. In 2008, Fedders marketing of the economizer dampers, which now sold the assets of its Fedders Islandaire subsidiary to would be sold under the Ruskin brand name. In Robert E. Hansen Jr., president of Islandaire, which 2004, acquired Cal-Air Inc., a leading mechanical now operates again under the name Islandaire Inc. and energy services contractor headquartered in Whittier, Calif. In 2005, acquired Pro-Tel Inc., a ITT Corp., White Plains, N.Y. mechanical services contractor headquartered in Signed an agreement in 2009 to acquire Laing Waukesha, Wis. In 2005, announced an agreement GmbH, Remseck, Germany, a producer of circulator to acquire USI Companies Inc. (USI), a corporate pumps primarily used in residential and commercial real estate services firm headquartered in Stamford, plumbing and HVAC systems. Conn. In 2005, announced that it would acquire York International Corp., York, Pa. Also in 2005, announced plans to purchase the remaining interest MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, NAME CHANGES 173 in its Argentinean joint venture, Detcon S.A. In 2006, Koch Heat Transfer Co. LP, Houston acquired Environmental Technologies Inc., Largo, In 2015, purchased the Alco, Alco-Twin, and Bos- Fla. In 2007, acquired Skymark International Inc., Hatten brands of heat exchangers from Peerless Ajax, Ontario. In 2008, acquired Metro Mechanical Mfg. Co., Dallas. Inc., Phoenix, and Gridlogix, a software company based in St. Louis. In 2011, acquired EnergyConnect Kolpac Walk-Ins, a division of The Shannon Group Inc., Campbell, Calif. In 2014, agreed to Group, River Falls, Wis. (also Kolpak Walk-Ins acquire Air Distribution Technologies, Richardson, and Kolpac-McCall in Tenn.) Texas. In 2018, acquired the assets of Lux Products They were sold with their parent company, The Corp., located in Philadelphia. In 2019, Johnson Shannon Group, to Manitowoc Co., Manitowoc, Wis. Controls acquired Synchrony, which is part of (See Shannon.) Siemens Gas and Power. KPS Global, Fort Worth, Texas Johnson Manufacturing Co., Princeton, Iowa In 2015, D Cubed Group LLC, a private market In 2007, acquired the assets of S.A. Day investment group, acquired Hill Phoenix’s Walk- Manufacturing Co., Buffalo, N.Y. Ins business from Dover Corp. and Kysor Panel Systems from The Manitowoc Company Inc. The Jomar Group, Warren, Mich. two transactions created a new, private refrigeration In 2019, Jomar Group was acquired by Fratelli company named KPS Global. Pettinaroli. Krack Corp., Itasca, Ill. Jones & Co. Inc., Charles D., Denver In 2013, Krack sold the assets of its industrial Acquired Empire Gas & Electric Equipment Co., refrigeration business to SGS Refrigeration Inc., Denver, in 2012. Dixon, Ill.

Jordan Vessel Corp., Georgetown, Texas Kulthorn Kirby Public Company Limited, The company was sold to International Cryogenic Bangkok, Systems Corp., San Antonio, along with Technicold In 2019, Kulthorn Kirby Public Company Limited Services, Inc., and RealCold Maintenance Systems, purchased Bristol Compressors Intl. to form RealCold Systems, Inc., San Antonio. L K Larson Company, Gustave A.; Milwaukee Kathabar Inc., Somerset, N.J. Gustave A. Larson Company acquired Jensen- In 2008, was acquired by Niagara Blower Co., Klich Supply Co. in 2003. According to Larson, Buffalo, N.Y. It is now known as Kathabar the move was designed to establish a presence in Dehumidification Systems Inc. the Iowa and Nebraska markets. In 2003, Larson also announced that it had purchased certain Kavlico Corp., Moorpark, Calif. assets from Pameco Corporation in seven states. Announced that it had been acquired by C-MAC Larson would now be operating 14 locations in Industries, Inc., Montreal, in 2001. Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. KeySpan Corp., New York In 2004, KeySpan Corp. announced plans to sell Laurentide Controls Ltd., Montreal a significant portion of its mechanical contracting In 2011, acquired SIE, located in Baie-D’Urfé, Quebec, subsidiaries. which became a division of Laurentide Controls.

KIC Refrigeration Group, Murrieta, Calif. Leader Pumps, Bientina, Italy In 2019, KIC Refrigeration acquired The Arcticom Purchased in 1998 by the Grundfos Group of Group. Bjerringbro, Denmark. Leader manufactures pumps for residential and commercial applications in Klein Tools, Lincolnshire, Ill. Europe and North America. Acquired Civitella & Cia Ltda, Sao Paolo, Brazil, in 2013. Leitch Co., Arthur S.; Midland, Ontario The company sold the name and some assets to Klenk Industries, Wilmington, Del. Taco, Inc., Cranston, R.I. Leitch Co. manufactures In 2002, was purchased by Everhard Products industrial and commercial pumps, heat exchangers, Inc., Canton, Ohio, and became a division of and pressure vessels. Everhard Products. Lennox Industries (Canada) Ltd., Toronto Knauf Insulation, Shelbyville, Ind. Acquired in 1999 five more dealers in Canada: Bryant In 2014, entered into an agreement with Guardian Heating, London and Windsor, Ontario; Limcan Industries, Auburn Hills, Mich., to acquire Heating & A/C, Oshawa, Ontario; McRae Heating Guardian Insulation. & A/C Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario; Roy Inch & Sons Ltd., London and St. Thomas, Ontario; and Foster Koch Air LLC A/C Ltd., Victoria, British Columbia. Soon acquired In 2018, acquired Level Solutions, located in another five dealers: A.R. Dyck Heating and Air Indianapolis. Conditioning Ltd., Kelowna, British Columbia.; Central Aire Heating and Air Conditioning Ltd., Calgary, Alberta; Gerry’s Heating North Bay (1993) 17 4 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS

Ltd., North Bay, Ontario; Niagara Heating and Air Little Giant Pump Co., Oklahoma City Conditioning Inc., St. Catherines, Ontario; and This subsidiary of Tecumseh Products Co. acquired HeatCraft Heating Ltd., Calgary, Alberta. Interon Corp. in 2000. Interon is now Interon- Engineered Products Division of Little Giant Pump Lennox Industries Inc., Dallas Co., with its personnel remaining in Exton, Pa. In 1991, under a reorganization plan, started bringing sales management, marketing, and product ordering Lodestone Corp. teams into its Dallas headquarters from five semi- See Fedders autonomous regional divisions and consolidating production into four locations. Also in 1991, Logistix Capital Inc. d.b.a. StarTrak, Morris purchased its joint venture operations in Geelong, Plains, N.J. Victoria, Australia, in order to operate a wholly In 2000, announced plans to merge with Phoenix owned company division in that country, and Datacomm, Inc. (PDI), Norristown, Pa., with acquired Environheat Ltd., a heating and cooling StarTrak operating as a subsidiary of PDI. manufacturer based in Northampton, England. Lucas-Milhaupt Inc., Milwaukee In 2007, announced the acquisition of Omni Lennox International Inc., Dallas Technologies Corp., Danville, N.H. Signed a letter of intent in 1999 to purchase the Air Conditioning and Heating Division of Luvata, Middlesex, U.K. the Ducane Co., Columbia, S.C. Later in 1999, Luvata, formerly known as Outokumpu Copper announced an agreement to acquire consolidator Products, acquired a 55 percent majority ownership Service Experts, Inc., Nashville, Tenn. In 2002, of AST ElectroFin Inc., Louisville, Ky., in 2007. Also Lennox International announced that it had entered in 2007, announced the signing of an agreement into a memorandum of agreement for the formation to acquire ECO SpA, Pocenia, Italy, a major of a joint venture with Outokumpu Oy of Finland. manufacturer of heat-transfer coils and coolers. Outokumpu would purchase a 55 percent interest in Lennox’s heat transfer business, with Lennox retaining 45 percent ownership. In 2005, Lennox M announced that Outokumpu had exercised its Manitowoc Co. Inc., Manitowoc, Wis. option to purchase Lennox’s 45 percent interest in Signed a definitive agreement in 2000 to acquire their heat transfer joint venture. In 2010, signed a Harford Duracool LLC, a manufacturer of walk-in definitive agreement with The Manitowoc Co. Inc. and freezers. Also in 2000, agreed to to acquire substantially all the assets of its Kysor/ acquire the Multiplex Co. Inc., St. Louis. In 2008, Warren business. In 2013, sold Service Experts to acquired Enodis plc, London. In 2009, Warburg a majority-owned entity of American Capital Ltd., Pincus, a private equity firm, acquired the Enodis Bethesda, Md. global ice machine business from Manitowoc; Scotsman Industries Inc. was named the new Level Solutions, Indianapolis holding company of all the assets. In 2018, Level Solutions was acquired by Koch Air. Mann + Hummel, Ludwigsburg, Germany LifeWhere, Pittsburgh In 2019, Mann + Hummel acquired Hardy Filtration. In 2019, LifeWhere was acquired by Resideo Technologies Inc. Manville Corp., Denver Consolidated its fiber-glass-based building and Linc Group, Houston engineered products businesses into combined This provider of facility management services management group, Manville Sales Corp. was acquired by GI Partners, Houston, a private equity firm, in 2003. Acquired Phoenix-based Pro Maple Chase Co., Downers Grove, Ill. Mechanical Services in 2005. Acquired BMAR & Was sold along with its parent, Seatt Corp., to The Associates Inc. (BMAR), Hopkinsville, Ky., in 2005. Coleman Co., Inc., Golden, Colo. Maple Chase makes In 2006, acquired all four locations of Seaboard duct smoke detectors, and mechanical and electronic Mechanical Services LLC, Chesapeake, Va. In 2007, controls for HVAC in homes and small buildings. to strengthen its presence in Southern California, purchased Jackson & Blanc’s Linc franchise in Marelich Mechanical Co. Inc., Hayward, Calif. Irwindale, Calif. In 2008, acquired Sey Culhan, Acquired Design Air Ltd., a Kent, Wash.-based Boca Raton, Fla. Also in 2008, acquired the mechanical contracting firm, in 2002. Design Air Charlotte, N.C., operations of Padgett Services. In continued to operate under its own name. 2010, GI Partners sold The Linc Group to ABM Industries Inc., New York. Market Refrigeration Specialists, Corona, Calif. In 2019, Market Refrigeration Specialists was Linde Refrigeration, Cologne, Germany acquired by The Arcticom Group. Acquired by Carrier Corp., Farmington, Conn., in 2004. Marley Electric Heating, Bennettsville, S.C. In 2000, this division of United Dominion Lindy Industrial Heat Exchangers Industries acquired Patton Industrial and Building Has become part of the Diversified Berdell Group, Supply Products from Corp., Inc., Ridgewood, N.Y., which was created from a Milford, Mass. merger of Diversified Heat Transfer and Berdell Industries Inc. Heat Transfer Div., and also included Stor-ex of New York. MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, NAME CHANGES 175

