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'Housing construction is in overdrive'
5 August 2014 The latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI figures report the sharpest rise in housing construction since November 2003. According to the latest figures from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), the building industry faces an average annual shortfall of 1790 workers a year to 2019. CITB claims London needs almost 9000 extra workers to cope with a recovering ...
Dalkia changes to Veolia brand name
4 August 2014 Veolia group company, Dalkia plc, has announced that it is adopting the Veolia brand name in the UK. This will enable it to offer its customers a wider range of environmental services in addition to its energy management and utilities services. Veolia Environnement operates in multiple locations worldwide and provides tailored solutions to meet the needs of municipal an...
Clivet launches iPad App
4 August 2014 Clivety has launched a new iPad App which it says is designed for the use of sustainable technology in residential, commercial and industrial market sectors. Available for use on ...
Commercial Energy Efficiency Retrofits to Total $959 Billion
August 4, 2014 BOULDER, Colo. -- Because of the substantial number of existing buildings, retrofits are a critical pathway to greening the world’s commercial buildings, notes Navigant Research. Regulations and policy measures, technological advances, and cost reductions are all driving increased investment in energy efficiency retrofits. According to a report from the research firm, cumulative inv...
EcoFactor Receives 20th US Patent for Home Energy Management
August 4, 2014 Redwood City, Calif. -- EcoFactorR, a leading provider of cloud-based home energy services, announced that it has been awarded U.S. Patent 8,751,186 for the use of connected thermostats to calculate the dynamic thermal properties of buildings. The company said it is the 20th patent it has received for its approach to energy management and intelligent home automation. EcoFacto...
New Embraco Compressor Handles Two Different Commercial Refr
August 4, 2014 SUWANEE, Ga. -- Embraco, a leading supplier of hermetic refrigeration compressors, has announced the launch of the FFU160HAX compressor - what the company says is a two-in-one solution ...
AHRI Files Petition for Reconsideration and Court Review of
August 4, 2014 Arlington, VA --The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) today filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit of the Department of...
Construction sector set to grow
4 August 2014 The Construction Products Association’s Summer Forecasts, released today, highlight that the construction industry will grow about 10.0% and contribute nearly ￡11bn to the UK economy over the next two years alone. Key highlights include: ? Construction output will grow 4.7% in 2014 and 4.8% in 2015; ? Total construction output will rise 22.2% over the next five years; ? Private hous...
Manor Refrigerated Cabinets unveils new corporate identity a
4 August 2014 Manor Refrigerated Cabinets has launched a new corporate identity as part of strategic growth plans and has a new website at www.manrefcab.co.uk. Consisting of a light and dark blue pairing, the corporate colour scheme has now been rolled out to all elements of the firm’s identity. A new company logo features a stylised snowflake created from four capital M letters, in a striking bo...
Small manufactureres report continued growth
4 August 2014 Small and medium-sized manufacturers reported another strong quarter of orders and output growth in the three months to July, according to the CBI’s SME Trends Survey. Domestic orders and output both rose strongly, for the fourth consecutive quarter, and are expected to grow robustly again in the next three months. Numbers employed in the sector shot up in the las...
