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Shearer Supply Acquires Climatic Comfort Products from The Climatic Corporation

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Monday, April 8, 2024
HVAC, Residential Building & Real Estate, Manufacturing, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Building Systems, Investcorp, Growth, Shearer, Mitsubishi Group, Ameristar, CCP, Acquisition, Gibson Dunn, American Standard

Leading HVAC distributor Shearer Supply announced today that it has acquired Climatic Comfort Products (“CCP”), the HVAC distribution subsidiary of The Climatic Corporation.

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  • Leading HVAC distributor Shearer Supply announced today that it has acquired Climatic Comfort Products (“CCP”), the HVAC distribution subsidiary of The Climatic Corporation.
  • Family owned and operated since 1936, CCP has evolved over the last 88 years into a leading distributor of HVAC equipment in the Southeast.
  • “The acquisition of CCP fits well with our strategy of acquiring complementary businesses located in attractive geographies representing best-in-class equipment manufacturers,” said Michelle Shearer-Rodriguez, CEO of Shearer Supply.
  • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP represented Shearer Supply in the transaction.

PulteGroup Nominates Kristen Actis-Grande for Election to Board of Directors

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Friday, March 8, 2024
Other Construction & Property, Residential Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, PHM, Trane, American Standard, MBA, MSC Industrial Direct, Lehigh University, Business, MSC, MSM, Ingersoll Rand, Management

PulteGroup (NYSE: PHM), the nation’s third-largest homebuilder, today announced the nomination of Kristen Actis-Grande, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (“MSC”) (NYSE: MSM), for election as a new independent director to its Board of Directors (“Board”).

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  • PulteGroup (NYSE: PHM), the nation’s third-largest homebuilder, today announced the nomination of Kristen Actis-Grande, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (“MSC”) (NYSE: MSM), for election as a new independent director to its Board of Directors (“Board”).
  • Ms. Actis-Grande’s appointment will be effective immediately if elected by PulteGroup shareholders at its annual meeting scheduled for May 6, 2024.
  • “Kristen is a strategic and accomplished business leader, and we are pleased that she is joining PulteGroup's Board," said Thomas J. Folliard, Chairman of the Board of PulteGroup.
  • Actis-Grande holds an MBA from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Lehigh University.

iNvolved Media and Broadbeam Media Rebrand to Involved Media USA

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Knowledge, SharkNinja, American Standard, Omaha Steaks, Research, SVP

NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- iNvolved Media, a New York City-based digital agency and Broadbeam Media, a performance media agency, today announced its collective rebranding as Involved Media USA. Operating as a full-service and independent media agency, its mission is to partner with growing brands and mid-market spenders who are sometimes overlooked by larger agencies. Expanded global capabilities include media strategy, tactical planning, research and analytics, traditional and digital media and more, led by a team of industry experts. Based in New York City, Involved Media USA is part of a global network with locations in Toronto, Canada, and Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. The U.S. operations will be led by Kristi Tropp.

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  • iNvolved Media, a New York City-based digital agency and Broadbeam Media, a performance media agency, announced its collective rebranding as Involved Media USA.
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- iNvolved Media, a New York City-based digital agency and Broadbeam Media, a performance media agency, today announced its collective rebranding as Involved Media USA.
  • Based in New York City, Involved Media USA is part of a global network with locations in Toronto, Canada, and Melbourne and Sydney, Australia.
  • "We are thrilled to announce this rebranding and relaunch of Involved Media after months of hard work by our team around the world," said Tropp, Managing Director, Involved Media USA.

PlumbSmart Plumbing & Drains: Exclusive Provider for American Standard Water Heaters

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Friday, February 2, 2024
Partnership, American Standard, Drainage, Water, Plumbing

ASHEVILLE, N.C., Feb. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PlumbSmart Plumbing & Drains is pleased to announce its exclusive partnership with American Standard, making them the premier American Standard water heater provider in Asheville, NC, and Hendersonville, NC.

Key Points: 
  • ASHEVILLE, N.C., Feb. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PlumbSmart Plumbing & Drains is pleased to announce its exclusive partnership with American Standard, making them the premier American Standard water heater provider in Asheville, NC, and Hendersonville, NC.
  • "We are thrilled to be chosen as the premier provider for American Standard water heaters," said Don Hilderbrand, CEO of PlumbSmart Plumbing & Drains.
  • PlumbSmart Plumbing & Drains' technicians are well-equipped to install, maintain, and repair American Standard water heaters.
  • In addition to being the premier American Standard water heater provider, PlumbSmart Plumbing & Drains continues to offer a range of plumbing and drainage services.

