HARDI, through this partnership, fulfills its desire to offer its members an association-backed service that helps the distributors more efficiently maintain the pricing and product information within their enterprise computer systems, and to enable more effective merchandising of all the items they have access to sell. “For some time, HARDI has had an interest in partnering with a proven third party resource with the experience and know-how to provide HARDI members with a timely and accurate way to receive their manufacturers’ product and pricing information,” states Don Frendberg, HARDI’s Executive Vice-President and COO. “We believe that Trade Service offers the most reliable and comprehensive solution for HARDI members.”

Trade Service has been providing printed and computerized pricing services to the HVACR industry since 1968. “We are very pleased to have been chosen by HARDI as its exclusive provider,” says Tod Moore, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Trade Service. “We will do everything within our power to exceed HARDI members’ expectations. Working closely with HARDI and the industry’s manufacturers, we will further enhance our database and continue to deliver the information HARDI members need to generate on-time invoices, produce accurate inventory reporting, and develop on-the-fly pricing models when needed for non-stock sales,” adds Moore.

Trade Service will appear with HARDI at association events and the two organizations will leverage their partnership to benefit the HVACR industry as a whole, focusing specifically on HARDI members, manufacturers, technology companies, and standards development groups.

About Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International
HARDI is a not-for-profit trade organization dedicated to advancing the science of wholesale distribution in the HVACR industry.

About Trade Service
Trade Service Corporation is the leading provider of standardized product and price information to the electrical, plumbing/PVF, HVACR, industrial MRO, and office products industries. Since 1931, the company has been the leader in content acquisition, aggregation, management, publishing, and distribution, offering a variety of products, services, and systems to meet the content needs of over 20,000 distributors, contractors, and government agencies. The range of solutions provided includes printed directories, electronic catalogs, pricing data for business system updating, and robust attributed content to fuel full-functioning Internet storefronts. For more information, visit www.tradeservice.com or call 800-854-1527.