Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US LLC (METUS), a leading supplier of Ductless and Ducted Mini-split and Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) heat pump and air-conditioning systems, recognized its top distributors as honorees during the 2023 Diamond Leadership Conference held at the Grand Velas Los Cabos, in Mexico’s Baja, California, Peninsula, from March 15-18, 2024. Honorees received either the Distributor of the Year Award or the Crowning Achievement Award from METUS.
Conference attendees and their guests enjoyed informative sessions, training, and networking with peers, along with a golf outing, fine dining, and an awards ceremony to celebrate winners’ accomplishments.
“The distributors we celebrate at the Diamond Leadership Conference go beyond the norm – excelling in the businesses they’ve built,” said Mark Kuntz, chief executive officer, METUS. “Most are small business owners who continue to innovate, invest in their teams and serve as true HVAC industry innovators and leaders.”
The 2023 National Distributor of the Year Award, Residential, went to Johnstone Supply – The Ware Group, and the 2023 National Distributor of the Year Award, Commercial, was given to Brady Trane.
Each METUS business unit also presented a 2023 Residential Distributor of the Year Award and a 2023 Commercial Distributor of the Year Award to channel leaders. The following companies received awards:
Distributor of the Year - Residential
- Design Air, Kimberly, Wisconsin, Central Business Unit
- Homans Associates, Wilmington, Massachusetts, Mid-Atlantic Business Unit
- Winsupply, Portland, Connecticut, Northeast Business Unit
- Johnstone Supply – The Ware Group, Jacksonville, Florida, South Business Unit – Also the National Distributor of the Year, Residential
- Norman S. Wright, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Southwest Business Unit
- CFM Equipment Distributors, Sacramento, California, West Business Unit
Distributor of the Year - Commercial
- Detroit Trane, Livonia, Michigan, Central Business Unit
- Boland, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic Business Unit
- Homans Associates, Wilmington, Massachusetts, Northeast Business Unit
- Brady Trane, Greensboro, North Carolina, South Business Unit – Also the National Distributor of the Year, Commercial
- Gulf South Trane, Metairie, Louisiana, Southwest Business Unit
- CFM Equipment Distributors, Sacramento, California, West Business Unit
- Aircool LTD, Turks and Caicos Islands, International Business Unit
During the ceremony, the 2023 Crowning Achievement Award was presented to companies that both grew their sales of METUS products by $1 million and 10% year over year. The following distributors received this award:
Crowning Achievement
- G. W. Berkheimer Co., Portage, Indiana, Central Business Unit
- Boland, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic Business Unit
- Luce, Schwab & Kase, Fairfield, New Jersey, Mid-Atlanta Business Unit
- Duncan Supply Co, Indianapolis, Indiana, Central Business Unit
- Portland Winair, Portland, Connecticut, Northeast Business Unit
- Winsupply, Portland, Connecticut, Northeast Business Unit
- Brady Trane, Greensboro, North Carolina, South Business Unit
- Damuth Trane, Chesapeake, Virginia, South Business Unit
- Epting Distributors, Lexington, South Carolina, South Business Unit
- Johnstone Supply – The Ware Group, Jacksonville, Florida, South Business Unit
- Yandle Witherspoon Supply, Charlotte, North Carolina, South Business Unit
- A C Systems, Maryland Heights, Missouri, Southwest Business Unit
- Aces A/C Supply, Inc., Friendswood, Texas, Southwest Business Unit
- Charles D. Jones Company, Riverside, Missouri, Southwest Business Unit
- Gulf Coast Air Systems, Lafayette, Louisiana, Southwest Business Unit
- Norman S. Wright Co., Albuquerque, New Mexico, Southwest Business Unit
- Specialty A/C Products, Oakland, California, West Business Unit
- Aircool LTD, Turks and Caicos Islands, International Business Unit
- Inelec S. de R.L., Honduras, International Business Unit