Oceania
Aussie manufacturer looks to the east for growth
06 Aug 2015 Specialized Engineering has 60 models from 012 to 190kW. Local manufacturer, Specialized Engineering, is planning an expansion into the eastern states of Australia before moving into Sout...
No accreditation plans for air conditioners and refrigerator
03 Aug 2015 The Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt, has published the annual list of classes of products the Minister is proposing to consider, during the next financial year, for some form of ac...
Judges select winners for special presentation
29 Jul 2015 CCN Live to be held on August 14, 2015 Judging responsibilities for the HVACR Leadership Awards were shared between CCN Editor Sandra Van Dijk and industry veteran, Greg Groppenbacher of A...
AMCA to host BIM development forum
28 Jul 2015 2015 Construction Innovation Forum Hosted by the Air Conditioning and Mechanical Contractors’ Association (AMCA), this year’s Construction Innovation Forum will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from August 6-7, 2015. Keynote presentations will be delivered by speakers from across the globe including Princeton University associate director of construction manag...
Solar rebates for commercial and industrial businesses
28 Jul 2015 City of Melbourne The City of Melbourne is making it easy for commercial and industrial businesses to go solar. To achieve its zero net emissions target by 2020, the council is offe...
BuildingIQ to Provide Energy Optimization for BSA Group Comm
July 28, 2015 SYDNEY - BuildingIQ, an energy management software company, has announced the deployment of its Predictive Energy OptimizationTM (PEO) platform to BSA Group to promote to its commercial clients. BSA Group, a technical and commercial services provider to some of Australia’s largest companies, maintains a network of more than 500 contracting companies and manages 1,600 people performin...
Sauermann acquires KGF Group
22 Jul 2015 Global supplier of condensate removal pumps, the Sauermann Group, has acquired KGF Group, a French family-owned business made-up of three operational companies - KIMO Instruments, Taulou and Katrem. Kimo is a well known manufacturer of fixed and portable measuring instruments for various fields such as HVAC, food and clean rooms with products ranging from transmitters and sensors to d...
Six stars for Tonsley urban renewal project
21 Jul 2015 Former Mitsubishi manufacturing site gets makeover The South Australian Government has been awarded the first 6 Star Green Star - Communities certification for an urban renewal project at ...
Bookings open for ARBS 2016
14 Jul 2015 Seminar program to be finalised Bookings for ARBS 2016 opened to an unprecedented response this week. The show - Australia’s only international air conditioning, refrigeration and building services trade exhibition - will be held from May 17-19, 2016 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre (MCEC). Interest from hundreds of previous ARBS exhibitors has once aga...
A-Gas launches new analytical products
July 10, 2015 Australia: Two new refrigerant analytical services from A-Gas could lead to safer refrigerant re-use and prevent system damage. The A-Gas Refrig Health Check (RHC) is designed to ...
Beware: the sleeping giant has woken
09 Jul 2015 Fujitsu General national conference More than 70 delegrates attended Fujitsu General’s 18th national conference at the Hunter Valley in NSW. The company’s deputy general manager, Philip P...
Australia to adopt ISO standards
08 Jul 2015 AUSTRALIA: Changes based on international standards have been proposed to Australian/New Zealand Standards for refrigeration systems and refrigerants. The five proposed new Australian/New Zealand Standards are based on ISO 817 and 5149. Specifically they are AS/NZS ISO 817:2015, Refrigerants - Designation and safety classification, and AS/NZS 5149, Refrigerating systems and heat...
