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News & Trends AVATAS AND MERCHANT WAREHOUSE RAISE OVER $25,000 FOR WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT Over the past few months, AVATAS (Boston, MA) and Merchant Warehouse joined forces to fundraise charitable donations for the Wounded Warrior Project – a non-profit organization that provides services to severely injured service members that help them transition to civilian life. AVATAS and Merchant Warehouse fully support the mission of AHRI Releases Feb.June 2013 U.S. Heating and Cooling Equipment Shipment Data The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) is the trade association representing manufacturers of air conditioning, heating, and commercial refrigeration equipment. AHRI provides regular reports on the sales of a variety of equipment. Offered below is the data for Feb.-June 2013 (year-to-date covers June 2013): Residential Storage Water Heaters • U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for June 2013 decreased 6.5 percent, to 330,948 units, down from 354,140 units shipped in June 2012. Residential electric storage water heater shipments de creased 9.5 percent in June 2013, to 307,959 units, down from 340,402 units shipped in June 2012. • U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for May 2013 increased 1.1 percent, to 367,055 units, up from 3 63,160 units shipped in May 2012. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 3.6 percent in May 2013, to 345,077 units, up from 332,974 units shipped in May 2012. • U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for April 2013 increased 29.8 percent, to 408,379 units, up from 314,552 units shipped in April 2012. Residential electric storage water heater 10 the Wounded Warrior Project, and were able to further help the cause by raising over $25,000 for the organization. In recognition of the contribution, Larry Richmond, president of AVATAS, was invited to present the donation to a designated Wounded Warrior Project representative. The check presentation took place at Fenway Park in Boston shipments increased 23.6 percent in April 2013, to 374,126 units, up from 302,653 units shipped in April 2012. • U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for March 2013 increased 6.3 percent, to 388,215 units, up from 365,324 units shipped in March 2012. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 9.5 percent in March 2013, to 370,672 units, up from 338,363 units shipped in March 2012. • U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for February 2013 increased 8.2 percent, to 345,853 units, up from 319,516 units shipped in February 2012. Residential electric storage water heater shipments de creased 2.8 percent in February 2013, to 317,965 units, down from 327,040 units shipped in February 2012. For the year-to-date, U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters increased 7.8 percent, to 2,203,454, compared to 2,044,814 units shipped during the same period in 2012. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 5.5 percent year - to - date, to 2,052,910 units, compared to 1,945,961 units shipped during the same period in 2012. Commercial Storage Water Heaters • Commercial gas storage water heater shipments decreased 14.9 per cent in June 2013, to 7,305 units, down from 8,588 units shipped in June 2012. Commercial electric September 2013 | FUEL OIL NEWS | www.fueloilnews.com on July 31st prior to the Red Sox game that evening, and was also attended by several AVATAS/Merchant Warehouse team members. AVATAS Payment Solutions is the pioneer in reducing payment processing expenses for the heating fuels industry. storage water heater shipments de creased 5.8 percent in June 2013, to 6,090 units, down from 6,468 units shipped in June 2012. • Commercial gas storage water heater shipments increased 4 .5 per cent in May 2013, to 7,382 units, up from 7,064 units shipped in May 2012. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 9.7 percent in May 2013, to 5,975 units, up from 5,449 units shipped in May 2012. • Commercial gas storage water heater shipments increased 22.5 per cent in April 2013, to 7,888 units, up from 6,440 units shipped in April 2012. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 9.2 percent in April 2013, to 5, 806 units, up from 5, 317 units shipped in April 2012. • Commercial gas storage water heater shipments increased 1.6 per cent in March 2013, to 7,840 units, up from 7,713 units shipped in March 2012. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments de creased 7.8 percent in March 2013, to 5,485 units, down from 5,952 units shipped in March 2012. • Commercial gas storage water heater shipments increased 24 per cent in February 2013, to 8,386 units, up from 6,764 units shipped in February 2012. Commercial electric storage water heater shipments increased 5.9 percent in February 2013, to 5,417 units, up from 5,144 units shipped in February 2012. Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commer-