Winsupply Inc., Dayton, Ohio, has opened Winsupply of Rio Grande Valley, in Mission, Texas. The new company serves heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) contractors in the Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas.

Ernesto “Ernie” Pena is the president of the new location. Pena has been in the HVAC industry for more than 10 years. He previously worked in sales for Carrier. Pena is joined by an equity partner, Joseph Midkiff, who was also previously at Carrier and leads non-sales related operations at the new company.

“Ernie, Joe and the rest of their team have 40-plus years of experience in the HVAC industry,” said Rob Ferguson, president of Winsupply Local Company Group. “As owners of their own company, they have autonomy and local decision-making to decide how to meet the needs of their customers in the Rio Grande Valley.”