WALLER, TEXAS: Daikin Comfort Technologies North America Inc. has acquired Williams Distributing Co., a distribution powerhouse for heating, air flow and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment and residential constructing merchandise within the Great Lakes region.
With Williams’ territory covering a good portion of the Midwest, this strategic acquisition helps Daikin’s imaginative and prescient to expand the use of inverter warmth pump technology in chilly climates.
Williams’ Northern location provides additional chilly local weather product testing and development alternatives for Daikin’s innovative, chilly local weather technologies, offering entry to resources and individuals with superior field expertise for continued analysis and development.
Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Williams is one of a quantity of regional distributor acquisitions made in recent years by Daikin – a subsidiary of Daikin Industries, Ltd. (DIL), the largest producer of HVAC systems worldwide – because the indoor consolation supplier continues to strengthen its contractor relationships, services, and product choices throughout North America.
Founded in 1968, the full-service distributor of HVAC merchandise uniquely brings to Daikin a wealthy mixture of residential constructing products for builders, contractors, consumers, and designers serving the kitchen and bath, plumbing, storage door and hearth markets.
Williams Distributing is a nationally acknowledged distributor and supplier for these constructing merchandise of which Daikin is excited to include into their portfolio.
Known for a deep stock of available products, unique relationships with key manufacturers and robust buyer service, Williams operates 32 locations, together with 27 devoted HVAC gross sales counters, throughout Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Second and third generation household members owned and operated the full-service distribution business, main 575 skilled, long-tenured employees.
“During this journey, Daikin was able to separate themselves with their professionalism and support,” remarked Jim Williams, former Chairman of the Board and majority proprietor for Williams.
“As I evaluated opportunities, it became obvious to me that Daikin’s strong focus on people, entry to main technology, together with its dedication to growth and industry leadership, solidified my confidence that the best future for the entire Williams team was to be led by Daikin. Our expertise with Daikin has confirmed that its people-centered administration philosophy meshes completely with our mission. We’re thrilled to join the world’s primary indoor consolation options provider, sharing a imaginative and prescient that we believe results in bright futures for each employees and customers alike.”
“Bringing Williams Distributing with its expert team members, attentive buyer support and extensive locations into the Daikin household strengthens our place within the Great Lakes region,” said Takayuki Inoue, Executive Vice President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for Daikin.
“Williams has lengthy been an important, profitable partner for Daikin, Daikin Applied, Goodman and Amana® model HVAC products. The acquisition of this excellent distributor is one other significant step on our path to make Daikin the #1 indoor consolation options supplier in North America.”
Attaining double-digit growth for 3 straight years, Williams recently expanded its HVAC parts and equipment portfolio by buying the enterprise of Shoemaker, Inc., a distributor of HVAC, hydronics and plumbing provides serving Michigan and Indiana.
Demand for HVAC within the Great Lakes area surpasses many areas of the country, in accordance to Heating, Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI), an industry association. The area has seen a few of the largest growth in ducted HVAC shipments of any area over the previous 5 years, in accordance to a HARDI market intelligence report.
Williams is regularly honored by its distributors with annual awards based on buyer service, speed of supply and extensive product availability. Williams even earned the coveted Harold V. Goodman award – named for the legendary founding father of Goodman Air Conditioning & Heating, a model owned by Daikin and manufactured on the sprawling Daikin Texas Technology Park simply outside Houston, home to greater than 7,000 employees.
“The Williams household relationship with Daikin manufacturers goes again greater than 50 years, starting with Amana model HVAC and eventually becoming the largest independent Goodman distributor within the region,” said Jeffrey Beaton, President and COO of Williams.
“Joining Daikin makes for an thrilling evolution of our long-standing partnership. We look ahead to persevering with what Williams is known for: differentiating through a broad stock of available product, 24- to 48-hour delivery, best-in-class salesforce, extensive training, robust technical support and buyer service.”
The Williams deal follows the December 2022 acquisition of Venstar, Inc., a prominent controls and energy administration systems provider, as Daikin works to transform the North American HVAC market with its innovative indoor consolation applied sciences – together with high-performing inverter and warmth pump solutions, and merchandise that includes R-32, an open-source refrigerant with one-third the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of the most used refrigerants within the U.S. and Canada.