MARS (Motors and Armatures Inc.), convector and wall-fin product lines and sell Hauppauge, N.Y. them exclusively to Trane. In 1998, purchased In 2013, acquired Heat Controller Inc., Jackson, Mich. Ruscio Brothers Industries (RBI), a manufacturer of residential and commercial copper fin boilers Marshall Inc., J.N.; Denver and water heaters. RBI’s products continue to In 2000, merged with Thomas J. Rodeno and be offered through its network of sales reps and Associates to form Marshall Rodeno Associated. distributors. In 2000, acquired Cesco Products, Inc., Minneapolis, now known as the Cesco Marvair, Cordele, Ga Products Division of Mestek. Also announced the In 2017, The Marvair Division of Airxcel Inc. signing of a definitive agreement for the purchase acquired the Eubank Wallmount product family by Alpha Technologies Group Inc., Beverly Hills, from NCC. Calif., of Mestek’s National Northeast subsidiary in Pelham, N.H. In 2001, sold the Nesbitt multizone Maryland Environmental Systems Inc. (MESI), rooftop business to RSI Company. In 2003, Columbia, Md. agreed to sell the assets of King Coil to RAE Was taken over by Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. Corporation, Pryor, Okla. In 2005, purchased (BGE) and is now part of BGE Home Products & Embassy Industries Inc., Farmingdale, N.Y. In Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of the utility. It 2012, acquired Linel, Mooresville, Ind. In 2016, does business as a retailer of HVAC products. acquired Turbonics Inc., Cleveland.

Master-Fit Corp., Indianapolis Metal Industries Inc., Clearwater, Fla. This subsidiary of Capital Industries, Inc., was In 2008, acquired NCA Manufacturing Inc., Dallas. acquired by Atco Rubber Products, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, in 1992. It makes and distributes sheet metal Met-Coil Systems Corp. products for air distribution. Merged with Formek, Westfield, Mass., a Mestek Inc. subsidiary, in 2000. Master Group, Boucherville, Quebec In 2019, the Master Group acquired Baymar Metso Automation, Worchester, Mass. Supply Ltd. In 2001, acquired Valvcon Corp., Milford, N.H.

Maytag Corp., Newton, Iowa M&G Dura-Vent, Vacaville, Calif. In 2001, acquired the Amana Appliance division Purchased Security Chimneys International Ltd., from Goodman Global Holding Co., Houston. Montreal, in 2013.

McCall M&G Group, Assen, Netherlands See Kolpak Walk-ins. Acquired Simpson Dura-Vent, Vacaville, Calif., in 2010. McQuay International, Minneapolis In 2006, Daikin Industries Ltd. announced that it M&M Manufacturing, Fort Worth, Texas would acquire O.Y.L. Industries Bhd, a Malaysian- In 2017, M&M Manufacturing, a subsidary of MiTek based global HVAC company that owned McQuay Industries Inc., acquired Snappy™ Co., Detroit International. In 2006, acquired the John A. Trubee Lakes, Minn. Co., Scottsville, N.Y., a service company for HVAC equipment; the company’s new name is Trubee- Miami Tech, Inc., Miami McQuay Factory Service. In 2010, announced the Acquired the grille, register, and diffuser business acquisition of HydroKool LLC, a custom HVAC unit of Environmental Technologies, Inc., Largo, manufacturer located in Phoenix. In 2013, changed Fla., in 2001. name to Daikin Applied. Michigan Temperature Supply, a division of Mechanical Inc., Freeport, Ill. APCO Inc., Lansing, Mich. Acquired Borg Mechanical Contractors Inc., Hillside, Acquired SWAC Wholesale Heating & AC LLC, Ill., in 2003. Purchased the commercial division of Redford, Mich., in 2010. Norstar Mechanical, Rockford, Ill., in 2009. Micro Thermo Inc., Laval, Quebec Merrimack Valley Corp., Methuen, Mass. This energy management and environmental In 2009, purchased Climate Design Systems, controls system provider for supermarkets, C-stores, Haverhill, Mass. and HVACR facilities was acquired by Parker Hannifin – Sporlan Division in 2010. Mestek Inc., Westfield, Mass. Purchased in 1991 substantially all operating Middlesex Supply, Middletown, Conn. assets of Hydrotherm, Northvale, N.J., and In 2018, Middlesex Supply was purchased by The Temprite Industries Ltd., Orangeville, Ontario, and Portland Group. substantially all assets of Dynaforce Corp., Old Bethpage, N.Y. In addition, Mestek offers HVAC Mid-South Maintenance, Memphis, Tenn. product lines, including such names as Sterling, In 2019, Mid-South Maintenance was acquired by Suntemp, Beacon/Morris, and H.B. Smith. It also Smart Care Equipment Solutions. manufactures industrial HVAC products, including such names Applied Air, Alton, Air Fan, and L.J. Miller-Picking Corp., Johnstown, Pa. Wing. In 1992, signed letter of intent with The This maker of coils, dehumidification products, Trane Co. whereby Mestek would buy Trane’s 17 6 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS air handlers, and air filters was purchased by York England and Axis New York. In 2020, Motion International Corp. in 1992. Industries acquired Motion Control/Automation Company, TRC Hydraulics, and F&L Industrial Milwaukee Valve Company, Solutions Inc. New Berlin, Wisconsin In 2019, Milwaukee Valve Company was acquired M2 Service Group, Exeter, N.H. by NIBCO Inc. Acquired Cote & Son, Barrington, N.H., in 2014.

MISCOR Group Ltd., South Bend, Ind. MSD Research, Boca Raton, Fla. In 2007, acquired Ideal Consolidated Inc., a provider In 2019, MSD Research was acquired by of mechanical contracting services. RectorSeal LLC.

MiTek Industries, Chesterfield, Mo. MSI Supply, Houston Acquired Ellis & Watts Global Industries, Batavia, In 2018, MSI Supply was acquired by Winsupply Inc. Ohio, in 2014. Acquired M&M Mfg., Fort Worth, Texas, in 2015. In 2017, acquired Wrightsoft® Mueller Flow Control, Stoney Creek, Ontario Corp. headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts. In 2011, changed the company name to FLOCOR Inc.

Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Tokyo Mueller Industries Inc., Memphis, Tenn. In 2015, entered into an agreement to purchase Announced in 1998 a definitive merger agreement from De’Longhi Industrial S.A. a majority interest with Halstead Industries, Inc., Greensboro, N.C. in DeLclima S.p.A., an Italian company in the Halstead, which had sales of approximately $250 commercial air conditioning products business. After million in 1997, becomes a wholly owned subsidiary closing of this transaction, a tender offer would be of Mueller. Also in 1998, announced its intent launched for the remaining shares. In 2016, completed to purchase Lincoln Brass Works, Inc. Lincoln its acquisition of all the remaining shares of DeLclima. operates manufacturing facilities in Jacksboro and Waynesboro, Tenn., and had net sales of Modern Heating and Air Conditioning Inc., approximately $35 million in 1997. In 2011, acquired Minneapolis various operating assets of Tube Forming L.P. (TFI), In 2015, the company was acquired by MSHC Inc., a subsidiary of Wolverine Tube Inc. TFI primarily dba Service Logic, headquartered in Denver. serves the HVACR market in North America and has operations in Carrollton, Texas, and Guadalupe, Modine Manufacturing Co., Racine, Wis. Mexico. In 2012, acquired Westermeyer Industries In 2001, acquired Thermacore International Inc., Bluffs, Ill. In 2013, Mueller Copper Tube Inc., Lancaster, Pa. In 2004, announced it had Products Inc., a subsidiary of Mueller Industries, completed the acquisition of the South Korean acquired Howell Metal Company, New Market, Va. assets of the Automotive Climate Control Division (ACC) of WiniaMando Inc. ACC has locations Multistack LLC, Sparta, Wis. in Asan City, Korea; Shanghai, China; and a In 2013, acquired the rights to produce, support, joint venture in Hefei, China. In 2005, acquired and sell Dais Analytic’s (Odessa, Fla.) ConsERV Airedale International Air Conditioning Limited energy recovery ventilator in North and South of Leeds, England. In 2012, signed a definitive America. In 2017, acquired Desert Aire Corp., a asset purchase agreement to acquire Geofinity Germantown, Wisconsin-based manufacturer of Manufacturing, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. commercial and industrial humidity and climate In 2013, entered into exclusive negotiations to control systems. In 2018, acquired Budzar Industries acquire Barkell Limited, Consett, County Durham, Inc., located in Willoughby, Ohio. United Kingdom. In 2016, agreed to acquire Luvata Heat Transfer Solutions, Memphis, Tenn. Munch’s Supply Co. Inc., Chicago In 2015, Rotunda Capital Partners, a private equity Moffitt Corp. Inc., Jacksonville Beach, Fla. investment firm, acquired a majority stake in the In 2016, acquired Western Canwell, Denison, Texas. company. In 2018, acquired Tommark Co., Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 2019, Munch’s Supply acquired Moore Industries, North Hills, Calif. Comfort Air Distributing. In 2002, purchased Powers Process Controls Instrument Division, Skokie, Ill., a unit of Crane Corp. Munters, Amesbury, Mass. In 2007, concluded an agreement to purchase MORSCO, Fort Worth, Texas Des Champs Technologies, Buena Vista, Va. In In 2015, acquired substantially all of the assets of 2015, agreed to acquire HB Group, Almelo, the Murray Supply Co., Winston-Salem, N.C. In 2016, Netherlands. agreed to acquire Fortiline Waterworks, Concord, N.C. In 2018, acquired Ott Distributors, Charleston, South Carolina. N N&S Supply, Fishkill, N.Y. Motion Control/Automation Company, In 2019, N&S Supply was acquired by Watsco Inc. Livonia, Michigan In 2020, Motion Control/Automation Company was National Appliance Parts Co. Inc. (NAPCO), acquired by Motion Industries. Amityville, N.Y. In 2019, National Appliance Parts Co. Inc. (NAPCO) Motion Industries, Birmingham, Ala. was acquired by Sealed Unit Parts Co. Inc. In 2019, Motion Industries Inc. acquired Axis New MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, NAME CHANGES 177

National Comfort Institute (NCI), Sheffield Nomaco/Nomaco K-Flex, Zebulon, N.C. Lake, Ohio In 2004, agreed to absorb the outside sales team of In 2008, acquired International Service Leadership RBX Industries and to continue to produce and sell (ISL). all RBX insulation brands.

