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Call for VAT to be set at 5% on energy-efficient materials
27 March 2015 As the election approaches, the Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA) is calling on all political parties to set VAT at 5% for all energy-efficient materials. Chief executive Mike Foster said: “Successive governments have promoted energy-efficiency measures, encouraging homeowners to install everything from insulation and new boilers to state-of-the-art controls, yet there are h...
Ingersoll Rand Completes Engineering & Technology Center Exp
Shanghai, China, March 25, 2015 -- Ingersoll-Rand plc (NYSE:IR), a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, today announced the completion of its Asia Pacific Engi...
Arneg buys Swedish company in Growth plans for Northern Euro
26 March 2015 SWEDEN: Arneg NORDIC, the well established swedish subsidiary of Arneg Group, has acquired the majority of shares of FRIGADON AB. Frigadon is based in Halmstad where has been manu...
Third round of funds now allocated, says DECC
26 March 2015 DECC has announced that the ￡70 million available through the recent third release of the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) has now been fully allocated. This has created a pipeline of energy efficiency work for the industry over the coming months, with households in England and Wales benefiting from improvements carried out under the scheme. An additional ￡5 m...
CIC announces new BIM2050 Group members
26 March 2015 The new members of the Construction Industry Council’s (CIC) BIM2050 Group met each other and some of the outgoing group members for the first time yesterday, at an event that marked the start of the new group’s two year tenure. Comprising 14 young professionals representing most corners of the industry from a broad cross section of specialisms, the group includes architects, ...
Aeroseal Introduces New Wireless Duct Sealing System
26 March 2015 CENTERVILLE, Ohio -- Aeroseal has introduced HomeSeal PRO, designed with wireless technology and new remote management capabilities, which the company said can significantly increase residential duct sealing productivity and profitability. “HomeSeal PRO can instantly cut the number of man-hours required to aeroseal a home by 50 percent or more,” said Aeroseal’s Scott Mueller, ...
Distech Controls to be acquired by Acuity Brands
26 March 2015 BROSSARD, Quebec -- Distech Controls Inc., a supplier of building automation and energy management solutions, announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Acuity Brands Inc., a leading provider of intelligent lighting solutions. The companies said Distech Controls’ building automation and energy management solutions combined with Acuity Brands’ solid-state lighti...
ABB and Doosan Extend Agreement to Produce Fuel Cells
26 March 2015 SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. -- ABB and Doosan Fuel Cell, a Connecticut-based provider of fuel cell power systems, announced that the two companies have extended their partnership agreement through 2016. Switzerland-based ABB is supplying specialized electrical modules that serve as the control system for the Doosan fuel cell power plants. The ABB system harnesses and controls the power crea...
Air-source heat-pumps top domestic RHI
26 March 2015 | By Julian Milnes Air-source heat pumps have topped the domestic RHI installs charts in February, making up a 45 per cent share 2015 has started positively for the domestic air s...
Clivet launches SPINCHILLER3 MF
26 March 2015 | By Julian Milnes Clivet has introduced its SPINCHILLER3 MF, designed for simultaneous production of chilled and hot water SPINchiller3 MF is available with a cooling capacity fr...
