AI for HVAC Distributors 2026: Verdantix vs Trakref Tested
Discover how AI for HVAC distributors actually performs in 2026 — we tested Verdantix vs Trakref against AIM Act compliance, inventory risk, and real margin...
Chapter 1: The 2026 Squeeze: Why HVAC/R Distribution Broke Its Own Playbook For forty years, HVAC/R distribution ran on a playbook so stable it barely needed writing down. Buy deep on the fast movers. Hold inventory because the contractor who can get a condenser today wins the job today. Ride the price increases — manufacturers raise, you raise, margin holds. Let the counter guys carry the product knowledge in their heads. Let the ERP carry the transactions. Let everything in between live in email, on a clipboard, or in somebody's memory. That playbook didn't get disrupted by a startup. It...