October is bringing a relatively light round of price adjustments across the PHCP-PVF industry, with several manufacturers announcing increases taking effect throughout the month. Heat Controller announced increases of up to 5% on water source heat pumps and residential geothermal products, while Spirax Sarco is implementing an average 4% increase across its portfolio. Western Enterprises also has product-specific increases taking effect Oct. 1.

Additional adjustments are scheduled later in the month, including a 0.64% increase from Robertshaw on Oct. 12 and an average 3.75% increase from Panasonic on Oct. 19. ZSI-Foster/Wesanco has also announced a price increase effective Oct. 26.

With material and equipment costs continuing to shift, keeping up with manufacturer pricing can help contractors plan purchasing and account for changes when estimating upcoming work. Click here to read more.