DSG has acquired W.A. Roosevelt, a pioneering distributor of quality plumbing, electrical, HVAC and refrigeration products. W.A. Roosevelt has locations in La Crosse, Madison, New Berlin, Plover and Rice Lake, Wisconsin.

W.A. Roosevelt will retain its name and staff, and while it will become a division of DSG, virtually all other proceedings will be “business as usual” for customers and manufacturers alike. This new partnership will add Wisconsin and the Northern Michigan to DSG's service area, which currently includes Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota, as well as portions of Iowa, Wyoming and Montana.

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Letter to Customers from Todd Eber, President (PDF - 87KB)
News Release (PDF - 58KB)

 

On December 30, 2011 the EPA published a proposed rule for the management of HCFC-R22 Production and Consumption Allowances for the period 2012-2014. The proposed rule indicated that the agency could dramatically cut the production and consumption allocations granted to R22 producers and importers.

Today (January 20th, 2012) Honeywell-Genetron received the 2012 allowances letter from the EPA which allows them to resume the manufacture and sale of R22. The volume of R22 allocations that were awarded has been reduced by 45% from 2011, further accelerating the phase-out in the 2009 Final Rule. This unprecedented action will result in a fundamental change to the R22 aftermarket going forward.

While we strive to give as much notice to our customers on price changes as we can, Honeywell reserves the right to increase our R22 price in the future without notice. We appreciate that this action may change how we all buy and sell R22 but it was a necessary response to the dramatic action taken today by the EPA.

 

Because we care about the environment and want to do as much as we can to preserve it, W.A. Roosevelt proudly participates in the Thermostat Recycling Corporation’s Mercury Thermostat recycling program.

You can drop off the mercury containing thermostats you collect at your job sites to any W.A. Roosevelt location and we'll ship them back to TRC for proper disposal. It may seem like a small thing but in reality it’s not. Because since their founding they’ve recycled over 1,000,000 thermostats and kept more than 4.9 tons of mercury out of the waste stream.

W.A. Roosevelt is making it easy for you to dispose of mercury thermostats. It's the right thing to do...and it's free! 

W.A. Roosevelt is pleased to announce it’s now stocking Leviton. Leviton is a recognized brand leader in wiring devices and offers the broadest product offering in the industry. The breath of the line includes residential and commercial products, lighting control and timers, data-comm, surge and sub-metering. At W.A. Roosevelt, we have shifted more emphasis on energy saving products and Leviton fit well with the direction we need to go with all of our key-manufacturing partners. Leviton, through investment in research and development is well positioned to meet the needs of a changing marketplace. Our partnership with Leviton will provide a strong foundation for continually meeting market needs by bringing continuous innovation to our customers. 

Bosch Thermotechnology North America, a leading manufacturer of water source and geothermal heat pumps, solar thermal systems and condensing boilers for residential and commercial applications, announced that the Bosch TA Series Geothermal Heat Pump has been awarded ENERGY STAR® Most Efficient Designation for 2011 – the only complete geothermal line in the industry to meet such criteria.

W.A. Roosevelt is a pround distributor of Bosch Geothermal units. Contact your W.A. Roosevelt Sales Rep to learn more about Bosch Geothermal and how you can offer your customers the most efficient geothermal units available.

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Copper rose on Wednesday from $339 to $353, ahead of a European Union summit, but looked vulnerable if markets are disappointed by lack of progress in tackling the euro zone debt crisis. The metal used in power and construction was also bolstered by news that Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold declared force majeure on concentrate sales agreements from its strike-hit Grasberg copper mine in Indonesia.

Production at Grasberg has been severely hit by a month-long strike action over pay and conditions, road blockades and possible pipeline sabotage. Freeport's force majeure decision frees it from some of its contractual obligations to supply buyers of metal produced at the world's second-largest copper mine.

Underpinning copper in the face of economic headwinds was data on LME stocks, seen as an indicator of demand. The latest figures showed warehouse stocks fell 1,725 tonnes to total 437,425 tonnes, the lowest since March. Dwindling LME copper stockpiles in Korea and Singapore, indicating steady import demand in top consumer China, supported prices.

Chinese fabricators are buying more spot refined copper because of reduced supply of alternative feed scrap and to rebuild stocks given low prices, traders said on Tuesday.