Navien introduced its new NFC series stainless steel fire tube combi-boilers at AHR Expo in Atlanta.

In the December print issue, I highlighted five key ways contractors can reduce installation hassles and increase revenue on tank water heater jobs. Now here are some important tips for tankless units:

Rinnai adds Samsung SmartThings to its suite of home automation technology to be showcased at IBS.

John Schleiter has been appointed vice president, legal and business affairs, North America, for Uponor North America.

Fred Esleck was named area manager for Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle; Jeremy Morse joined its Fabrication Estimation Department.

Equipment shipment data courtesy of the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).

Congratulations to those products on this year’s list. These are based on the number of pageviews on pmmag.com.

Economic Development Association of Minnesota honors new PEX plant.

High efficiency boilers and water heaters, and pumps — and products designed to avoid bottlenecks caused by the skills gap — were the name of the game at AHR Expo in Atlanta this week.

If ASHRAE Journal’s 2019 Attendee Survey on HVAC&R Industry Trends accurately predicts how 2019 will turn out, the industry is in good hands.