National Refrigeration Services Inc. (NRS), Noritz Corporation, Kobe, Japan Atlanta In 2019, Noritz Corp. acquired PB Heat LLC. In 2001, was acquired by Ingersoll-Rand Co., Woodcliff Lake, N.J. Nortec Industries Inc., Ogdensburg, N.Y. In 2001, acquired Environmental Engineering NEFCO Corp., Hartford, Conn. Concepts Inc. (EEC), Palm Springs, Calif. In 2017, acquired the operating assets of Tekk Supply Inc., Pompano Beach, Fla. Nortek Inc., Providence, R.I. In 2001, acquired the business and assets of Senior Nest Labs Inc., Palo Alto, Calif. Air Systems (SAS) from a wholly owned subsidiary In 2013, acquired MyEnergy, Boston. In 2014, of Senior plc. SAS, Stoke-on-Trent, England, would Google, Mountain View, Calif., entered into an become part of Eaton-Williams Group Ltd., a agreement to acquire Nest Labs. UK-based Nortek operating company. In 2013, acquired 2GIG Technologies Inc, Lehi, Utah. In Newgaard Mechanical Inc., Chandler, Ariz. 2014, agreed to acquire the HVAC business of In 2019, Newgaard Mechanical Inc. was acquired by Thomas & Betts Corp., Memphis, Tenn. Also in Pueblo Mechanical & Controls LLC. 2014, acquired Phoenix Wholesale Inc., Surprise, Ariz. In 2015, Nortek Inc. announced that its New York Blower Company, Willowbrook, Ill. heating and cooling subsidiary Nordyne LLC and Acquired TLT-Babcock, Akron, Ohio, from Babcock its Nordyne International subsidiary have changed Borsig Power AG, Oberhausen, Germany, in 2003. their names to Nortek Global HVAC LLC and Nortek Global HVAC Latin America Inc., respectively. In Niagara Blower Co., Buffalo, N.Y. 2016, agreed to be acquired by Melrose Industries In 2008, acquired Kathabar Inc., Somerset, N.J. It is PLC, London. now known as Kathabar Dehumidification Systems Inc. In 2013, acquired by Alfa Laval, Lund, Sweden. Northamerican Heating, Refrigeration & Airconditioning Wholesalers (NHRAW), NIBCO Inc., Elkhart, Ind. Columbus, Ohio In 2002, acquired the assets of Tolco Inc., Corona, In January 2003, merged with the Air-conditioning Calif., a manufacturer specializing in pipe hangers, & Refrigeration Wholesalers International (ARWI) to pipe supporters, seismic bracing, framing channels, create the Heating, Airconditioning & Refrigeration and fittings. In 2006, signed a purchase agreement Distributors International (HARDI). to acquire the assets of Consolidated Plumbing Industries (CPI), Knoxville, Tenn. In 2019, NIBCO Northfield Freezing Systems (NFS), Inc. acquired Milwaukee Valve Company. Northfield, Minn. Was sold to York Food Systems (Frick, Frigid Coil, Nibe Industrier AB, Markaryd, Sweden Imeco, and Gram Refrigeration), Preston, Wash. NFS The parent company of WaterFurnace Intl. Inc., is a major North American supplier of low-tension Fort Wayne, Ind., entered into a stock purchase spiral conveyor freezers. agreement with LSB Industries Inc., Oklahoma City, to acquire 100 percent of LSB’s Climate Control Novar plc, Weybridge, England Group Inc. Acquired the trade assets of Alerton Technologies Inc., Redmond, Wash., in 2003. The name of the Nidec Corporation, Kyoto, Japan acquired business was changed to Alerton Inc. In 2019, Nidec Corporation acquired Embraco. Novaerus, Raleigh, N.C. NN Inc., Johnson City, Tenn. In 2016, announced the acquisition of Plasma Air In 2014, acquired the assets of V-S Industries, International, Stamford, Conn. Wheeling, Ill. NuComfort Supply LLC, Chicago Noble, a subsidiary of Rona Inc., Boucherville, In 2018, NuComfort Supply LLC was acquired by Quebec Benoist Brothers Supply Co. Inc. Acquired the assets of MPH Supply Ltd., Vancouver, in 2010. O Noland Company, Newport News, Va. Oliver Heating, Cooling, Plumbing and In 2002, announced that it would purchase the Electrical, Morton, Pa. principal assets of HSD Distributing Inc. and Acquired Polar Bear Mechanical Services, Cape May, open its own supply operation at HSD’s location N.J., in 2013. in Hernando. In 2005, this leading wholesale distributor of plumbing, electrical, HVAC, Olsen Technology Inc., Wallaceburg, Ontario mechanical equipment, and supplies announced In 2001, acquired by ECR International, Inc., Utica, that WinWholesale, Dayton, Ohio, one of the N.Y., from its parent company Canadian Manoir Ltd. nation’s largest industrial wholesale distributors, The business now operates as Olsen Division, ECR had signed an agreement of merger with Noland. International Ltd. 17 8 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS

ONICON Inc., Clearwater, Fla. Penn Ventilation, Richardson, Texas Acquired by Harbour Group, St. Louis, in 2013. Penn Ventilation and Barry Blower announced Announced the acquisition of Greyline Instruments a merger in 2005. The new company, called Inc., Long Sault, Ontario, in 2015. PennBarry, is headquartered in Richardson, Texas, as part of London-based Tomkins plc. OSHA-Soft Inc. The company has changed its name to Achieve! Pennwalt Corp., Philadelphia Technology, Inc. The initial software dealt with In 1989, acquired by Atochem S.A., a corporation OSHA’s safety issues, but has expanded to based in France and a unit of Elf Aquitaine. other regulations. Pepco Energy Services, Washington, DC Announced in 2001 the acquisition of Seaboard P Mechanical Services, headquartered in Chesapeake, Packard Inc., Kennesaw, Ga. Va. Seaboard also has facilities in Lynchburg, Va., In 2015, this master distributor of HVACR solutions Richmond, Va., and Raleigh, N.C. announced it would merge with Precision Electric Motor Sales, Owosso, Mich. The combined Performance Contracting Inc. (PCI), organization, The Precision Group Inc., would be Lenexa, Kan. headquartered in Owosso, Mich. In 2001, acquired Thermal Services, Inc. (TSI), Vancouver, Wash. Pameco Corp., Golden, Colo. In 2001, announced that Littlejohn Fund II, L.P., Permira Funds, London, UK and Quilvest American Equity Ltd. had completed In 2017, acquired DiversiTech, Atlanta, from an their acquisition of all outstanding shares of Pameco affiliate of The Jordan Co. LP. common stock, making the distributor a privately held company. Phoenix Datacomm Inc. (PDI), Norristown, Pa. In 2000, announced that it would merge with Corp., Osaka, Japan Logistix Capital Inc. d.b.a. StarTrak, Morris Plains, In 2011, announced the acquisition of Electric N.J., with StarTrak operating as a subsidiary of Co. Ltd., Tokyo. In 2016, announced its intent to PDI. Also in 2000 announced plans to merge with purchase Hussmann Corp., Bridgeton, Mo. Monitel Products Corp., Morris Plains, N.J. Monitel will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of PDI. Parker Hannifin Corp., Cleveland In 2001, announced that it had acquired Atenas, Sao Plumbit Services, Lawrenceville, Ga. Paulo, Brazil, a manufacturer of air conditioning In 2019, Plumbit Services was acquired by and refrigeration components serving the Latin R.S. Andrews. American market. In 2004, acquired Sporlan Valve Co., Washington, Mo. In 2005, announced that it Pointman, Buffalo, New York was acquiring Kenmore International, a leading In 2020, Pointman was acquired by ServiceTitan. manufacturer and distributor of components for the global refrigeration and air conditioning markets, Polar Technology, Nashville, Tenn. from Lai Berg Holding AS of Norway. In 2010, In 2010, purchased Missouri-based company acquired Micro Thermo Technologies, Quebec, Refrigerant Services Inc. from Carrier Corp. In 2012, acquired the hydraulics manufacturing division of PIX Transmissions Ltd., Portland Group, Beaverton, Ore. Nagpur, India. Also in 2012, signed an agreement In 2018, The Portland Group purchased Middlesex to sell the automotive air conditioning portion of its Supply. Mobile Climate Systems Division to ContiTech AG, Hanover, Germany. Portland Mechanical Contractors Inc., Milwaukie, Ore. PB Heat LLC, Bally, Pa. Acquired Fullman/Kinetics Service, Portland, Ore., In 2019, PB Heat LLC was acquired by Noritz Corp. in 2006.

