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2014.03.04

Manufacturing company completes acquisition of Barkell

3 March 2014 Modine Manufacturing Company has announced that its UK subsidiary, Airedale International Air Conditioning, has acquired the shares of privately-held Barkell, a manufacturer of custom bui...

2014.03.03

US introduces new energy efficiency standards for commercial

28 February 2014 Updated standards will cut energy use by 30 per cent and save businesss $12 billion, newsUS Department of Energy says   The US Energy Department has announced new efficiency standards for commercial refrigeration equipment. Over the next 30 years, these standards will help cut carbon pollution by about 142 million tonnes - and save businesses up to $11.7 billion on their ener...

2014.03.02

GEA Searle staff able to return to refrigeration equipment f

28 February 2014 Firefighters’ actions ‘save £2 million worth of stock’ and allows workers to returna to the Fareham site after just 24 hours   The work of 14 different fire services in the Hamp...

2014.03.03

Survey shows confidence in naturals

28 February 2014 A survey of large food retailers across northern Europe has found that more than 60 per cent of them have now implemented natural refrigeration technology.   The survey, by market researcher shecco in partnership with manufacturer Carrier, also found that a surprising 7 per cent of respondents declared they had no strategy at all regarding carbon reduction.   The study o...

2014.02.28

Supermarkets wage war on leaks with 80 per cent reduction ta

28 February 2014 Supermarkets in the British Retail Consortium have set themselves an ambitious target of reducing emissions from refrigerant leakage by 80 per cent by 2020.   The cut, compared w...

2014.03.02

Northfield Ice Arena one of hundreds state-wide facing ice-m

Feb 28, 2014 Northfield Ice Arena will be one of more than 100 arenas throughout Minnesota potentially affected by a new federal law that will make illegal R-22 refrigerant that is used in ice-making ...

2014.03.02

CDL crowned Air Conditioning Distributor of the Year

26 February 2014 Specialist air conditioning supplier, Cool Designs Ltd (CDL), has been named Distributor of the Year at the ACR News Awards 2014. The trophy was presented to Darrel Birkett, CDL’s fo...

2014.03.03

New Year housebuilding figures continue to rise reports NHBC

28 February 2014 The number of new homes registered in the UK in January show a 14 per cent increase compared to the same time in 2013, new figures from NHBC reveal.   The year’s first statistics continue the upward trend seen throughout 2013, which resulted in the highest number of new home registrations since the economic downturn in 2007.   In total 11,489 new homes were registered (8...

2014.03.03

Headline News Volume 211

============================ eJARN.com Headline News Date: 2014 March 6, Volume 211 http://www.ejarn.com ============================ * Compressor Market Overview (Rotary) Boosted by recovery in the global air conditioner market, rotary compressor demand in 2013 increased 10.7% year on year. http://www.ejarn.com/news.asp?id=28364&classid=3 1. AHR Expo Hot Enough to Melt Snow --Report of 2014 A...

2014.02.28

Energy Efficiency Standardization Roadmap Draft Open for Com

February 28, 2014 Washington -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Energy Efficiency Standardization Coordination Collaborative (EESCC) is inviting experts on energy efficiency issues, members of the standardization community, and other stakeholders to submit input on the EESCC Roadmap V1.0 by March 15, 2014. The draft is being issued for public comment to provide an opportunity for ...