Trane Inc., a global manufacturer and provider of indoor comfort systems, will begin taking direct orders from dealers in Georgia and most of Tennessee as early as Dec. 17, 2007, marking its transition to company-owned distribution in this sales territory. The transition will be complete throughout the territory by Dec. 26, 2007.

The company decided to change its residential and light commercial distribution strategy in this territory from independent wholesale distribution to company-owned distribution earlier this fall, transitioning operations previously handled by HD Supply's Apex division. This change does not impact Woodson & Bozeman Inc., which continues to distribute Trane products in Western Tennessee.

Moving forward, the Georgia sales territory will be supported by a new Atlanta-based Dealer Sales Office (DSO) and the Tennessee market is being combined with Trane's existing Louisville, Ky.-based DSO.

"While we're still getting our permanent infrastructure in place and rounding out our support team, we're confident we have the facilities and key people we need in place to hit the ground running and immediately begin serving our dealers," said Louis Cook, vice president of Trane Sales.

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