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1 week ago | 
achrnews.com | Matt Jachman
HVAC ContractingNews Whether they’re traveling between job sites, retrieving parts and tools during repair calls, or ducking in to phone the office and double-check that technical guidance, HVACR technicians spend a lot of time in their trucks. HVACR work trucks and vans are rolling offices, workshops, and tool and equipment cribs as well as the vehicles technicians use to get from one job to another.
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2 weeks ago | 
achrnews.com | Matt Jachman
That’s where companies like Lazco Corp. and Surplus City come in. “There’s a ton of surplus inventories right now,” said Steve Lazar, Lazco’s founder and president. “I am dealing with incredible opportunities.” Lazco, which sells both residential and commercial equipment, has no warehouse, but operates under what Lazar calls a “sell-buy” model. He locates desirable surplus, at a distributor or a manufacturer, for example, matches it with a buyer, and arranges for shipping.
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2 weeks ago | 
achrnews.com | Matt Jachman
SURPLUS STORAGE: A counterman works the phone at an AC Pro distribution outlet. AC Pro, based in Fontana, California, placed seventh on this year’s Distribution Trends list of top distributors, and was in the same spot on last year’s list.
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3 weeks ago | 
achrnews.com | Matt Jachman
In addition, the industry was also adjusting to the shift to A2L-compatible equipment and was plagued by a shortage of aftermarket R-454B refrigerant. The scarcity of aftermarket R-454B was reportedly caused by a shortage of proper cylinders. The bright spots: Some 298,639 warm-air furnaces were shipped in March, up by more than 20% compared to March of 2024, during which 248,582 units were shipped.
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1 month ago | 
achrnews.com | Matt Jachman
“There’s an exciting market developing in the U.S., and we’re wanting to take what we’ve known, what we’ve learned, from our experience here in the U.K. and broaden that into a developing market in the U.S.,” said Kevin Stickney, managing director of Erda Energy Ltd., which operates in the United Kingdom but is looking to expand into the U.S. and is owned by a Texas-based firm.
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1 month ago | 
achrnews.com | Matt Jachman
NewsDistribution TrendsHVAC Breaking News HVAC Distribution News HVACR distribution professionals, we want to hear from you. The deadline for submitting surveys for the 2025 Distribution Trends Top 30 Distributors contest is 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. The HVACR industry is facing significant challenges, and distributors are squarely in the middle.
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1 month ago | 
achrnews.com | Matt Jachman
The context: OEMs in February were trying to align their production, and distributors and contractors their purchasing, with regulations that kicked in at the beginning of the year and that say only a/c units and heat pumps that use refrigerants with a GWP of less than 700 can be manufactured or imported.
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1 month ago | 
achrnews.com | Matt Jachman
NewsDistribution TrendsHVAC Breaking News HVAC Distribution News Hey, HVACR distribution professionals: Want to enter your company into the Distribution Trends Top 30 Distributors contest? The deadline for submitting surveys for the 2025 contest has been extended through Wednesday, April 30. The HVACR industry is facing significant challenges, and distributors are squarely in the middle.
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1 month ago | 
achrnews.com | Matt Jachman
When it comes to residential HVAC installations, homeowners are more likely to see an HVAC contractor’s brand as more important than the brand of equipment being installed, according to a recent survey of contractors.
Some 87% of contractors who responded to the survey said homeowners always or frequently rely on them to decide the brand of equipment they purchase, and 60% said homeowners will allow them to sell a brand that’s different from the one requested.
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1 month ago | 
achrnews.com | Matt Jachman
China is a major importer of HVAC equipment as well as components for HVAC systems assembled in the U.S.Trump has set baseline tariffs for most countries at 10%; Canada and Mexico, however, are exempt from tariffs on products covered under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, according to a report in the New York Times. But a 25% tariff on aluminum and steel from those two countries, announced in March, remained. HVACR industry trade associations continue to watch the shifting tariff situation.