Pearpoint, Thousand Palms, Calif. Power-Flo Technologies Group, New Hyde Announced in 2001 that it had been acquired by Park, N.Y. Dominion Industries, Charlotte, S.C. In 2014, announced a merger with US Energy Group, Fresh Meadows, N.Y. PE Controls Services Ltd., Tuckahoe, N.Y. In 2019, PE Controls Services Ltd. was acquired by Power Transfer Products, Alvin, Texas Atlantic Westchester Inc. In 2019, Power Transfer Products was acquired by Valin Corp. Peirce-Phelps Inc., Blue Bell, Pa. In 2019, Peirce-Phelps Inc. was acquired by Watsco PowerVerde Inc., Glendale, Ariz. Inc. In 2011, announced its intent to acquire Cornerstone Conservation Group LLC (CCG), Scottsdale, Ariz. PennBarry, Richardson, Texas Penn Ventilation and Barry Blower announced Precisionaire, Inc., St. Petersburg, Fla. a merger in 2005. The new company, called The manufacturer of disposable air filters was acquired PennBarry, is headquartered in Richardson, Texas, as part of London-based Tomkins plc. MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, NAME CHANGES 179 by Flanders Corp., a manufacturer of precision air Randall Mechanical Inc., Orlando, Fla. filters and containment and filtration equipment. In 2010, acquired South Seminole Sheet Metal Inc., Apopka, Fla. Preferred Sales Inc., Hermitage, Pa. In 2019, Preferred Sales Inc. acquired Bernardini – RBX Industries, Bedford, Va. Link & Associates. In 2004, Nomaco/Nomaco K-Flex, Zebulon, N.C., agreed to absorb the outside sales team of RBX Prescon Industries, El Monte, Calif. Industries and to continue to produce and sell all Acquired in 2002 Aladdin Air Handling Equipment, RBX insulation brands. a manufacturer of centrifugal fans, axial fans, roof ventilators, and air-handling equipment. RealCold Maintenance Systems, Inc. See Jordan Vessel. Pro-Air Services Inc., Decatur, Ala. In 2012, acquired FilTech-Woodland Inc., Decatur, RECO International Inc., San Antonio Ala. Acquired by York International Corp. in 1989. Company manufactures specialized industrial ProDuct Metals, Inc. refrigeration systems. The fabricator of specialty HVAC fittings was acquired by LaSalle Bristol, Elkhart, Ind. Rectorseal Corp., Houston Acquired OEM Products Inc., Gardnerville, Nev., PSEG Energy Technologies, Edison, N.J. in 2008. Announced the asset purchase of Airtec Announced in 2000 the acquisition of Thomas Products Corp., Fall River, Mass., in 2011. Acquired H. Barham Co., a Tinton Falls, N.J., contractor. Novent Cap LLC, Yorba Linda, Calif., in 2013. Also announced that same year the acquisition of Acquired certain assets of Resource Conservation two mechanical contractors, Central Plumbing & Technologies, Sarasota, Fla., in 2014. Also in 2014, Heating, Allentown, Pa., and Tougher Industries, acquired the Polyslab, Evo-Crete, and related HVAC Albany, N.Y. brands from Evolve Composites Pty Ltd, Queensland, Australia. In 2015, acquired selected assets and PSG, Perkasie, Pa. the SureSeal brand from SureSeal Mfg., Tacoma, Was sold to Cadet Manufacturing, Vancouver, Wash., Wash. In 2016, acquired the assets of Universal maker of zone electrical heating. PSG’s lines are Technologies Inc. and its AC Leak Freeze brands. In temperature controls and indicators. Cadet makes 2019, RectorSeal LLC acquired MSD Research. zone electrical heating. Recurrent Building Intelligence LLC , Pueblo Mechanical & Controls, Phoenix Rockville, Md. In 2019, Pueblo Mechanical & Controls acquired In 2014, acquired ProTek HVAC, Washington, D.C. Innovative Mechanical Systems, the Arizona operations of Westover Corporation, Newgaard Reedy Industries Inc., Glenview, Ill. Mechanical Inc., and CFM Mechanical LLC. It also In 2001, acquired AccuTemp Mechanical, Inc., acquired Niemeyer Brothers Plumbing Inc. Kenosha, Wis. In 2002, acquired RC Mechanical Services Corp., Independence, Mo. RC Mechanical Pure Chem Separation LP, Rhome, Texas would be integrated into Lippert Mechanical, a Acquired by Diversified CPC International, Reedy service company in Kansas City, Mo. In Channahon, Ill., in 2012. 2003, acquired J & S Heating and Air Conditioning, Kansas City, Mo., and CE Mechanical, Elk Grove Q & R Village, Ill. Quality Heating & Cooling Supply, Bullhead Refrigerant Management Services, Inc. (RMS), City, Ariz. Friendswood, Texas In 2019, Quality Heating & Cooling Supply was The ARI- and EPA-certified CFC reclaim and resale acquired by American Refrigeration Supplies Inc. company was acquired by ChemWay Systems, Inc., Bay City, Texas. The agreement included licensing Racon Inc., Wichita, Kan. for the proprietary reclamation technology. RMS In 1989, purchased by Atochem S.A., a corporation was renamed ESI Refrigerant Service. based in France and a unit of Elf Aquitaine. Refrigeration School Inc., Phoenix RAE Corporation, Pryor, Okla. Acquired by Tulsa Welding School, Tulsa, Okla., In 2003, agreed to purchase from Mestek the assets in 2009. of King Coil. With the acquisition, RAE Corporation markets products under five brands: Century Refron Inc., Long Island City, N.Y. Refrigeration, Refrigeration Systems, Technical Acquired by Airgas Inc., Radnor, Pa., in 2008. Systems, RAE Coils, and King Coil. Regal-Beloit, Beloit, Wis. Ranco North America, Plain City, Ohio In 2004, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Announced in 1999 its acquisition of Com-Trol, a GE’s commercial AC motor business. Also in Mansfield, Ohio-based maker of electronic control 2004, announced that it had signed a definitive systems for commercial refrigeration. agreement with GE to acquire the HVACR motors and capacitors operations of GE Consumer and Industrial. In 2009, announced the rebranding of its GE-branded businesses under the name 180 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS

Genteq. In 2010, entered into an agreement to Rheem Manufacturing Co., Atlanta acquire 100 percent of the stock and assets of In 2001, Rheem Manufacturing Co. and Paloma the Electrical Products Co. (EPC) from A.O. Smith Industries, Nagoya, Japan, reached an agreement Corp. EPC is based in Tipp City, Ohio. Also in to acquire the Australian and Asian water heater 2010, signed an agreement to acquire Unico Inc., business of Southcorp Holdings Ltd. The acquisition Franksville, Wis. In 2011, acquired Ramu Inc., included Southcorp’s water heater businesses Blacksburg, Va. In 2012, acquired Milwaukee in Australia and New Zealand, plus its solar Gear Co., Milwaukee. In 2013, completed the water heater company, Solahart, in Australia. The acquisition of the RAM motor business previously acquisition also included Southcorp’s interest in owned by Schneider Electric. Also in 2013, closed Hotstream, a joint venture in China. In 2013, on the acquisition of Cemp, s.r.l, Milan. acquired Heat Transfer Products Group, Scottsboro, Ala. In 2014, acquired CEM S.A., a Chilean company Reliance Comfort Limited Partnership that manufactures and distributes tankless, solar, (Reliance Home Comfort), Toronto and tank water heating products. In 2015, acquired In 2014, entered into an agreement to purchase the Eemax Inc., Waterbury, Conn. In 2019, Rheem shares of National Energy Corp., Toronto, which acquired Intergas. operates under the name National Home Services. Right Now Air, Las Vegas Remcor, Glendale Heights, Ill. In 2015, acquired Las Vegas-based Ingram’s Inc. and The company is now a part of IMI Cornelius, Anoka, Senior Services. Minn. Remcor will continue making refrigeration equipment, icemakers and dispensers, and liquid Roberts-Gordon LLC, Buffalo, N.Y. chillers in its own name. In 1985, name changed from Roberts-Gordon Appliance Corp. to Roberts-Gordon Inc. Makes R.E. Michel Company, Glen Burnie, Md. low-intensity infrared heating equipment (“Gordon- In 2002, purchased the significant assets of Central Ray”). In 1994, acquired Grayhill Blackheat, Supply Company, Memphis, Tenn. Also purchased Ltd., of the United Kingdom., with corporate the significant assets of Hart-Greer, Birmingham, offices in Dorset, England. The firm makes the Ala., a division of Armstrong Distributors Inc. “Hot Air Recirculation Radiant Tube System.” In In 2012, purchased certain assets of California 2014, was acquired by Sterling Group Partners III Refrigeration Supply Inc., San Leandro, Calif. L.P., Houston.

Republic Companies, The, Quad City, Iowa Robertshaw, Itasca, Ill. Acquired the assets of Yeomans Distributing Co., Combined in 1993 by Siebe Environmental Controls Peoria, Ill., in 2014. with Barber-Colman Environmental Controls Division into a full-service field office organization Research Products Corp., Madison, Wis. serving the HVAC industry. In 2016, acquired In 1999, acquired Enerzone Systems Corp., Parker, Burner Systems International, Chattanooga, Tenn. Texas, which became a division of Research In 2018, Robertshaw acquired CastFutura S.p.A. Products. In 2001, acquired Dri-Steem Humidifier Co., Eden Prairie, Minn. In 2009, acquired Rockwood Swendeman, Scarborough, Maine Econar Energy Systems Corp., Elk River, Minn., In 2001, acquired by Circor International, Inc., a geothermal heat pump manufacturer. The new Burlington, Mass. entity became GeoSystems LLC. In 2012, sold GeoSystems LLC, Maple Grove, Minn., to Enertech RONA Inc., Boucherville, Quebec Global, Greenville, Ill. In 2010, signed an agreement to acquire, through its subsidiary Noble, the assets of Don Park Residential Services Group (RSG), Limited Partnership in Canada. Specialized in Dayton, Ohio the distribution and manufacturing of HVAC RSG, a former division of Encompass Services, was products, Don Park operates 14 branches as acquired by Wellspring Capital Management LLC well as three manufacturing facilities and one in 2003. In 2004, RSG, one of the nation’s largest distribution center in Ontario. providers of HVAC and plumbing services to the residential and light commercial markets, agreed R.S. Andrews, Savannah, Ga. to be acquired by Direct Energy, Stamford, Conn. In 2019, R.S. Andrews acquired Plumbit Services and Covert Aire. Resideo Technologies Inc., Austin, Texas In 2019, Resideo Technologies Inc. acquired RSI Company, Cleveland LifeWhere. RSI (formerly Recycling Specialists International) purchased the Typhoon line of air conditioning Resolute Industrial Holdings LLC, Indianapolis equipment from Hupp Industries. In 1995, an In 2019, Resolute Industrial Holdings LLC acquired expanded, redesigned Typhoon line was offered. American Equipment Group. In 2020, Resolute RSI also manufactures refrigerant recovery systems. Industrial acquired DriExpress and Empire Holdings. In 2001, acquired the Nesbitt multizone rooftop business from Mestek. Revcor Inc., Carpentersville, Ill. As reported in 1994, Revcor completed negotiations Rupp Industries Inc., Burnsville, Minn. to purchase Baco Enterprises, manufacturer of plastic After its purchase by an investment group in fans. Revcor products include blower wheels and fan 2007, Rupp Industries Inc. changed its name to blades. In 2016, acquired Air-Drive, Gurnee, Ill. Temp-Air Inc. Continued on page 419 MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, NAME CHANGES 419

