{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"166858","rtpr_id":"nBw5Rg4Tqa-20261012","ticker":"ULS","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["ULS"],"title":"UL Solutions Opens Expanded Plano HVACR Testing Center to Address Heightened Customer Demand","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-12T22:25:00.088Z","article_body":"UL Solutions Opens Expanded Plano HVACR Testing Center to Address Heightened\nCustomer Demand\n\nThe expansion increases testing capacity for energy-efficient commercial and\nresidential equipment, next-generation refrigerants and data center cooling\nsystems.\n\n * The opening means the availability of additional testing capacity for large,\ntechnologically advanced heating and cooling products.\n * The expanded facility supports customer demand for testing energy efficiency,\nAI data center cooling technology and refrigerants that enable the transition\nto alternatives with lower potential climate impact.\n * The Texas location advances UL Solutions’ strategy to expand testing,\ninspection and certification capabilities in high-demand markets.\nUL Solutions Inc. (NYSE: ULS), a global leader in applied safety science,\ntoday opened its expanded heating, ventilation, air conditioning and\nrefrigeration (HVACR) Center of Excellence in Plano, Texas, to address growing\ndemand for advanced product testing, including for energy-efficient\nrefrigerants and AI data center cooling technology.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261012047975/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261012047975/en/)\n\nLocal officials join UL Solutions leadership to celebrate the opening of the\nUL Solutions HVACR Center of Excellence expansion on Oct. 12 in Plano, Texas.\n\nThe HVACR Center of Excellence brings safety, performance, certification, and\nresearch and development testing together in one location. This helps\nmanufacturers identify problems earlier, reduce testing complexity and move\nproducts more efficiently toward certification and market access in North\nAmerica and other global markets.\n\n“Heating and cooling technologies play an important role in our homes,\nbusinesses and the digital infrastructure we rely on every day,” said\nJennifer Scanlon, president and CEO of UL Solutions. “Our expanded HVACR\nCenter of Excellence strengthens our ability to help manufacturers develop\nsafer products and bring new technologies to markets around the world.”\n\nThe expansion increases testing capacity for heat pumps, air conditioners,\nchillers, variable refrigerant flow systems and coolant distribution units\n(CDUs) used in data centers. The added capabilities help manufacturers develop\nmore energy-efficient products, adopt refrigerants with a lower climate impact\nand support the rapid growth of computing infrastructure.\n\nThe facility features new test chambers capable of recreating a broad range of\ntemperature and humidity conditions, to simulate everything from cold climates\nto desert environments. This helps UL Solutions replicate real-world\nconditions in which heating and cooling equipment may perform differently\nacross environments. The chambers can test systems with up to 30 tons of\ncooling capacity, as measured in cooling power, not weight. This capacity\nallows UL Solutions to test larger equipment used in commercial buildings and\ndata centers.\n\nThe HVACR Center of Excellence also offers services to measure energy use,\ntest product controls and check how heating and cooling equipment performs as\ndemands on the equipment change. Additional services help determine whether\nproducts meet industry requirements, including applicable standards from the\nAir Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute, the American Society of\nHeating, Refrigerating and Conditioning Engineers, U.S. Department of Energy\nand ENERGY STAR(®), and support certification to international standards.\n\nThe Plano center is part of UL Solutions' global HVACR testing network, which\nalso includes the Carugate, Italy, laboratory that was expanded in 2025.\n\nLearn more about the UL Solutions HVACR Center of Excellence.\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ul.com%2Fresources%2Fhvacr-center-excellence-plano-texas&esheet=54620766&newsitemid=20261012047975&lan=en-US&anchor=Learn+more+about+the+UL+Solutions+HVACR+Center+of+Excellence.&index=1&md5=1dbf37e087ecda103a93accacb018c84)\n\nAbout UL Solutions\n\nA global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms\nsafety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for\ncustomers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing,\ninspection and certification services, advisory offerings and software\nsolutions that support customers’ product innovation and business growth.\nThe UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in customers’ products\nand reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing UL Solutions’ safety\nmission. The company helps customers innovate, launch new products and\nservices, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow\nsustainably and responsibly into the future. Its science is customers’\nadvantage.