Venstar and Baker Distributing Company Ink Exclusive Deal for Distribution

Jan. 12, 2012
Venstar®, a leading thermostat and energy management systems supplier, recently announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Baker Distributing Company of Albuquerque, N.M., for the distribution of Venstar HVAC Control Products throughout New Mexico.

Venstar®, a leading thermostat and energy management systems supplier, recently announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Baker Distributing Company of Albuquerque, N.M., for the distribution of Venstar HVAC Control Products throughout New Mexico.

“We are pleased to announce Baker Distributing Company as a new distributor of Venstar commercial and residential thermostats in the state of New Mexico,” says Steve Dushane, president and CEO of Venstar Inc. “We welcome them to the Venstar family of distributors and look forward to a long and prosperous relationship.”

“We are pleased to be the exclusive distributor of Venstar HVAC products throughout New Mexico. Our customers asked for Venstar by name, as Venstar is a respected maker of high-quality, reliable HVAC control systems that are easy to program, easy to use and have superior engineering design,” says Frank Mezzancello, manager of Baker Distribution Company for New Mexico. “We are happy to join Venstar’s family of distributors and look forward to supporting and promoting Venstar HVAC control products to our customers.”

Among the Venstar thermostat products being distributed by Baker Distributing Company are:

ColorTouchTouchscreen Thermostat (residential)

ColorTouch® is the multi-functional, simple-to-use, richly featured, programmable touch screen thermostat that thinks it’s a digital picture frame. ColorTouch has customizable backgrounds, including the users’ own photos, and more than a dozen preset themes, including holiday themes. Compatible with virtually every type of heating and air conditioning system, ColorTouch can be configured to display one of three languages: English, French or Spanish.

ColorTouch Touchscreen Thermostat (commercial)

ColorTouch Commercial is a multi-functional, simple-to-use, touch screen thermostat designed for commercial installations. With ColorTouch Commercial, users can display their business logos, advertisements or promotions on their thermostat screens as a slideshow screensaver or background wallpaper. ColorTouch Commercial also includes a 365-day holiday calendar, field updatable firmware, and added passcode security for use in public areas. ColorTouch Commercial is priced at approximately half the cost of competitive commercial touch screen thermostats.

Slimline Family of Thermostats

Venstar’s Slimline family of thermostats includes very popular residential and commercial models. Currently, millions of Slimline thermostats are in use throughout North America. Specialty Slimline models include:

Slimline Platinum, a commercial thermostat (Model T2900) with light activation that turns the thermostat on and off based on the level of light, helping facilities save energy and go green.

SchoolStat™ (Model T2900SCH), a commercial programmable specialty thermostat that helps schools go green while keeping classrooms comfortable. SchoolStat is the thermostat designed to keep classrooms comfortable during the school day and save energy when school is out.

ComfortCall, an accessory that allows users to remotely adjust their Venstar Slimline residential thermostats from any telephone. Using voice recognition and voice synthesis, ComfortCall literally talks to the user over the telephone and takes voice commands.

EZStat™, the thermostat that is as easy to program as using an alarm clock. The EZStat also features oversized indicators on the display for easy reading.

For more information, visit: www.venstar.com/Thermostats