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Todd Titus will be the first person at HARDI to serve in a full-time role dedicated to helping the association and its members advance policy at the state level.

Factors that shape the HVACR distribution market paint an uncertain picture of the year ahead. But Talbot Gee says those distributors who plan for different scenarios and are ready to “pivot on a dime” will fare best.

For distributors, the Expo is a place to meet peers in different facets of the industry, as well as contractor customers, and have a peek at new products and technology.

More than 1,800 exhibits are planned for the 2024 AHR Expo in Chicago, and tens of thousands of attendees are expected. The Expo was last in Chicago in 2018.

Loran Liu succeeds Rhonda Wight as chair of the board of directors at Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International. Liu is COO at Standard Supply & Distributing Co.

The meeting was ADs largest to date.

Current rules allow for date-of-installation deadlines, which critics say are burdensome for distributors and contractors who may risk being stuck with equipment that cannot be legally installed in their region.

Heating, cooling, and refrigeration equipment wholesalers gathered in Columbus, Ohio, in early May to dive into the details of distribution marketing, sales, and supply-chain management.

The three-day meeting for distribution professionals touched on topics that affect the entire HVAC industry and, more broadly, a rapidly changing economy.

The groups hope to promote two-step growth in the North American HVACR industry.