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Alec Stevanovski

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Mingledorff’s to be acquired by Home Depot’s SRS Distribution

Mingledorff’s to be acquired by Home Depot’s SRS Distribution

Founded in 1939, Mingledorff’s counts 42 locations across five Southeastern states and is the region’s largest Carrier and Bryant distributor

AC, heat pump efficiency mix diverges, distributor sales show

AC, heat pump efficiency mix diverges, distributor sales show

The share of base-efficiency air conditioners among distributor sales grew 35 percent from June 2024 to January 2026, per HARDI, while the opposite trend has occurred for air-source heat pumps

JPMorgan’s HVAC ace on unit volumes, pricing dynamics, and the road ahead

JPMorgan’s HVAC ace on unit volumes, pricing dynamics, and the road ahead

In conversation with Steve Tusa, a managing director at JPMorgan and one of Wall Street's top HVAC voices

U.S., Mexico launch talks over trade deal shielding HVAC products from tariffs

U.S., Mexico launch talks over trade deal shielding HVAC products from tariffs

Mexico is the U.S. HVAC industry’s largest foreign supplier, representing roughly 40 percent of the industry’s manufacturing capacity and accounting for over $10 billion of imports in 2024

Service Experts kicks off franchise push

Service Experts kicks off franchise push

The 30-year-old HVAC and plumbing platform, which generates roughly $1 billion in annual revenue, announced in late 2025 that it would begin offering franchises

By the numbers: How U.S. consumers are actually doing

By the numbers: How U.S. consumers are actually doing

A look at six key indicators from the Federal Reserve over the past five years, as of December 2025

Voomi Supply lands $10 million investment

Voomi Supply lands $10 million investment

The Pennsylvania-based company operates as an online marketplace where contractors can buy parts and equipment from a network of distributors and manufacturers

February’s most popular stories

February’s most popular stories

A $2.5 billion deal, falling unit volumes, HVAC venture capital, and more

Electric water heater shipments top 5 million in 2025 as gas lags

Electric water heater shipments top 5 million in 2025 as gas lags

In 2024, residential electric water heater shipments crossed five million units for the first time on record, and in 2025, crossed it again

Charted: 20 years of HVAC shipments

Charted: 20 years of HVAC shipments

While annual shipment volumes have grown steadily since the Great Financial Crisis, 2025 saw the fewest combined units shipped since 2016