Home Connectivity Alliance Announces HCA Energy Management Interface Specification 1.0 at CES 2024

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Monday, January 8, 2024
Consumer Electronics, Retail, IOT (Internet of Things), HVAC, Technology, Home Goods, Manufacturing, Cloud, Home, Toshiba, HCA, Ecosystem, Cooking, Midea Group, Vestel, Refrigeration, Television, Insurance, Business development, Engineering, Device, HSB, SVP, American Standard, CES, Samsung Electronics, Risk management, Lighting, LG, Communication, Renewable energy

Home Connectivity Alliance (HCA), an organization dedicated to the development and promotion of secure interoperability and energy savings across long-life appliances, HVAC systems and TVs within the connected home ecosystem today announced the release of its HCA Energy Management Specification 1.0 at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, Nev., USA on Jan. 9-12, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Home Connectivity Alliance (HCA), an organization dedicated to the development and promotion of secure interoperability and energy savings across long-life appliances, HVAC systems and TVs within the connected home ecosystem today announced the release of its HCA Energy Management Specification 1.0 at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, Nev., USA on Jan. 9-12, 2024.
  • “HCA Energy Management is based on the principle that appliance manufacturers – like those involved in the Home Connectivity Alliance – are in the best position to determine the energy management potential of connected appliances,” said Yoon Ho Choi, Home Connectivity Alliance President.
  • With HCA Energy Management, key data from appliances that consume the most energy – including how much power they use and how to optimize it – become more accessible.
  • HCA members can offer energy usage insights that empower consumers to leverage HCA technology, resulting in energy efficiency and cost savings.

LIXIL Releases New Data: 40% of Americans Believe They Lack the Information Needed to Conserve Water at Home

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
YouGov, Sanitation, American Standard, University, NGO, Water, Public health, Knowledge, Face, Education, Renewable energy

NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LIXIL, a global leader in creating water and housing products, today released data from a new survey about water scarcity, conducted by LIXIL brand GROHE. The data offers a close look at consumer attitudes, shifts in behaviors and barriers they face in helping improve water consumption and conservation in the United States and globally. This new data comes at a critical time, as more than 46 million people in the U.S. live with water insecurity every day – and within as little as 50 years, parts of the country's freshwater supply may be reduced by as much as a third.

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  • Within the survey, Americans report they expect the crisis to get worse, and would be motivated to change their water use as it does.
  • 62% aren't planning on installing water-saving products in their bathrooms – the place where they say they use the most water.
  • LIXIL brand GROHE commissioned a representative YouGov survey in seven countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Morocco, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, USA).
  • Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about the survey, its findings and methodology.

Team Air Awarded Significant Territory Expansion from Key OEM Partner American Standard

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Finance, Consulting, HVAC, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Residential Building & Real Estate, Partnership, NYSE, Team, Acquisition, Business, American Standard Companies, Growth, Trane Technologies, OEM, Learning, Sales, American Standard

Kian Capital-backed Team Air Distributing (“Team Air”), a leading wholesale distributor providing OEM-branded HVAC equipment, parts and supplies to residential and commercial contractors, has been awarded new territories from its OEM partner American Standard, a division of Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT).

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  • Kian Capital-backed Team Air Distributing (“Team Air”), a leading wholesale distributor providing OEM-branded HVAC equipment, parts and supplies to residential and commercial contractors, has been awarded new territories from its OEM partner American Standard, a division of Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT).
  • The expansion territory includes over 130 counties throughout the majority of Kentucky and portions of Southern Indiana and Illinois.
  • “This is a significant milestone for Team Air, and we are proud to be awarded these additional territories from our longstanding partner, American Standard,” said Jeff Wallace, President & CEO of Team Air.
  • "When we entered our partnership with Team Air, we knew we were investing alongside a high-performance leadership team,” commented Jordan Lee, Principal at Kian.

