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Rose Heating & Air Conditioning of Urbana, Illinois has been named the 2022 Bryant Dealer of the Year, the highest honor a Bryant dealer can receive. Each year, this award recognizes a Bryant Factory Authorized Dealer (BFAD) whose hard work, expertise and business acumen sets them apart as an industry leader. Bryant, a leading supplier of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment, is a part of Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions.

Rose Heating & Air Conditioning is a third-generation business with over 60 years of service in the HVAC industry. Founded in 1962, this is a proud family-owned and-operated business with the sole aim of providing exceptional customer service at an affordable price. Rose Heating & Air Conditioning was awarded Bryant’s prestigious “Circle of Champions” award in 2018, 2019 and 2020, and Bryant’s “Medal of Excellence” award in 1992, 2021 and 2022, ranking them among the top 22 dealers in North America.

“Bryant dealers continue to raise the bar in our industry and are among the best in the business,” said Justin Keppy, President, NA Residential & Light Commercial HVAC, Carrier. “Our 2022 Dealer of the Year, Rose Heating & Air Conditioning, truly represents the commitment to service and customer satisfaction that we expect from our dealers. We are proud to have them as a Bryant brand advocate.”

For more information about Bryant visit www.bryant.com.

For Dedication in Helping Customers and Businesses Save Water

Niagara®, the leader in high-performance, high-technology, water-saving toilets, accepted a 2021 WaterSense Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its dedication to helping customers and businesses save water, even with the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This is the fifth award Niagara has received from the EPA for its water efficiency efforts.

Niagara was recognized for promoting WaterSense and water efficiency throughout 2020, during the WaterSmart Innovations (WSI) Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas, along with 33 other utilities, manufacturers, builders, retailers, and other organizations that partner with WaterSense to promote water-efficient products, homes, and programs.

“We are proud to be a WaterSense partner and have valued this relationship for over a decade,” said Carl Wehmeyer, CEO of Niagara. “Since our founding, Niagara has made water conservation and education around WaterSense and water savings a top property in our product development, sales and communications efforts. Being recognized for this work is a true honor.”

WaterSense, a voluntary partnership program sponsored by EPA, is both a label for water-efficient products and homes and a resource for helping consumers learn ways to save water. Since the program started in 2006, WaterSense labeled products have helped consumers and businesses save 5.3 trillion gallons of water—enough water to supply all households in the United States with water for 200 days! In addition to water savings, WaterSense has helped reduce the amount of energy needed to heat, pump, and treat water by 603 billion kilowatt hours and save $108 billion in water and energy bills.

“In 2020, our WaterSense partners continued to make saving water possible by educating customers and businesses about WaterSense and water-efficient behaviors,” said Veronica Blette, the WaterSense program manager. “Our award winners’ creative and committed approaches to water conservation helped consumers save water, energy, and money on their utility bills at a time when they needed it most.”

WaterSense honored Niagara as a 2021 WaterSense Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products Award winner for touting and displaying the WaterSense logo and Niagara product’s efficiency statics in advertising and marketing campaigns within key industry publications, as well as industry trade magazines. In addition, WaterSense is a key feature throughout Niagara’s social media cadences, including content about WaterSense in infographics, social posts and beyond.

In 2020, as trade shows transitioned to virtual events, Niagara made it a point to include the WaterSense logo in most, if not all collateral. In addition, to demonstrate the WaterSense label properly, Niagara incorporates the logo and information on all spec sheets, product packaging, website, educational PowerPoints, as well as training materials for the entire staff and outside sales team.

In 2021, Niagara introduced four new toilet product suites with more than 100 SKUs dedicated to the traditional wholesale channel and designed with advanced technology, high performance and water efficiency.

Houston-based David Weekley Homes, the largest privately-held home builder in the U.S., announced today the winners of its annual Partners of Choice awards, and Uponor North America (Uponor) was recognized for the sixth year in a row — this year receiving an ‘AA’ ranking in quality and service.

In its 15^th year, the Partners of Choice awards recognize supplier-companies that participate in David Weekley Homes’ yearlong assessment-and-feedback program that sets consistently high industry standards and drives continuous improvement. Of the 200 companies assessed in the supplier-feedback platform, only six have won a Partners of Choice Award for the past six years.

“Today’s home buyer is more informed and has higher expectations than ever before,” says John Schiegg, director of supply chain services for David Weekley Homes. “We will continue to rely on our strongest National Trading Partners to help us deliver a buying experience that is unsurpassed in the home building industry.”

Uponor began participating in the Partners of Choice assessment program in 2014. The program includes a customer portal unique to each supplier where companies can receive their feedback results for the current year as well as previous years to analyze and assess their progress.