Continued from page 180 Systems (IBS) operations in North America and Ruskin Company, Kansas City, Mo. Asia. Also in 2006, announced that it would acquire In 2002, acquired certain assets of the vent and American Power Conversion, West Kingston, R.I. control damper and the economizer business of In 2009, Schneider Electric changed TAC’s name Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee. Ruskin would to the Buildings Business of Schneider Electric. manufacture the vent and control dampers, but In 2011, signed an agreement to acquire Summit they would continue to be marketed, sold, and Energy Services Inc., Louisville, Ky. Also in 2011, distributed by Johnson Controls. Ruskin also would acquired the assets and daily operations of Viconics take over the manufacturing and marketing of the Electronics Inc. of Quebec. In 2014, agreed to economizer dampers, which now would be sold acquire InStep Software, Chicago. under the Ruskin brand name. In 2005, announced that it had acquired NRG Industries Inc., Carrollton, SCIenergy Inc., San Francisco Texas. In 2006, acquired Eastern Sheet Metal, In 2012, acquired Transcend Equity Development Cincinnati, a manufacturer of commercial HVAC Corp., Dallas. duct systems. Scotsman Industries Inc., Vernon Hills, Ill. In 1993, signed a letter of intent to acquire S The Delfield Co. and Whitlenge Drink Equipment Saftronics Inc., Ft. Myers, Fla. Ltd. Delfield, Mount Pleasant, Mich., manufactures Acquired Fincor Electronics, York, Pa., in 2003. refrigerated food-service equipment. Whitlenge, Fincor continues to do business as a wholly owned located near Birmingham, England, makes drink- subsidiary of Saftronics and is known as Fincor dispensing equipment. In 2009, Warburg Pincus, Automation Inc. a private equity firm, acquired the Enodis global ice machine business from Manitowoc; Scotsman Sams & Co., Howard W.; Indianapolis Industries Inc. was named the new holding The company was sold to Bell Atlantic company of all the assets. In 2013, Scotsman was Directory Graphics Inc., Valley Forge, Pa. The acquired by Ali Group, Milan, Italy, and said it two have developed an on-line catalog system would remain U.S. based. called “DataView.” SCP Inc., Auburn, Ind. America Inc., Ridgefield Sold its gas product lines to Maxitrol Co., Southfield, Park, N.J. Mich., in 2001. In 2014, agreed to acquire Quietside Corp., Santa Fe Springs, Calif. Seaboard Mechanical Services, Chesapeake, Va. In 2001, was acquired by Pepco Energy Services, Sanhua Holding Group, Xinchang, China Washington, DC. In 2013, acquired R- Squared Puckett Inc., Puckett, Miss. In 2018, Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co. Sealed Unit Parts Co. Inc. (SUPCO), Ltd. Acquired American Tubing Intl., located in Allenwood, N.J. Springdale, Arkansas. In 2007, acquired Climate Technology Corp., Memphis, Tenn. In 2019, Sealed Unit Parts Co. Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd., Tokyo Inc. acquired Zephyr Components Inc., as well as Acquired by Panasonic Corp., Osaka, Japan, in 2011. National Appliance Parts Co. Inc. (NAPCO).

Sauermann Group, The; Brussels Seatt Corp., Downers Grove, Ill. In 2015, acquired the KGF Group SA, Montpon, Bought by The Coleman Co., Inc., Golden, Colo. France. Seatt makes smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, door chimes, and duct smoke detectors. SCEM SpA, Milan, Italy It is parent of Maple Chase Co. and Jameson Home This solenoid valve manufacturer acquired in Products, but now will operate as a stand-alone 1989 by Parker Hannifin Corp.’s Refrigeration business unit. Components Group, Wheeling, Ill. Second Wind Air Purifier Inc., Buffalo, N.Y. Schmidt’s Wholesale Inc., Monticello, N.Y. In 2018, Second Wind Air Purifier Inc. and Second In 2008, opened the third and newest of its three Wind Air Purifier Ltd were acquired by General locations in Newburgh, N.Y., after purchasing long- Filters Inc. time local distributor, Smith Supply. Seeley International, Adelaide, Australia Schneider Electric, Rueil-Malmaison, France In 2015, acquired Coolerado Corp., a Denver- Acquired building automation and controls provider based manufacturer of indirect evaporative air TAC, Malmo, Sweden, in 2003. Acquired Andover conditioning products. Controls Corp., Andover, Mass., in 2004. Combined TAC and Andover Controls in 2004 to form Tour SEER Group, The; Redmond, Wash. Andover Controls (TAC). In 2004, announced the In 2019, The SEER Group LLC acquired Climate acquisition of Abacus Engineered Systems, Seattle. Control Inc., Specialty Heating and Cooling, and In 2005, announced the acquisition of Canadian- The Barton Boys Heating and Air Conditioning. In based Power Measurement Inc. In 2005, announced 2020, The SEER Group LLC acquired Coffman & that it would acquire Invensys Advanced Building Company, and Nolan Heating & Air. Systems operations in Europe and the Middle East (ABS EMEA). In 2006, acquired Invensys Building 420 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS

Selkirk Group, Dallas Shannon Group Inc., The; Brentwood, Tenn. In 2002, its parent company, U.S. Industries, Iselin, Was bought by the Manitowoc Co., Manitowoc, Wis., N.J., signed an agreement to sell the Selkirk Group producer of cranes and related products, commercial to Tinicum Capital Partners L.P., New York. ice machines, and reach-in units. Shannon produces commercial refrigerators and freezers, from small- SEMCO Inc., Columbia, Mo. restaurant service to warehouses. Kolpac and McCall In 2007, SEMCO and Flakt Woods Group, Zurich, products are known in our industry. Shannon will Switzerland, announced the signing of an agreement continue to operate independently. by which SEMCO’s shareholders would sell the company to the Flakt Woods Group. Shurtape Technologies, Hickory, N.C. In 2017, acquired Syntac Coated Products LLC, New ServiceBridge, Chicago Hartford, Conn. In 2020, ServiceBridge was acquired by GPS Insight. Sid Harvey Industries Inc., Garden City, N.Y. Service Experts Heating and Air In 2006, acquired assets of HVAC distributor Conditioning, Dallas Danzer, S. Charleston, W.V. Announced that it had completed the acquisition in 1999 of 23 HVAC companies representing annualized Siemens Building Technologies Division, revenues of $42.4 million. These included 12 service Buffalo Grove, Ill. centers and 11 “tuck-in” companies. Later in 1999, Acquired in 1999 Westwood Energy Group, Boston, announced that it was being acquired by Lennox an energy procurement consulting firm. In 2001, International Inc., Dallas. In 2012, acquired Jones announced the acquisition of Security Technologies Heating & Air Co., Morristown, Tenn. In 2013, Group (STG), Sunrise, Fla. In 2003, as part of an Lennox sold Service Experts to a majority-owned alliance arrangement, Siemens entered into an entity of American Capital Ltd., Bethesda, Md. In agreement for EMCOR Group, Norwalk, Conn., to 2014, acquired Engineering Excellence National purchase Siemens’ Facilities Management Services Accounts (EENA), Cincinnati. Also in 2014, acquired (FMS) business in the United States. In 2010, the A-Plus Air Conditioning & Heating Co., Bryans Building Technologies Division of Siemens Industry Road, Md. In 2015, acquired Levy & Son Plumbing Inc. signed an agreement to acquire Site Controls Inc., Dallas. Also in 2015, acquired Mountainwest LLC, Austin, Texas. In 2011, acquired substantially Home Services, Salt Lake City. In 2016, was acquired all of the assets of Advanced Telemetry LLC, San by Enercare Inc., Toronto. In 2018, acquired Aames Diego. In 2012, acquired Pace Global Energy Plumbing & Heating dba The Pink Plumber, located Services LLC, Fairfax, Va. in Smyrna, Georgia and Admiral Plumbing Services, located in Jupiter, Florida. Siemens Energy & Automation Inc., Atlanta In 2006, agreed to acquire the assets and the Service Logic, Denver business of Controlotron Corp., Hauppauge, N.Y. In 2008, acquired PSR HVAC & Mechanical Services, Seattle. Simpson Dura-Vent, Vacaville, Calif. In 2008, acquired ProTech Systems Inc., Albany, N.Y., ServiceMagic Inc., Golden, Colo. a manufacturer of special gas vents for residential, In 2004, this online residential services marketplace commercial and industrial applications. In 2010, was agreed to be acquired by IAC/InterActiveCorp, acquired by M&G Group, Assen, Netherlands. New York. In 2005, ServiceMagic and ImproveNet, another online residential services marketplace, Sing-Air Corp., Los Angeles announced that they had entered into an agreement Acquired in 1992 by Super Radiator Coils, whereby ServiceMagic would acquire ImproveNet. Minneapolis and Richmond, Va.

