eJARN News
Nortek Acquisition of Thomas & Betts Finalized
1 May 2014 Nortek, Inc. NTK, a global diversified company with leading brands and innovative air management and technology-driven products and solutions for residential and commercial applications, announced on April 30 it had completed its acquistion of the ventilation and air conditioning business of Thomas & Betts Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of ABB Ltd., a global power a...
Volution acquires inVENTer
1 May 2014 Volution has announced it has acquired the assets and business of Oko-Haustechnik inVENTer GmbH (inVENTer), a manufacturer of decentralised residential heat recovery ventilation products in...
Service-Tech Group expand into Scotland
1 May 2014 Service-Tech Group has expanded into Scotland with the opening of their new Scottish Office in the Town of Kirkcaldy in Fife. The company provides TM44 Air Conditioning Inspection compliance services to companies throughout Scotland and also concentrate on the delivery of services within England and Wales. Service-Tech Group founder and managing director, Steve Walker said...
BSRIA/CABA Market Sizing North America Research Opportunity
May 2014 BSRIA is pleased to announce that the Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) Board of Directors, based on the CABA Intelligent & Integrated Buildings Council’s (IIBC) recommen...
U.S. Carbon Emissions Down But HFCs Are Soaring
30 April 2014 The news website, Responding to Climate Change, reports that “US greenhouse gas emissions dropped 10% from 2005 - 2012.” The results, part of the Environmental Protection Age...
Panasonic Appliance Sales Up 10%
30 April 2014 Panasonic Corp. reported that its Appliances business segment saw a 10% sales increase in its just-ended fiscal year. Appliances business sales ended fiscal 2014 with sales of 1,196.6 bi...
Haier Electronics Sales Up in 1Q
30 April 2014 Haier Electronics Group Company, the Hong Kong-based subsidiary of China’s Qingdao Haier, had revenue of RMB 15,999 million in the first quarter of 2014, up 13% from RMB 14,161 million i...
LG 1Q Appliance Sales Down 3%
30 April 2014 LG Electronics’ first quarter 2014 net profits were up 319% from the first quarter 2013. First-quarter 2014 net profit was KRW 92.60 billion (approx. USD $86.62 million). Operating profi...
FM approval gained for Armaflex Ultima insulation materials
30 April 2014 The Armaflex Ultima range of low-smoke elastomeric insulation materials have been tested and are now certified by FM Approvals, a division of FM Global. The leading industrial property i...
Three Billion Square Feet of Building Space Now LEED-Certifi
30 April 2014 Washington -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced that 3 billion square feet of green construction space has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEEDR) certification around the globe. “This milestone is the result of leaders across our industry making the business and environmental case for healthy, sustainable buildings,” said Rick Fedrizzi...
