At the 2006 Annual Fall Conference of the Heating, Airconditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI), North American Technician Excellence (NATE) awarded Mingledorff’s, Inc. the 2006 Top HARDI Testing Organization of the Year. Gensco, Inc. won the 2006 Top HARDI Testing Location of the Year.

Mingledorff’s, a wholesale distributor headquartered in Norcross, Ga., with locations in Georgia and South Carolina, administered 272 NATE tests across its various locations – enough to be NATE’s sixth overall highest testing organization in 2006.

Gensco, a wholesale distributor based in Tacoma, Wash., administered 198 NATE tests out of its headquarters, placing it ninth overall in NATE’s 2006 Top 10. It was also the organization that administered the most tests within one location among the HARDI distributor membership.

“HARDI is a major supporter of NATE Certification. HARDI distributors have played a significant role in the massive growth in the number of NATE testings and certifications since the program’s inception,” says a HARDI spokesperson. “HARDI’s distributor and manufacturer associate members have a vested interest in increasing the professional esteem of qualified hvacr contractors, reducing warranty claims due to improper installation, and increasing energy efficiency through knowledge of the most current technologies. NATE Certification accomplishes all of these things and helps make the entire industry more successful.”

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