RectorSeal LLC has acquired the assets of MSD Research including its All-Access™ brand of air conditioning system condensate management products.
All-Access is a brand of air conditioning mechanical float switches, drain line cleanout devices and supporting accessories invented by Stuart Oakner, MSD Research president. Revisions to the International Mechanical Code’s (IMC) condensate drain line maintenance section has increased All-Access’ popularity among HVAC service technicians, especially products featuring an entry cleanout design that eliminates the need to cut the 3/4-inch drain pipe for access. While All-Access complies with new construction codes, it also complements RectorSeal’s retrofit-oriented Safe-T-Switch, a condensate overflow cutoff switch product line.
“All-Access products will ensure we’re providing the best condensate management products to the industry, especially for new construction,” says Jeff Underwood, RectorSeal’s vice president of sales and marketing.
Oakner, a former 25-year veteran HVAC contractor licensed in Florida and inventor, will now assume roles of inventor-in-residence and consultant for RectorSeal as part of the acquisition. “I am pleased to be supporting the RectorSeal product development team,” says Oakner. “The vast product development resources available at RectorSeal will help support and advance the development of many future innovative products for HVAC/R and other construction industries.”
Traditional HVAC/R distributors will be able to buy All-Access products from RectorSeal, which is transitioning its marketing, sales and customer support for All-Access and merging the All-Access website into rectorseal.com.
The All-Access transaction is the sixth acquisition for RectorSeal since 2011 when it acquired Airtec, Fall River, Mass. Other acquisitions include Resource Conservation Technologies (AquaGuard) electronic condensate management sensors and switches, Glue-On-Nozzle, SureSeal, the Evo-Crete and PolySlab brands from Australian-based Evolve Group, and AC Leak Freeze refrigerant leak sealants.
“We will continue to aggressively seek acquisitions of HVAC products that complement our current offering for contractors,” says Underwood. “We will also continue building on the model of working with inventors of great products after they sell. We see a huge value in involving them with the creation of the next generation of innovative products that will help trade people perform tasks quickly and more effectively.”
For more information on All-Access or RectorSeal and its HVAC/R, plumbing, firestop and electrical products, visit the website or contact its customer and technical support departments at (800) 231-3345.