HVAC

Court suspends reporting requirements for small businesses

Court suspends reporting requirements for small businesses

The law, known as the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), would have affected 32 million businesses nationwide

“As long as we were hitting our numbers, they left us alone,” says contractor on private equity

“As long as we were hitting our numbers, they left us alone,” says contractor on private equity

Post Close is a monthly series anonymously highlighting the thoughts of HVAC contractors who have sold their businesses to a private-equity-backed platform

Our most-read stories of November

Our most-read stories of November

M&A, going public, and what's to come in 2025

What Trump’s EPA pick could mean for contractors amid HFC phasedown

What Trump’s EPA pick could mean for contractors amid HFC phasedown

There’s a new wildcard in the mix of the HFC phasedown: Donald Trump’s November 11 nomination of Lee Zeldin to run the Environmental Protection Agency

HVAC investments flowing to the South, analysis shows

HVAC investments flowing to the South, analysis shows

Between 2022 and 2024, private equity-backed platforms favored the South when making acquisitions, according to a new analysis

Q&A: Capital HVAC owner on call-by-call management

Q&A: Capital HVAC owner on call-by-call management

By supporting technicians in real time on every service call, the company's generating more revenue out of fewer calls

DOE’s gas furnace rule challenged in court

DOE’s gas furnace rule challenged in court

The rule, per the American Gas Association, "effectively bans the sale of non-condensing natural gas furnaces"

Inside ServiceTitan’s pitch to the public

Inside ServiceTitan’s pitch to the public

ServiceTitan published a 300-page document outlining its industry outlook, financial performance, and future plans

HARDI opposes code change, says it will harm contractors

HARDI opposes code change, says it will harm contractors

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is proposing a change that would create regulatory confusion for the industry

Any Hour Group watching inflation, playing offense in 2025

Any Hour Group watching inflation, playing offense in 2025

There's a rosy case to be made for the HVAC industry next year, but Any Hour's prepping for it to look a lot like this year