Senators John Kennedy (R-LA) and Thomas Carper (D-DE) have introduced the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (AIM Act) along with 12 other original bipartisan cosponsors which would give the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a limited grant of authority to phasedown the use of HFCs over the next 17 years.

The distribution technology provider will be on hand to engage with distributors about today's marketplace challenges and discuss how Inform's leading-edge ERP, eCommerce and Warehouse Management helps showroom distributors navigate disruption.

Roughly 250 reps and wholesalers attended, a 25 percent increase from 2018.

HARDI Hub is a new interactive video portal for educational and HVACR industry content.

The team leader of market intelligence is a new position for the organization, and plays a leadership role in helping HARDI achieve its vision to provide economic analysis, forecasting, and market research that allows HARDI members to realize a competitive advantage.

In “Reboot the Real World: Beating Disruption through Human-Centric Innovations,” Author Mark Dancer will share insights from his new study alongside Magnus Meier, SAP’s global vice president for wholesale distribution.

The theme of the year’s AD meetings is “All In,” described as absolute commitment, pushing the status quo, getting fully involved and having an unwavering drive with customers, business partners and fellow associates.

The live webinar will be led by DDI System’s CEO and Founder Adam Waller and will focus on how distributors can connect inventory, customer pricing, and everyday operational workflows with a flexible and inexpensive eCommerce solution.

InsiteCommerce, Insite Software’s eCommerce solution, offers AD members a fully configurable and extensible solution built with robust native B2B functionality and designed to integrate with business systems like ERP and PIM.