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The French frozen food market
15/01/2015 Total consumption (including foodservice as well as retail channels) amounted to an estimated EUR 9.1bn in 2013, of which the retail sector was worth approximately 60%. Volume sales of frozen foods in France were worth in excess of 2 million tonnes in 2013, or nearly 32 kg per capita. However, the category declined by more than 2% in volume terms during the last year, refle...
SmartInstallers.co.uk launches to help installers boost reve
16 January 2015 HomeServe Alliance has announced the launch of SmartInstallers.co.uk, which will provide independent heating installers with access to smart technology. SmartInstallers.co.ukalso offers sales support, training and product discounts, helping installers to increase the number of smart thermostats they sell, providing them with an additional revenue stream and helping them to c...
Over 2,000 sign up for Worcester online training academy
16 January 2015 The number of installers to have signed up to Worcester, Bosch Group’s Online Training Academy has eclipsed 2,000, within just four months of its launch. Worcester’s Online Training Academy will focus on keeping installers up-to-date with the latest product features, installation tips, and troubleshooting advice at their own convenience. Worcester, Bosch Group trainin...
REA launches UK Solar trade bodies
16 January 2015 The Renewable Energy Association has announced the official launch of UK Solar and its first storage representation body UK EnergyStorage. UK Solar will support and represent over 130 of its existing solar members and broadening its member base to become the trusted voice of solar power in the UK. REA chief executive Dr Nina Skorupska said: “The REA is excited to anno...
1300 tonnes of illegal refrigerants blocked
January 15, 2015 FRANCE: Customs officers intercepted or prevented the worldwide trade in over 1300 tonnes of ozone depleting refrigerants over an 18-month period to April 2014. Figures compile...
Lochinvar opens multi-purpose training facility
15 January 2015 Boiler and water heater manufacturer Lochinvar has opened a multi-purpose training facility at its UK headquarters in Banbury, Oxfordshire. It has been designed to host pre and ...
Toshiba extends digital inverter air conditioning series
15 January 2015 UK: Toshiba Air Conditioning, has extended its high efficiency, high performance Digital Inverter 4 range with the introduction of two new outdoor units and seven new indoor mode...
All change at Climate Center as Andy Wighton becomes MD to r
15 January 2015 Wolseley group commercial director to take over next week as managing director of Climate Center and Pipe Center, as predecessor departs after 18 months for ‘offer he couldn’t refuse’ ...
Reported ammonia leak on the International Space Station pro
15 January 2015 Update: NASA has now confirmed that the leak was a false alarm, and U.S. astronauts will return to their segment of the space station. They’ll wear oxygen masks while conducting tests ...
EnerNOC Completes Acquisition of World Energy Solutions
15 January 2015 BOSTON -- EnerNOC Inc., a provider of energy intelligence software (EIS), announced that it has closed its acquisition of World Energy Solutions Inc., an energy management software and services firm that helps enterprises simplify the energy procurement process through a suite of software-as-a-service (SaaS) tools. To date, World Energy has transacted more than $45 billion in elect...
