HARDI, EGIA Enter into Partnership to Strengthen Two-Step HVACR Growth
Electric & Gas Industries Association and Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International have entered into a partnership with the express goals of strengthening the relationship between the associations and promoting profitable, high-quality two-step growth in the North American HVACR industry.
The goals of the partnership, designed to have the greatest positive impact on contractors, distributors and the general public, are as follows:
- Advocacy for incentive programs for the products the memberships sell and install
- Successful execution of incentive programs for the products the memberships sell and install
- Growth in contractor utilization and effectiveness of consumer financing programs
- Increasing the number of high-performing contractor businesses and the growth of those high-performing contracting businesses
- Ensuring contractors are prepared to take advantage of billions in grants, incentives and rebate funds available in the marketplace beginning in late 2023
As the partnership evolves, the associations will explore ways to mutually enhance participation for their respective membership bases’ involvement in talent and training programs. Furthermore, efforts will be made to encourage a blending of membership attendance at the respective associations’ events to drive awareness, education and success for the goals outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding.