“At David Weekley Homes, we set the highest of expectations for our team members and our National Trading Partners. Uponor continues to demonstrate world-class excellence and embraces our goal of providing a world-class building experience for our customers,” said Schiegg.

Since its inception in 2004, the Partners of Choice assessment program is continuing to set new industry standards for quality and process improvement, seeing an average increase of 13 percent each year in supplier engagement and progress.

“Uponor deeply values our long-standing partnership with David Weekley Homes,” said Carl Hines, national builder sales manager at Uponor North America. “The Partners of Choice assessment program is a great example of our ongoing efforts to enhance our customer experience. For Uponor to be one of a few participants recognized with this award for the past six years is an incredible honor for our company and employees.”

During the recent Bryant Dealer Rally, the company’s annual meeting where its top dealers are honored, Air Tech Heating, Inc. of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin was named Bryant Dealer of the Year, the highest honor a Bryant dealer can receive. Each year, this award recognizes the company whose hard work, expertise and business acumen have helped them to stand out as a leader in the industry. Bryant, a national supplier of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment, is a part of Carrier, a leading global provider of innovative HVAC, refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies.

“We’re both honored and humbled to be selected as the 2019 Bryant Dealer of the Year,” said Dan Price, owner, Air Tech Heating, Inc. “I’m incredibly proud of the entire team at Air Tech and I appreciate being recognized for doing business our way, with honesty and integrity. We’re proud to be a Bryant Factory Authorized Dealer and have the support of such a great company. I’m also grateful for the amazing relationships we’ve built with both Bryant and our distributor, Auer Steel, over the course of my 22 years owning the business.”

Founded in 1997, Air Tech Heating, Inc. has become known as the “Best Heating & Air Conditioning Company in the Fond du Lac Area” for ten straight years by Gannett Readers’ Choice. In 2018, Price’s son, Jim, and his wife, Sarah, became co-owners of Air Tech Heating, Inc. ensuring that it will remain a fixture in the community for years to come. It’s even more fitting that Air Tech Heating, Inc. was selected as the 2019 Bryant Dealer of the Year, as Price retired shortly after the Dealer Rally.

Air Tech Heating, Inc. of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin was named Bryant Dealer of the Year. From left to right are Jim Price, Sarah Price, and Dan Price of Air Tech Heating.

“Bryant dealers continue to help set the standard in our industry,” said Matthew Pine, president, Residential HVAC, Bryant. “Our 2019 Dealer of the Year, Air Tech Heating, Inc. is an exemplary organization and has risen to the top among the very best in our elite group of dealers. Dan and his team serve as ideal examples for other Bryant dealers of how to run a successful business and do ‘Whatever It Takes’ to care for our customers.”

Bryant selected its 2019 Dealer of the Year from 22 Medal of Excellence winners, comprised of Bryant Factory Authorized Dealers from throughout North America. The candidates were judged on overall sales growth, high-efficiency and indoor air quality equipment sales, customer satisfaction and participation in dealer programs and promotions.

The 2019 Medal of Excellence Winners include:

• Affordable Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. – Cudahy, Wisconsin
• AGS HVAC Services – Westport, Massachusetts
• Air Tech Heating, Inc. – Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
• Bennett Heating and Air – Purvis, Mississippi
• Bob’s Heating & Air Conditioning – Woodinville, Washington
• Chadds Ford Climate Control – Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
• Chapman Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing – Indianapolis, Indiana
• Chris Mechanical Services, Inc. – West Chicago, Illinois
• Cosby Heating – Mount Vernon, Ohio
• Dave’s Heating & Air – Lincoln, Nebraska
• Design Air, Inc. – Missoula, Montana
• Evergreen Gas, Inc. – Sherwood, Oregon
• Family Heating and Air – Pensacola, Florida
• Federal Elite Heating & Cooling, Inc. – Dresden, Ohio
• Fort Collins Heating & Air – Fort Collins, Colorado
• GAC Services – Gaithersburg, Maryland
• Gainesville Mechanical, Inc. – Gainesville, Georgia
• Haley Comfort Systems – Rochester, Minnesota
• IERNA’S Heating & Cooling, Inc. – Lutz, Florida
• Precision Heating & A/C – Twin Falls, Idaho
• Regal, Inc. – York, Pennsylvania
• Waychoffs Heating & A/C – Jacksonville, Florida

In addition to the Dealer of the Year award, Bryant named Peck & Weis Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electric of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin as this year’s recipient of the Charles Bryant Award. The Charles Bryant Award, named in honor of the company’s founder, recognizes a loyal Bryant Factory Authorized Dealer (FAD) that epitomizes the characteristics of Charles Bryant, including professionalism, quality, reliability and community spirit.

For more information about Bryant and to find a dealer near you, visit www.bryant.com.