Government & Trade Relations Committee

HARDI's Government & Trade Relations Committee is a networking and advocacy strategy team of HVACR distributors and their channel partners. Current and future legislative and regulatory issues are discussed. The Committee develops and recommends advocacy strategies, leads fact-finding missions, and fashions arguments on behalf of the HVACR distributor membership. This Committee also works with HARDI's international alliances and branding.

Any HARDI member is invited to serve on the Government & Trade Relations Committee which meets in person at the Annual Fall Conference, on an as-needed basis at the Mid-Year Business Conference, and via conference call throughout the year. Join now or learn more or e-mail gr@hardinet.org.

Mission:   To provide the HARDI Board of Directors and Executive Committee, as well as the general membership, with timely information on pending legislation and government regulations affecting the industry.

Karen Madonia, Co-Chair
ILLCO, Inc.
P.O. Box 1330
Aurora, IL 60507
(630) 892-7904

and

Steve Porter, Co-Chair
Johnstone Supply
11532 NE Ainsworth Circle
Portland, OR 97220
(503) 256-3663

Oversight:
            Legislative & Regulatory Advocacy & Strategy

Work Products:
             Listing Government websites

Information Sharing
             US and Canadian legislation affecting small business and HVACR
                industry

Alliance Partnerships:
              AHRI & NAW Government Relations reports, ACCA, GAMA, PHCC