ServiceTitan, Glendale, Calif. SJC Corp., Elyria, Ohio In 2018, ServiceTitan acquired JaRay Software Inc. See Janitrol, Tappan. In 2019, ServiceTitan acquired CUC Software Inc. In 2020, ServiceTitan acquired Pointman. Skloplast a.s., Irnava, Slovakia In 2001, this fiberglass manufacturer was acquired Servidyne Inc., Atlanta by Johns Manville Corp., Denver. Purchased by Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee, in 1992. Purchase included Servidyne’s chiller service Sloan Valve Co., Chicago business. In 2011, entered into an agreement to be In 2011, Sloan Global Holdings LLC, an affiliate acquired by Scientific Conservation Inc. (SCI), San company of Sloan Valve Co., purchased a Francisco. significant interest in Aztec Solar Power LLC, Conshohocken, Pa. Setra Systems Inc., Boxborough, Mass. Was acquired by Gems Sensors, Inc., Plainville, S.L. Page Corp., Fort Myers, Fla. Conn., in 2001. This mechanical contractor announced in 2001 that it is now a business unit of Encompass Services SGS Refrigeration Inc., Dixon, Ill. Corp., Longwood, Fla. In 2013, acquired the assets of the Krack Corp., Itasca, Ill., industrial refrigeration business. In Smardt Chiller Group, Montreal 2019, SGS Refrigeration Inc. was acquired by The company was formed in 2009 through the SPX Corporation. merger of the Australian PowerPax chiller business with its North American Smardt sister company. MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, NAME CHANGES 421

Smart Care Equipment Solutions, Specified Air Solutions, Buffalo, N.Y. St. Paul, Minn. In 2016, acquired Dectron Inc., Montreal. In 2019, Smart Care Equipment Solutions acquired Mid-South Maintenance. In 2020, Smart Spirax Sarco, Blythewood, S.C. Care Equipment Solutions acquired Advanced This developer and supplier of industrial steam Mechanical Plus. management systems purchased M&M International of Bergamo, Italy, in 2001. M&M is a manufacturer Smith-Cooper Intl., Elk Grove Village, Ill. and distributor of solenoid valves and piston- In 2019, Smith-Cooper Intl. merged with Anvil Intl. activated valves. In 2006, acquired a majority interest in UltraPure Group Limited Inc., North Smith Services, Vero Beach, Fla. Port, Fla. In 2008, purchased William Sanders A/C of Fort Pierce, Fla. Sporlan Valve Co., Washington, Mo. Acquired by Parker Hannifin Corp., Cleveland, SnyderGeneral Corp., Dallas in 2004. Sold its common stock to a Malaysian group including O.Y.L. Industries Berhad and Hong Leong Spot Coolers of Miami Inc. Group Malaysia. SnyderGeneral makes a broad line Acquired by GE Power Systems, Schenectady, N.Y., of HVACR and air quality control products bearing in 2000. several brand names including McQuay, AAF, Wesper, BarryBlower, and McQuay Service. Also, SPX Corp., Charlotte, N.C. the company changed its name to AAF-McQuay Inc. Acquired Hitech Instruments Corp., Brevard, N.C., and divided the firm into two major companies -- in 1993. Also in 1993, changed the name of its McQuay International and AAF International. Kent-Moore Tool and Equipment Division, Warren, Mich., to Dealer Equipment and Service Division. In Source Refrigeration & HVAC Inc., 2001, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Anaheim, Calif. United Dominion Industries Ltd., Charlotte, N.C. In In 2007, acquired by Arsenal Capital Partners, a 2015, announced an agreement for the sale of its New York-based private equity firm. Source is Dry Cooling business to Paharpur Cooling Towers a leading provider of commercial refrigeration Limited, Kolkata, India. In 2019, SPX Corporation services, serving customers in 12 contiguous acquired SGS Refrigeration Inc. Western states. In 2012, acquired DHR Mechanical Services-Georgia, Woodstock, Ga. In 2013, acquired Standard Refrigeration, Melrose Park, Ill. TP Electrical, White, Ga. Also in 2013, acquired Acquired by Alfa Laval, Lund, Sweden, in 2008. Fournier Air Conditioning and Refrigeration- Florida, Jacksonville, Fla. In 2014, acquired Service Standex International Corp., Salem, N.H. Refrigeration LLC, Houston. In 2016, was acquired Standex International Corp.’s Air Distribution by Audax Private Equity, Boston, from Arsenal Products Group was acquired by Blue Wolf Capital Capital Partners. Also in 2016, acquired Refrigeration Partners LLC, New York. Solutions Inc. and Advanced Refrigeration Systems (together, RSI), Sacramento, Calif. Stanley Black & Decker Inc., New Britain, Conn. Southeastern Chiller Services, In 2016, entered into an agreement to acquire Jacksonville, Fla. Tools business of Inc., Atlanta, The company sold its Refrigerant Management including its hilmor, Irwin Industrial Tools, and System (RMS) refrigerant recover-recycle machine Lenox Tools brands. patents and technology to Sonic Environmental Controls, Parsippany, N.J. Southeastern Chiller was Stan’s Heating & Air Conditioning, later acquired by Johnson Controls, Milwaukee. It Austin, Texas continues to operate from its base in Jacksonville. In 2012, Chris Strand acquired Stan’s Heating & Air Conditioning, formerly owned by Stan Johnson. Southern Stainless Equipment, Waynesboro, Va. Sta-Rite Industries, Heating and Specialty Acquired and reopened W.A. Brown and Son, Products Group, Frankfort, Ky. Salisbury, N.C., a manufacturer of walk-in coolers Purchased by Dick A. LaChapell, former general and freezers, in 2010. manager of Sta-Rite, and renamed Webster Heating and Specialty Products. Makes fuel oil units and Southern State Electric, Plumbing, Heating & ignition transformers. Air, Hardy, Va. In 2105, changed its name to Southern Trust Home State Industries Inc., Ashland City, Tenn. Services. A.O. Smith Corp., Milwaukee, agreed to acquire the company in 2001. Spears Manufacturing Co., Easton, Pa. In 2008, acquired the assets of Coastline Plastics Steven Winter Associates Inc. (SWA), Norwalk, LLC, an affiliate of the Victaulic Co., based in Conn. Yulee, Fla. The architecture-engineering, design, and research firm merged with Fairfield Automation, Systems Specialty Heating and Cooling, Tigard, Ore. & Technologies LLC (FAST). In 2015, acquired the In 2019, Specialty Heating and Cooling was acquired assets of Everyday Green LLC, Washington, D.C. by The SEER Group LLC. 422 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS

Stewart-Hall Chemical Corp., Mount Vernon, N.Y. Taco Inc., Cranston, R.I. RectorSeal Corp., Houston, acquired the assets of In 2009, acquired the assets of Innovex Technologies, this HVACR chemical manufacturer. Its plant in a Lewiston, Maine-based manufacturer of intelligent Mount Vernon will continue producing Stewart-Hall building systems (IBS) products that include stand- products, and operate as a division of RectorSeal. alone control devices and accessories. In 2012, acquired Hydroflo Pumps, Fairview, Tenn. In 2016, Stor-ex of New York Inc. acquired Askoll SEI Srl, Sandrigo, Italy. The company has become part of Diversified Berdell Group, Inc., Ridgewood, N.Y., which was T.A. Kaiser Heating & Air Inc., Indianapolis created by the merger of Diversified Heat Transfer In 2018, T.A. Kaiser Heating & Air Inc. was acquired and Berdell Industries, Inc., Heat Transfer Div. Lindy by Direct Energy LLC. Industrial Heat Exchangers is also part of the group. Taylor Industries, Des Moines, Iowa Stride Tool Inc., Glenwillow, Ohio The company and an affiliate business, Taylor In 2012, acquired Airserco Manufacturing Co., Refrigeration, were acquired by Ingersoll-Rand Co., Mentor, Ohio, and Thermal Engineering, Mentor, Woodcliff Lake, N.J., in 2001. Ohio. In 2019, Stride Tool LLC was acquired by DiversiTech Corp. Taylor Made Group, Richmond, Va. Announced in 2001 that Taylor Made Environmental Superior Boiler Technologies, had acquired an interest in distributor, Condaria, Hutchinson, Kan. srl, Milano, Italy. In 2003, Dometic Corp., Elkhart, In 2016, acquired the business assets of Richmond, Ind., a systems supplier to the recreational vehicle Va.-based English Boiler & Tube. industry, signed an agreement with Taylor Made Group to purchase Taylor Made Environmental. Superior Rex, Hallandale, Fla. Acquired by Titus, Richardson, Texas, in 2001. TDIndustries, Dallas In 2010, acquired JBS Mechanical, Phoenix. Supreme Fan Products, Banning, Calif. The manufacturer of grease-removal and high- Technicold Services static industrial products was acquired by Penn See Jordan Vessel. Ventilator Co., Philadelphia. The company, which now operates as a division of Penn, continues Tecumseh Products Company, Tecumseh, Mich. manufacturing in Banning. The company’s accumulator business was acquired by Parker Hannifin in May 1995. In 2002, Tecumseh Swegon AB, Västra Frölunda, Sweden Products announced that it had entered into an In 2014, acquired Vibro-Acoustics, Toronto. Also in agreement with Invensys plc to purchase its electric 2014, acquired P. Lemmens, Gembloux, Belgium. motors operations, commonly known as Fasco In 2016, acquired Ruskin Air Management Ltd, Motors. In 2015, announced it would be acquired Bridgnorth, United Kingdom, from Johnson Controls by an affiliate of Mueller Industries Inc., Memphis, International plc. Tenn., and Atlas Holdings LLC, Greenwich, Conn.