\n\nSource Code: ULS-IR\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261012047975/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261012047975/en/)\n\nMedia:\nKathy Fieweger\nSenior Vice President and Chief Corporate Communications Officer\nUL Solutions\nKathy.Fieweger@ul.com (mailto:Kathy.Fieweger@ul.com) \n+1 312-852-5156\n\nInvestors:\nYijing Brentano\nVice President, Investor Relations\nUL Solutions\nIR@ul.com (mailto:IR@ul.com) \n+1 312-895-9873\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw5Rg4Tqa-20261012","title":"UL Solutions Opens Expanded Plano HVACR Testing Center to Address Heightened Customer Demand","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"ULS","created":"2026-10-12T22:25:00.088Z","tickers":["ULS"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"UL Solutions Opens Expanded Plano HVACR Testing Center to Address Heightened\nCustomer Demand\n\nThe expansion increases testing capacity for energy-efficient commercial and\nresidential equipment, next-generation refrigerants and data center cooling\nsystems.\n\n * The opening means the availability of additional testing capacity for large,\ntechnologically advanced heating and cooling products.\n * The expanded facility supports customer demand for testing energy efficiency,\nAI data center cooling technology and refrigerants that enable the transition\nto alternatives with lower potential climate impact.\n * The Texas location advances UL Solutions’ strategy to expand testing,\ninspection and certification capabilities in high-demand markets.\nUL Solutions Inc. (NYSE: ULS), a global leader in applied safety science,\ntoday opened its expanded heating, ventilation, air conditioning and\nrefrigeration (HVACR) Center of Excellence in Plano, Texas, to address growing\ndemand for advanced product testing, including for energy-efficient\nrefrigerants and AI data center cooling technology.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261012047975/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261012047975/en/)\n\nLocal officials join UL Solutions leadership to celebrate the opening of the\nUL Solutions HVACR Center of Excellence expansion on Oct. 12 in Plano, Texas.\n\nThe HVACR Center of Excellence brings safety, performance, certification, and\nresearch and development testing together in one location. This helps\nmanufacturers identify problems earlier, reduce testing complexity and move\nproducts more efficiently toward certification and market access in North\nAmerica and other global markets.\n\n“Heating and cooling technologies play an important role in our homes,\nbusinesses and the digital infrastructure we rely on every day,” said\nJennifer Scanlon, president and CEO of UL Solutions. “Our expanded HVACR\nCenter of Excellence strengthens our ability to help manufacturers develop\nsafer products and bring new technologies to markets around the world.”\n\nThe expansion increases testing capacity for heat pumps, air conditioners,\nchillers, variable refrigerant flow systems and coolant distribution units\n(CDUs) used in data centers. The added capabilities help manufacturers develop\nmore energy-efficient products, adopt refrigerants with a lower climate impact\nand support the rapid growth of computing infrastructure.\n\nThe facility features new test chambers capable of recreating a broad range of\ntemperature and humidity conditions, to simulate everything from cold climates\nto desert environments. This helps UL Solutions replicate real-world\nconditions in which heating and cooling equipment may perform differently\nacross environments. The chambers can test systems with up to 30 tons of\ncooling capacity, as measured in cooling power, not weight. This capacity\nallows UL Solutions to test larger equipment used in commercial buildings and\ndata centers.\n\nThe HVACR Center of Excellence also offers services to measure energy use,\ntest product controls and check how heating and cooling equipment performs as\ndemands on the equipment change. Additional services help determine whether\nproducts meet industry requirements, including applicable standards from the\nAir Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute, the American Society of\nHeating, Refrigerating and Conditioning Engineers, U.S. Department of Energy\nand ENERGY STAR(®), and support certification to international standards.\n\nThe Plano center is part of UL Solutions' global HVACR testing network, which\nalso includes the Carugate, Italy, laboratory that was expanded in 2025.\n\nLearn more about the UL Solutions HVACR Center of Excellence.\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ul.com%2Fresources%2Fhvacr-center-excellence-plano-texas&esheet=54620766&newsitemid=20261012047975&lan=en-US&anchor=Learn+more+about+the+UL+Solutions+HVACR+Center+of+Excellence.