Virginia Air Ranks #27 on the Top 50 HVACR Distributors in the US for 2013

Virginia Air Distributors is proud to be recognized as #27 on 2013 Distribution Center Magazine’s Top 50 HVACR Distributors for 2013 based on total sales volume in the US.

The 2013 Distribution Center Magazine’s Top 50 HVACR Distributors survey found that 84 percent of respondents expect their sales to increase in 2013.  The mean increase projected is 10.3 percent. Flat sales were anticipated by 6 percent and 5 percent said they expect sales to decline in 2013. The mean sales decline projected was 14.3 percent. 

“It is great to see that the vast majority of the Top 50 experienced significant growth last year, certainly outpacing the average growth rate in 2012 of all HARDI distributors,” said Talbot Gee, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI).

“However, that growth and even the relative optimism for 2013 is obviously being restrained right now,” he continued. “While last year’s survey revealed government as the biggest concern to last year’s Top 50, government shares the stage this year with more general economic uncertainty as the two issues the 2013 Top 50 see facing HVACR distribution. Expectations are tempered for these reasons, so while we expect growth this year, we are preparing for it to be more modest than perhaps it could have been absent these barriers.” 

Concern about government regulation was the second most frequently mentioned factor cited by respondents when asked about what might impact business in 2013.

Jim Vetter, chief financial officer at Century Holdings, Houston, pointed to government regulation and the consumer as the factors he expected to most impact HVACR distribution in 2013.

“Legislation will continue to impact the economic climate,” said Kevin Parsley, vice president and sales director at ACR Supply Co., Durham, N.C. “Pending fiscal issues and the bent that Washington has for ineffective money management will hold back the private sector from really ramping up growth and job opportunities. Most companies will continue to watch cash, as cash still is king.