Synchrony, Roanoke, Virginia tekmar Control Systems, Vernon, British In 2019, Synchrony, which is part of Siemens Gas Columbia and Power, was acquired by Johnson Controls. In 2012, Watts Water Technologies Inc., North Andover, Mass., announced the signing of a Systemair AB, Skinnskatteberg, Sweden definitive agreement to acquire tekmar Control In 2012, acquired Change Air, Aylmer, Ontario, Systems in a share purchase transaction. Canada. In 2014, signed an agreement to acquire assets of Airwell, Guyancourt, France. Temp-Air Inc., Burnsville, Minn. After its purchase by an investment group in 2007, Rupp Industries Inc. changed its name to Temp- T Air Inc. TAC, Malmo, Sweden In 2004, TAC and Andover Controls combined Temperature Equipment Corp. (TEC), to form Tour Andover Controls (TAC). The Lansing, Ill. companies were merged by Schneider Electric, In 2008, acquired Excelsior Manufacturing & Supply, which purchased TAC in June 2003 and acquired a major Midwestern HVAC distributor and sheet Andover Controls in August 2004. In 2006, acquired metal manufacturer. Applied Control Technology, Raleigh, N.C. In 2007, TAC signed a purchase agreement to acquire Tencarva Machinery Co., Greensboro, N.C. six operating units of Yamas Controls Group In 2005, acquired UniGuard Machine Guard line Inc. — Yamas Controls Inc. in San Francisco; the of products as part of the purchase of assets of Yamas Controls Southwest office in Las Vegas; Cut Inc., New Bern, N.C. In 2007, acquired and four Yamas Controls Carolinas offices located Engineering Equipment Co. (EECO), Richmond, Va. in Charlotte, N.C.; Greensboro, N.C.; Morrisville In 2010, acquired Electric Service and Sales Co. (Raleigh), N.C.; and Greenville, S.C. In 2008, Inc. (ESSCO), Greensboro, N.C., from Enerphase acquired Control Innovations Inc., a TAC authorized Industrial Solutions Inc., Greensboro, N.C. In 2013, dealer based in Dallas. In 2009, Schneider Electric acquired the assets of Pump Technology & Solutions changed TAC’s name to the Buildings Business of Schneider Electric. MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, NAME CHANGES 423

Inc., Cumming, Ga. In 2016, acquired Dixie Pump & Machine Works, Brookhaven, Miss. Thrifty Supply, Eureka, Calif. In 2018, Thrifty Supply acquired Blacks Wholesale Terex Corp., Westport, Conn. Distributing Inc. Announced in 2002 that it had signed an agreement and plan of merger with Genie Holdings, Inc., Titus, Richardson, Texas Redmond, Wash., a global manufacturer of aerial In 2001, announced the acquisition of Superior Rex, work platforms. Terex is a global manufacturer of Hallandale, Fla., a manufacturer of fancoils for the equipment for industries including construction, commercial building market. infrastructure, utility, and maintenance. Tjernlund Products, Inc., Testmark Labs White Bear Lake, Minn. See ETL Laboratories. In 1994, acquired the assets of Enviro-Tech, Minnetonka, Minn., manufacturer of compressor Thermacore Inc., Lancaster, Pa. head cooling fans. Also acquired the assets The company was acquired by Modine Manufacturing of Santair Environmental Systems & Santek, Co., Racine, Wis., in 2001. In 2008, Thermacore Minnetonka, maker of electrostatic air cleaners, management purchased the company from Modine. accessories, and filters. In 2009, acquired k Technology, Langhorne, Pa. In 2010, acquired Pittsburgh Materials Technology, Tolco Inc., Corona, Calif. Jefferson Hills, Pa. In 2002, NIBCO Inc., Elkhart, Ind., acquired the assets of Tolco. Therma Holdings LLC, San Jose, Calif. In 2019, Therma Holdings LLC acquired Yearout Toromont Industries, Toronto Mechanical. Toromont’s CIMCO Refrigeration Division acquired Engineered Refrigeration Systems Inc. (ERS), Mobile, Thermal Dynamics, Coffs Harbour, New South Ala., in 2005. Wales, Australia The Australian-based air conditioning manufacturer Torrington Supply Co., Waterbury, Conn. was acquired by York International Corp., York, Pa. In 2009, TSC Distribution Group Inc., the parent The Coffs Harbour operation manufactures a full company of Torrington Supply Co., purchased the range of York commercial unitary products, most of assets of Litco Supply, Torrington, Conn. which will be sold within Australia. Toshiba Carrier Corp., Beijing Thermal Engineering Co., Toledo, Ohio In 2005, completed a deal to acquire 20 percent of In 2006, acquired by Airserco Manufacturing Co., Guangdong Midea Electric Appliances Co. Ltd., Air Mentor, Ohio. Airserco said it would keep the Conditioning Division (Midea Air Conditioning). trade name Thermal Engineering and continue to manufacture products under the Thermal brand. Tour Andover Controls, Malmo, Sweden, and Andover, Mass. Thermal Environmental Systems Inc., In 2004, TAC and Andover Controls combined to Cleveland form Tour Andover Controls (TAC). The companies In 2002, changed its name to TES Engineering. were merged by Schneider Electric, which purchased TAC in June 2003 and acquired Andover Thermal Industries of Florida (Polar King), Controls in August 2004. Miami Last listed as making air conditioning equipment Trane Inc., Piscataway, N.J. in 1967. Now known as TlF Instruments, it In 2007, Ingersoll Rand announced that it had manufactures a line of test instruments. executed a definitive agreement to acquire Trane. In 2019, Trane acquired Arctic Chiller Group. Thermal Services Inc. (TSI), Vancouver, Wash. In 2001, was acquired by Performance Contracting TRC Hydraulics, Dieppe, Inc. (PCI), Lenexa, Kan. New Brunswick, Canada In 2020, TRC Hydraulics was acquired by Motion ThermaSys Corp., Montgomery, Ala. Industries. The company was acquired by Wellspring Capital Management, New York, in 2012. Triatek, Norcross, Ga. In 2016, acquired Flow Safe Inc., Denville, N.J. ThermoGRID, Dubuque, Iowa In 2020, ThermoGRID was acquired by ECI Trimble, Sunnyvale, Calif. Software Solutions. In 2009, acquired QuickPen International, Englewood, Colo., a leading provider of building Thermo Manufacturing Inc., Canton, Ohio information modeling (BIM) software for the HVAC, Purchased the Hexdall Hanger Co., Aurora, Ill., a mechanical construction, and plumbing industries. manufacturer of ductwork hangers, in 2001. In 2010, acquired Accubid Systems, Concord, Ontario. In 2015, acquired Gehry Technologies, Thomas & Betts, Memphis, Tenn. Los Angeles. Also in 2015, acquired PocketMobile, In 2012, ABB, Zurich, Switzerland, announced an Stockholm, Sweden. In 2016, acquired London/New agreement to acquire Thomas & Betts. York-based Sefaira Ltd. 424 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS

Triton, Bochum, Germany United Technologies Corp., Hartford, Conn. In 2014, finalized its acquisition of GEA Heat In 2012, agreed to purchase Hamilton Sundtrand Exchangers from GEA Group, Dusseldorf, Germany. Corp.’s industrial businesses, including Sullair Corp., Michigan City, Ind. Also in 2012, agreed to TruTech Tools Ltd., Akron, Ohio sell its UTC Power unit, a manufacturer of fuel In 2015, announced the acquisition of FieryChill cells, to ClearEdge Power, Hillsboro, Ore., another Inc., formerly based in Bedford Heights, Ohio, manufacturer of fuel cell systems. In 2016, acquired which would continue to operate as a unique the commercial HVAC product sales and commercial brand owned, operated, and under the same roof service divisions of AHI-Carrier (Australia) Pty Ltd, as TruTech Tools. a UTC joint venture, which now conducts business as Carrier Australia Pty Ltd, Sydney Australia. TSI Inc., Shoreview, Minn. Acquired the test instrument product lines of Uni-Temp Refrigeration, Norcross, Ga. Airflow Developments Limited (ADL), High Purchased the Filbert Corp., a Florida-based Wycombe, England, in 2005. refrigeration contracting company, in 1999.

Tucson Peach LLC, Phoenix Universal Furnace Mfg. (Universalair), In 2014, acquired Sonoran Air, Phoenix, which now Bellaire, Texas operates as Sonoran Air Conditioning. In 1968, became Universal American Corp., Houston. Last listed in 1969. Tyco Electronics, Harrisburg, Pa. This unit of Tyco International announced in 2001 U.S. Industries, Iselin, N.J. that it had entered the power tool switch market In 2002, signed an agreement to sell the Selkirk with its acquisition of Eaton Corp.’s power tool Group, Dallas, to Tinicum Capital Partners L.P., business unit. New York.

Tyler Refrigeration Corp., Niles, Mich. US Peach LLC, Las Vegas This division of American Standard Inc. purchased In 2015, acquired The Honest Plumber, Heating in 1991 by Kelso & Company, a merchant banking & Air, Las Vegas, and Walton’s Air Conditioning, firm, and a group of Tyler executives. In 1997, Corona, Calif. Also in 2015, sold Phoenix-based Tyler was acquired by Carrier Corp. In 2009, Hill Sonoran Air to Mauro Calderon. Phoenix acquired certain assets and intellectual property of Tyler Refrigeration. Under the terms U.S. Rotors Inc., Eldersburg, Md. of the transaction, Hill Phoenix purchased select The company’s core assets were acquired by equipment and other physical assets, order backlog, LaRoche Air Systems Inc., Atlanta. The company intellectual property, and the service parts business. makes desiccant and enthalpy wheels for the Also purchased Tyler’s five service and installation industrial dehumidification and energy-recovery branch businesses. markets. It joins LaRoche Air Systems, newly formed by LaRoche Industries, Inc. (chemicals), Typhoon after development with GRI of a high-performance See RSI Company. desiccant wheel suitable for use in gas-fired cooling.

UTC Building & Industrial Systems, Brussels U & V In 2015, completed its acquisition of CIAT, a France- Ultra-Sun Technologies, Corona, Calif. based HVAC company. Acquired by Field Controls LLC, Kinston, N.C., in 2014. UTC Power, South Windsor, Conn. In 2007, UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp. Unilever, London company, announced that it had acquired Dome- In 2016, acquired Blueair, Chicago, entering the air Tech Group, a national energy consulting firm purifier business. based in Edison, N.J., and New York City.

Uniqema, Gouda, Netherlands Valeo Climate Control Ltd., South Wales, U.K. Acquired the Icematic™ series of Castrol refrigeration Truck and off-highway heater and air conditioning lubricants from BP in 2006. business sold to Kysor Industrial Corp., Cadillac, Mich. United Dominion Industries Ltd., Charlotte, N.C. Valin Corp., San Jose, Calif. In 2001, entered into a definitive agreement to be In 2019, Valin Corp. acquired Power Transfer acquired by SPX Corp., Muskegon, Mich. Products.