Home Connectivity Alliance Member Companies Set to Adopt HCA Interface Specification 1.0

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Monday, August 28, 2023
Technology, Interior Design, Home Goods, Other Construction & Property, Residential Building & Real Estate, Other Energy, Other Manufacturing, Utilities, Construction & Property, IOT (Internet of Things), Alternative Energy, Energy, Other Technology, Manufacturing, Building Systems, Retail, Consumer Electronics, Cloud, Television, Business development, Samsung Electronics, Life, Senior, Internet of things, Connected, Vestel, Quality of life, Samsung, Natural Resources, Resideo, HVAC, Organization, American Standard, Home, Device, HCA, Water, LG ThinQ, SmartThings, LG, Home appliance, Geography, Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, Consumer electronics, Video game, Management

“HCA member companies are taking a thoughtful approach towards interoperability of everyday essential products already in our homes,” said Yoon Ho Choi, Home Connectivity Alliance President.

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  • “HCA member companies are taking a thoughtful approach towards interoperability of everyday essential products already in our homes,” said Yoon Ho Choi, Home Connectivity Alliance President.
  • As a proud member of the Home Connectivity Alliance, we reaffirm our dedication to furnishing consumers with ingenious solutions that elevate their lifestyles, rendering their homes both smarter and more energy-efficient.
  • That‘s why we started negotiations with companies to create functional use cases to our customers by using the HCA infrastructure.
  • To learn more about the Home Connectivity Alliance, membership benefits and how to join, visit www.homeconnectivityalliance.org .

Nasuni Unveils New Platform Capabilities and Collaborates with Microsoft Sentinel to Simplify How Businesses Protect their File Data from Cyber Threats

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Sentinel, Insurance, Attack, NAS, PwC, Secop, Network-attached storage, Microsoft, MTTR, SOAR, Organization, American Standard, Mean time to recovery, Risk, Anomaly, MSFT, Ecosystem, SIEM, Automation, Video game, Computer data storage, Western Digital, Nasuni

BOSTON, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nasuni Corporation, a leading provider of file data services, today announced new targeted restore capabilities for the Nasuni Ransomware Protection service to further reduce investigation time and streamline the recovery process. The company also announced a new integration with Microsoft Sentinel, combining Nasuni's cloud-native ransomware recovery solution with Microsoft's security information and event management (SIEM) platform. 

Key Points: 
  • The company also announced a new integration with Microsoft Sentinel , combining Nasuni's cloud-native ransomware recovery solution with Microsoft's security information and event management (SIEM) platform.
  • Distributed file share data is crucial to today's enterprise operations, but represents a larger attack surface and longer restore process from ransomware.
  • The Nasuni File Data Platform modernizes traditional NAS and the Nasuni Ransomware Protection add-on service dramatically reduces the Mean Time To Recovery (MTTR) by quickly detecting and stopping attacks, responding automatically.
  • Microsoft Log Analytics Workspace gathers and shares Nasuni event and audit logs at any Nasuni distributed Edge device for constant monitoring with the Sentinel platform.

Nasuni Unveils New Platform Capabilities and Collaborates with Microsoft Sentinel to Simplify How Businesses Protect their File Data from Cyber Threats

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Sentinel, Insurance, Attack, NAS, PwC, Secop, Network-attached storage, Microsoft, MTTR, SOAR, Organization, American Standard, Mean time to recovery, Risk, Anomaly, MSFT, Ecosystem, SIEM, Automation, Video game, Computer data storage, Western Digital, Nasuni

BOSTON, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nasuni Corporation, a leading provider of file data services, today announced new targeted restore capabilities for the Nasuni Ransomware Protection service to further reduce investigation time and streamline the recovery process. The company also announced a new integration with Microsoft Sentinel, combining Nasuni's cloud-native ransomware recovery solution with Microsoft's security information and event management (SIEM) platform.

Key Points: 
  • The company also announced a new integration with Microsoft Sentinel , combining Nasuni's cloud-native ransomware recovery solution with Microsoft's security information and event management (SIEM) platform.
  • Distributed file share data is crucial to today's enterprise operations, but represents a larger attack surface and longer restore process from ransomware.
  • The Nasuni File Data Platform modernizes traditional NAS and the Nasuni Ransomware Protection add-on service dramatically reduces the Mean Time To Recovery (MTTR) by quickly detecting and stopping attacks, responding automatically.
  • Microsoft Log Analytics Workspace gathers and shares Nasuni event and audit logs at any Nasuni distributed Edge device for constant monitoring with the Sentinel platform.