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Honeywell Reports First Quarter 2014 Sales of $9.7 Billion &
17 April 2014 Honeywell reported its first quarter 2014 earnings today, announcing organic sales up 3%, excluding Defense & Space, and earnings per share (EPS) up 6% year-over-year. The comp...
GE Appliances 1Q Revenues Down 3%
17 April 2014 General Electric Company (GE) reported first quarter 2014 revenues for its Appliances & Lighting business of $1,857 million, down 3% from $1,917 million in th...
HVAC/R Contractors Outlook Holds Steady
17 April 2014 The Contractor Comfort Index (CCI), measuring HVAC/R contractors’ outlook on short-term growth in their industry, has held steady during the first quarter of 2014, according to industry association ACCA. The CCI stood at 73 in March 2014, from 72 in February and 69 in January. The March 2014 CCI of 73 was up 8 points from 65 in March 2013. United States industry ...
Daikin Europe targets planting of 100,000 trees
17 April 2014 Daikin Europe NV has pledged to donate ?50,000 - enough to plant 100,000 trees - in support of Earth Day’s Green Cities campaign, if it receives 100,000 likes on its Facebook page on 22 ...
SMACNA Announces 71st Annual Convention
17/04/2014 Sheet Metal Air Conditioning Contractors of America (SMACNA) reports preparations are underway for the 71st Annual Convention and Product show, set for Oct. 12-15 in San Antonio, TX. SMACNA sources say this year’s event - at the JW Marriott Hill Country Resort -s will provide the newest ideas, information, and solutions to meet the specific technical and business management needs of sh...
ClimateMaster Receives R&D Award for Trilogy Q-Mode
17/04/2014 ClimateMaster sources have announced the company received a 2013 R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine, for its Trilogy Q-Mode geothermal heat pump system. The award - which was presented...
Geothermal heat-pump under supermarket car park
16/04/2014 Walmart’s new 12,540 m2 prototype store in Burlington, ON, Canada is equipped with a geo-heat exchange heating and cooling system using 15 km of pipes under the store’s parking lot. ...
New technology set to improve the thermal efficiency of wind
17 April 2014 After two and a half years of scientific research and technological development in polymer compounding and multi-layer extrusion techniques, a solution has been found to make windows more energy efficient. The project partners - which included Eurofilms Extrusions, Wells Plastics, Hanita Coatings, Hermaos Del Pino Espinosa and the UK Materials Technology Research Institu...
Smiths continues expansion with new recruit
Apr 16, 2014 Essex-based Smith’s Environmental Products has recently announced the appointment of new staff member, Keith Evans, to its sales team as the company continues its national expansion. Keith has been appointed as regional manager for West Midlands and Mid Wales to promote the Smith’s brand and its products through builders’ merchants and the specification market. Previously a regional...
Hoshizaki launches ECO Standard fridges and freezers
Product details Apr 16, 2014 Hoshizaki’s ECO Standard upright cabinets are constructed from stainless steel and available as fridges or freezers, with both single and double door options. The single...
