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ARI and GAMA members approve merger into AHRI |
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Friday, 28 December 2007 |
The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) and the Gas Appliance
Manufacturers Association (GAMA)
recently announced that their members have voted to approve the merger of the two
trade associations to represent the interests of cooling, heating and
commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturers.
The merger was approved by the members
of GAMA and ARI on Dec. 10 and Dec. 17, respectively. The merged association
will become the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) on
Jan. 1, 2008, and will be headquartered in Arlington, Virginia (USA). The
merger will directly benefit the 370 AHRI members by creating a single,
influential entity to more effectively represent their interests, while
continuing the work of both associations in establishing industry standards and
certifying the performance of heating, cooling and commercial refrigeration
equipment.
 The AHRI
Board of Directors has appointed Johnson Controls Vice President C. David Myers
as chairman of the combined organization. "The
merger will create a more efficient and influential organization to serve the
needs of cooling, heating, and commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturers
and their customers," said Myers. According to the associations press
release, AHRI has established an Integration Committee to work out the details
of the structure and the governance of the new association. Decisions
have already been made to maintain a product section structure that equally
represents all AHRI members' interests and to merge the standing committees of
the two associations. |