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TE Connectivity Opens Sensor Design and Manufacturing Center
Jan. 1, 2015 SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland -- TE Connectivity Ltd. has opened a new facility to design and manufacture engineered temperature sensors in Andover, Minnesota. With its acquisition of Measurement Specialties, TE said it is one of the largest connectivity and sensor companies in the world. The company’s portfolio of intelligent connectivity and sensor solutions features temperature ...
Burger King Franchisee Implements Energy Management at 59 Lo
Jan. 1, 2015 ARLINGTON, Va. -- GridPoint, a supplier of data-driven energy management systems (EMS), announced that TOMS King LLC, a northern Illinois-based Burger KingR franchisee, has deployed GridPoint’s energy management solution at all 59 TOMS King restaurants after a successful six-site pilot. TOMS King’s savings were achieved by installing asset-level submetering, monitoring several ...
SNTech Seeks Strategic Sale Through Chapter 11
Jan. 1, 2015 PHOENIX -- SNTech Inc., a developer of high-efficiency, “smart” electric motors for commercial and residential applications, announced that it filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona. The company intends for the Chapter 11 filing to enable it to seek an acquirer throug...
Former Daikin president dies
31 December 2014 JAPAN: According to reports from Japan, Hiroyuki Kitai, a former president and COO of Daikin Industries has passed away. Promoted from managing director of the Japanese air con...
Fan firm concentrates on cost effective and high performance
29 December 2014 For Elta Fans Residential Division, part of the Elta Group the 2015 Ecobuild exhibition has taken on added significance following; major investment in the company including the appoin...
E-learning options
29 December 2014 Hull manufacturer, Ideal Boilers, is urging installers to take every opportunity available to update their knowledge and skills, including the innovative e-learning modules available through the company’s website. The company boasts two dedicated ‘Training Centres of Excellence’, serving installers in the South East at their Reading centre and those in the North in Leeds. T...
F-Gas compliance for latecomers
29 December 2014 December has brought the R22 phase-out period to a close and the use of recycled or virgin HCFCs to service HVAC equipment is now illegal. “Businesses that have struggled to make thei...
Best wishes for 2015!
29/12/2014 2015 will focus on two major issues: the International Conference on Climate Change taking place in Paris in December 2015 and the overall slowdown of global economic growth. The refrigerat...
National Green Building Standard Approved for Military Const
Dec 31, 2014 WASHINGTON -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced that it applauds Congress for authorizing the International Code Council (ICC) 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) for all military residential construction, which represents 16 percent of the federal real estate portfolio. NAHB said this action will provide affordable choices in meeting military energy a...
Building Automation Expected to Exceed $86 Billion in Annual
Dec 31, 2014 BOULDER, Colo. -- The devices and systems that maintain a building’s HVAC, control its lighting, and ensure the security and safety of its occupants were, until fairly recently, rudimentary, says Navigant Research. Today, commercial building automation systems (BASs) are increasingly embedded with computing and digital communications tools that have transformed their capabilities to i...
