ACiQ Straight Price Approach
ACiQ’s Straight Price approach is built around a simple idea: HVAC contractors should understand what they are paying for equipment and why those prices change. Instead of unexplained increases or constantly shifting pricing practices, ACiQ follows a transparent and consistent process tied to real equipment, manufacturing, transportation, regulatory, and supply chain costs. When those costs change, dealers are given a clear explanation so they can better plan purchases, prepare accurate estimates, and communicate pricing with their own customers.
Explore articles covering HVAC equipment pricing trends, industry cost pressures, tariffs, refrigerant and efficiency changes, and other factors that can influence contractor pricing. You’ll also see how ACiQ puts the Straight Price approach into practice by applying the same pricing rules over time, communicating changes directly, and adjusting prices when temporary added costs go away. It’s an approach designed to give ACiQ dealers greater predictability, accountability, and confidence when quoting and growing their HVAC businesses.
Straight Price, No Games: ACiQ HVAC Equipment Pricing is Transparent & Consistent
ACiQ’s Straight Price approach gives HVAC contractors clearer, more consistent equipment pricing. Learn how transparency and accountability help dealers quote confidently and understand why prices change.
HVAC Industry Price-Fixing Allegations and ACiQ’s Straight Price Approach
As several of the largest HVAC manufacturers face federal antitrust lawsuits over coordinated price increases since 2020—and equipment costs climb far faster than inflation—contractors are right to ask which manufacturers they can actually trust. ACiQ answers with its “Straight Price” approach: pricing built on transparency and consistency, where every change is tied to a real cost and clearly explained.