United Rentals Inc., Stamford, Conn. Valvcon Corp., Milford, N.H. In 2011, acquired the assets of GulfStar Rental The company was acquired by Metso Automation, Solutions LP, Beaumont, Texas. In 2012, acquired Worchester, Mass., in 2001. RSC Holdings Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz. In 2014, acquired National Pump, Beaumont, Texas. Also in Valycontrol S.A. de C.V., Guadalajara, Mexico 2014, acquired the power and HVAC rental assets of The manufacturer of system protector products Blue-Stream Services LLC, New Iberia, La. was acquired by Alco Controls Division, Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis. MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, NAME CHANGES 425

Vapor Power Group, Niles, Ill. acquire the exclusive global development, licensing, In 2000, this unit of Vapor Corp., a Westinghouse and distribution rights to Pulsar’s water heater Air Brake Co., signed a letter of intent to acquire technology. the assets of Iron Fireman, Harrisonburg, Va., from Dunham-Bush. WaterFurnace Renewable Energy Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind. Venmar Ventilation Inc. of Canada In 2014, agreed to acquire Chillit Chillers, Goshen, The company was sold to Broan Manufacturing Ind. Also in 2014, announced that it would be Co., Hartford, Wis. Venmar makes continuous acquired by NIBE Industrier AB, Markaryd, Sweden. ventilation systems and energy-recovery ventilators that meet Canadian government standards. Waterworks Technologies, Burlington, Mass. The assets of this supplier of recirculating chillers VenVest Inc., Sarasota, Fla. were acquired by Lytron Inc., Woburn, Mass., a In 2003, the company purchased four HVAC manufacturer of heat-transfer products. businesses operating under Union Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of EPCOR Energy Inc. Watsco Inc., Coconut Grove, Fla. in Edmonton, Alberta. To effectuate the purchase, In 1998, acquired Superior Supply Co. Inc. and VenVest created a new joint venture company called KingAire Corp. Superior Supply sells Bryant AirTime Canada ULC. The four businesses that are equipment from two locations in Kansas, and York now part of AirTime Canada ULC are: Boonstra equipment from three locations in Oklahoma. Residential Heating and Cooling (Hamilton, KingAire sells Goodman equipment from its Ontario), Mr. Furnace (St. Catharines, Ontario), location in Nashville, Tenn. Also in 1998, signed a 21 Degrees (Kingston, Ontario), and Furnasman letter of intent to acquire Kaufman Supply, Atlanta. (Winnipeg, Manitoba). In 2004, acquired the Las Kaufman, a distributor of air conditioning and other Vegas HVAC company, Quality One Hour Air products to the manufactured housing industry, Conditioning Inc., formerly Quality Air Conditioning had 1997 revenue of approximately $102 million. Service Inc., Las Vegas. In 1999, announced the acquisition of HVAC distributors Homans Associates Inc. and Heat Inc., Vermont Heating and Ventilating Inc., both of which serve the New England market. In Winooski, Vt. 2004, executed a definitive purchase agreement to Acquired Pennock Refrigeration Inc., Littleton, acquire East Coast Metal Distributors Inc., Durham, N.H., in 2008. N.C. In 2007, Watsco and ACR Group Inc., Houston, executed a definitive merger agreement under Victaulic Co., Easton, Pa. which Watsco would acquire ACR’s outstanding Acquired full ownership of NVent LLC, Allentown, common stock in a cash tender offer. In 2009, Baker Pa., in 2006. Distributing Co. LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Watsco, acquired certain assets of Air Conditioning Victory Construction and Refrigeration, & Heating Supply, Sandy, Utah. In 2018, acquired Denver Alert Labs Inc., located in Kitchener, Ontario, In 2019, Victory Construction and Refrigeration was Canada. In 2019, Watsco Inc. acquired DASCO acquired by the Arcticom Group. Supply and Peirce-Phelps Inc., and was acquired by N&S Supply. Viessmann Group, Allendorf/Eder, Germany In 2013, acquired the Norpe Group, Porvoo, Finland. Watts Water Technologies Inc., North Andover, Mass. Vilter Manufacturing Corp., Cudahy, Wis. The company acquired Dumser Metallbau GmbH In 2005, Vilter announced that it had been & Co. KG, Landau, Germany, a hydronics firm, purchased by the private equity firm J. P. Kotts & in 2001. Announced the signing of a definitive Co. According to the companies, the transaction agreement to acquire tekmar Control Systems, was designed to enable Vilter to build on its growth Vernon, British Columbia, in 2012. Announced its in the refrigeration and process industries. acquisition of AERCO International Inc., Blauvelt, N.Y., in 2014. VMC Group, Bloomingdale, N.J. In 2015, acquired a majority stake in Dynamic WeatherKing Certification Laboratories, Sparks, Nevada. See Addison Products.

Webb Co., F.W.; Bedford, Mass. W, X, Y, and Z In 2014, announced the acquisition of Watertown Wallwork Bros. Inc., West Caldwell, N.J. Supply, Watertown, Mass. In 2019, Wallwork Bros. Inc. was acquired by Ferguson. Wenninger Company Inc., Milwaukee The company was acquired by Exelon Enterprises, Walter Meier, Zurich, Switzerland Chicago, in 2001. In 2012, acquired Port-A-Cool, Center, Texas. Westermeyer Industries Inc., Bluffs, Ill. Wanderport Corp., New York Acquired by Mueller Industries Inc., Memphis, Announced in 2009 the signing of a letter of Tenn., in 2012. intent with Pulsar Advanced Technologies Inc. to 426 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS

Wilkinson Inc., George T., Rockland, Mass. Yaskawa Electric America Inc. (YEA), In 2016, acquired Ultra Filtronics Ltd., Waukegan, Ill. Randolph, Mass. In 2001, acquired MagneTek’s drive products business unit in New Berlin, Wis. Williams Comfort Air, Carmel, Ind. Purchased by Defender Direct, Indianapolis, Yearout Mechanical, Albuquerque, N.M. in 2012. In 2019, Yearout Mechanical was acquired by Therma Holdings LLC. Wilson’s Refrigeration & Air, Pomaria, S.C. In 2019, Wilson’s Refrigeration & Air acquired Yokogawa Corporation of America, Comfort Services Inc. Newnan, Ga. In 2002, the Environmental Products Division of Winsupply Inc., Moraine, Ohio Yokogawa Corporation of America, in Atlanta, In 2018, Winsupply Inc. acquired MSI Supply. In was acquired by Bacharach, Inc., New Kensington, 2019, Winsupply Inc. acquired Industrial Equipment Pa. Also in 2002, the company acquired all of the & Parts. In 2020, Winsupply acquired ASAP outstanding shares of stock of Measurementation Industrial Supply, May Supply, Morgan Brothers Inc., Houston, from its affiliated holding company, Supply, and Rosen Supply. Yokogawa USA Inc., Atlanta. Wintac, Dundee, Ill. In 2020, Wintac was acquired by Clearent. York International Corp., York, Pa. Agreed in 1991 to manufacture, sell, and service Winters Company, Cambridge, Mass. Hitachi “Paraflow” absorption chiller-heaters in Announced in 2009 that it had acquired Cape Ann North America under the “York” brand name. Plumbing, Gloucester, Mass. They were marketed in U.S. by Gas Energy Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y., which imported the products WinWholesale Inc., Dayton, Ohio from Japan. In 1992, York directors and French In 2015, acquired Security Supply, Selkirk, N.Y., Ministry of Finance approved York purchase of and M. Cooper Supply, Mokena, Ill. Also in Airchal Industries S.A., of France, manufacturer 2015, announced it was changing its name to of air-handling equipment. Also in 1992, York Winsupply Inc. purchased TMC Pty, Ltd., Perth, Australia, which traded under the name Tempmaster-AustralAsia. Wolseley plc, London The company, which had been a licensee of York Purchased Nordic Building Products Distributor, since 1988, supplies variable air volume and air Denmark, in 2006. distribution systems in Australia. It was renamed York International Australia Pty, Ltd. Also in 1992, Wolverine Tube (Canada) Inc., London, Ontario York purchased Miller-Picking Corp., Johnstown, In 2010, the company announced that it had Pa., maker of coils, dehumidification products, air changed its name to Great Lakes Copper Inc. handlers, and air filters. In 2000, sold its Northfield Freezing Systems Group to FMC Corp., Chicago. Worthington Industries Inc., Columbus, Ohio In 2001, York International’s Engineered Systems In 2009, purchased the assets related to the business Products Group acquired General Refrigermetics, of Piper Metal Forming Corp., U.S. Respiratory Inc., East Elmhurst, N.Y. and Pacific Cylinders Inc. Included these assets in Worthington’s Pressure Cylinders business segment. Zamil Air Conditioners, Dammam, In 2011, announced that its Pressure Cylinders Saudi Arabia segment purchased the BernzOmatic business from In 2002, made a technology and brand name Irwin Industrial Tool Co., a subsidiary of Newell acquisition of Kessler Tech, a manufacturer of air . BernzOmatic manufactures hand-held handlers and ventilation units. torches, solder, accessories, and related products, sold in plumbing/ HVAC wholesale channels. The Zone-A-Trol, Elmwood, N.J. acquisition of BernzOmatic increases Worthington’s In 2006, Zone-A-Trol changed its name to Zonefirst. product mix, adds new products, such as solder and accessories, and provides an entrée into the Zonex Systems, Huntington Beach, Calif. plumbing wholesale channel, currently sold under California Economizer, a manufacturer of residential the Lenox brand. and commercial zoning and temperature control equipment, began marketing its line of zone Xylem Inc., Rye Brook, N.Y. controls under the Zonex Systems “Comfort You In 2016, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Control” label in 2003. Sensus, Raleigh, N.C. ZSi-Foster, Canton, Mich. Yardi Systems, Santa Barbara, Calif. In 2019, ZSi-Foster was acquired by Ideal Tridon In 2015, acquired energy services provider Holdings Inc. In 2020, ZSi-Foster acquired MCEnergy Inc., Valhalla, N.Y. Hydra Zorb.

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