Coming into 2025, most HVACR distributors and manufacturers expected a modest recovery. Interest rates were widely assumed to ease. Deferred residential replacements were expected to return gradually. Nonresidential activity was expected to remain steady enough to provide balance while residential markets found their footing. The HVACR market in 2025 ultimately followed a … [Read more...] about HVACR Market in 2025: Why Sales Growth Masked Weaker Demand
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A Conversation with Richard Boothman, North American Sales Director for Modine Manufacturing
Richard Boothman serves as North American Sales Director for Modine Manufacturing's Heating Division, where he is responsible for commercial strategy, sales, channel relationships, and market development across the company’s heating vertical within the Climate Solutions portfolio. He has spent decades in HVAC, with experience spanning unitary equipment, engineered systems, and … [Read more...] about A Conversation with Richard Boothman, North American Sales Director for Modine Manufacturing
Voice of the Contractor Data Reveals How HVAC Contractors Really Buy in 2025
Executive Summary Six years of Voice of the Contractor data show a channel that is largely satisfied but increasingly pragmatic. Contractors value relationships and rate their primary suppliers positively, yet loyalty is conditional and share shifts quickly when availability, pricing, or execution fall short. Growth continues, multi-trade businesses are expanding, and … [Read more...] about Voice of the Contractor Data Reveals How HVAC Contractors Really Buy in 2025