&index=1&md5=1dbf37e087ecda103a93accacb018c84)\n\nAbout UL Solutions\n\nA global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms\nsafety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for\ncustomers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing,\ninspection and certification services, advisory offerings and software\nsolutions that support customers’ product innovation and business growth.\nThe UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in customers’ products\nand reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing UL Solutions’ safety\nmission. The company helps customers innovate, launch new products and\nservices, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow\nsustainably and responsibly into the future. Its science is customers’\nadvantage.\n\nSource Code: ULS-IR\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261012047975/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261012047975/en/)\n\nMedia:\nKathy Fieweger\nSenior Vice President and Chief Corporate Communications Officer\nUL Solutions\nKathy.Fieweger@ul.com (mailto:Kathy.Fieweger@ul.com) \n+1 312-852-5156\n\nInvestors:\nYijing Brentano\nVice President, Investor Relations\nUL Solutions\nIR@ul.com (mailto:IR@ul.com) \n+1 312-895-9873\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-12T22:25:00.132553139Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791843900132},"received_at":"2026-10-12T22:25:00.183Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261012047975/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"155196","press_release_id":"166858","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Commercial Services & Supplies","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"UL Solutions opened its expanded HVACR Center of Excellence in Plano, Texas, adding testing capacity for heat pumps, chillers, and data center cooling equipment.\n\nThe expansion targets demand for energy-efficiency testing, low-impact refrigerants, and AI data center cooling technology, with new chambers able to test systems up to 30 tons of cooling capacity.\n\nThe Plano site joins the company's global HVACR testing network, including the Carugate, Italy lab expanded in 2025, advancing its TIC growth strategy in high-demand markets.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Capacity expansion tied to AI data center cooling demand -- modest positive on ULS TIC growth runway."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"max_test_cooling_capacity_tons":30}},"quotedText":"Our expanded HVACR Center of Excellence strengthens our ability to help manufacturers develop safer products and bring new technologies to markets around the world.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Jennifer Scanlon","role":"President and CEO of UL Solutions"},{"name":"Kathy Fieweger","role":"SVP and Chief Corporate Communications Officer, UL Solutions"},{"name":"Yijing Brentano","role":"VP, Investor Relations, UL Solutions"}],"products":["HVACR Center of Excellence","coolant distribution units (CDUs)"],"companies":[{"name":"UL Solutions Inc.","ticker":"ULS","relationship":"filer"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Facility capacity expansion supporting demand growth, including data center cooling testing, but no financial figures disclosed and no change to guidance."},"tickerRelevance":{"others":[],"primary":"ULS"},"globalImportance":18,"audienceRelevance":15,"eventTypeSecondary":[],"importanceComponents":{"tickerTier":"mid-cap","eventGravity":"facility expansion, no financials","sectorWeight":"TIC services","dataCenterAngle":"modest thematic boost"}},"event_type":"operations_update","event_type_secondary":null,"sentiment":"bullish","material_impact_score":2,"narrative":"UL Solutions opened its expanded HVACR Center of Excellence in Plano, Texas, adding testing capacity for heat pumps, chillers, and data center cooling equipment.\n\nThe expansion targets demand for energy-efficiency testing, low-impact refrigerants, and AI data center cooling technology, with new chambers able to test systems up to 30 tons of cooling capacity.\n\nThe Plano site joins the company's global HVACR testing network, including the Carugate, Italy lab expanded in 2025, advancing its TIC growth strategy in high-demand markets.","key_figures":{"customDimensions":{"max_test_cooling_capacity_tons":30}},"named_entities":{"people":[{"name":"Jennifer Scanlon","role":"President and CEO of UL Solutions"},{"name":"Kathy Fieweger","role":"SVP and Chief Corporate Communications Officer, UL Solutions"},{"name":"Yijing Brentano","role":"VP, Investor Relations, UL Solutions"}],"products":["HVACR Center of Excellence","coolant distribution units (CDUs)"],"companies":[{"name":"UL Solutions Inc.","ticker":"ULS","relationship":"filer"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"model_name":"glm-5.3-flashx","prompt_hash":"sha256:5c812bd9e28b810d","schema_hash":"sha256:05005c02d9cffac9","created_at":"2026-10-12T22:25:04.034Z","global_importance":18,"audience_relevance":15,"importance_components":{"tickerTier":"mid-cap","eventGravity":"facility expansion, no financials","sectorWeight":"TIC services","dataCenterAngle":"modest thematic boost"}},"durationMs":3926,"modelName":"glm-5.3-flashx"}}