HVAC distribution highly fragmented with 5,000+ independent distributors

Keon principal Jordan Lee describes the HVAC industry as highly fragmented, citing over 5,000 independent wholesale distributors in a $35-40B market, as the rationale for PE-led consolidation.

“There's over 5 ,000 independent wholesale distributors in the United States.”

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