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Watkins Hire Limited in private equity deal
9 January 2014 Livingstone’s industrial sector team has announced the sale of Watkins Hire Limited to its management team, led by CEO Paul O’Kelly, backed by private equity house Baird Capital. Baird has invested a total of ￡10.1m, providing additional growth capital to allow the Company to expand its rental fleet and accelerate its growth. Livingstone advised the shareholders of Wa...
Anonymous Fridge Guy: Stores and fridge firms need each othe
9 January 2014 It saddens me to see another of our national refrigeration contractors fail in their duty in keeping the jobs of so many of our brethren alive. However, before you all get on your high horse and start blaming the supermarkets for their demise, I would urge you to look within the industry as a whole, before singling out one specific company or persons for their downfall. ...
2030 climate and energy framework: the Parliament calls for
Jan. 09, 2014 Parliament’s joint Environment (ENVI) and Energy (ITRE) Committee has recognised the importance of heating and cooling in today’s vote on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies...
New U.S. Department Of Energy Rules Lauded for Rating Commer
Jan 9, 2014 Washington, D.C. United Technologies Corp. (UTC) and the Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP) today praised the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for finalizing new methods for ratin...
ASHRAE Publishes Revised Ventilation Standard for Health Car
Jan. 9, 2013 Atlanta -- ASHRAE has announced publication of a newly revised standard for ventilation of health care facilities, which helps designers by providing the minimum requirements for the desi...
U.S. Green Building Council Certifies 20,000th LEED Commerci
Jan. 9, 2013 Washington -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that it has reached a new milestone with the issuance of the 20,000th Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for a commercial project. USGBC’s Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) certified the offices and staff services space in the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR) pl...
Emerson Climate Technologies to Host Webinar Broadcasted Liv
“A Conversation on Refrigerants” Is Latest Installation of Emerson’s Making Sense Webinar Series, Featuring Panel Discussion About Alternate Refrigerants ST. LOUIS, Jan. 7, 2013 -- Emerson Clim...
Emerson Climate Technologies to Present at AHRI’s Low-GWP AR
Session will review compressor tests with low-GWP refrigerants for the air conditioning and commercial refrigeration markets ST. LOUIS, Jan. 8, 2013 -- Emerson Climate Technologies, a business ...
Event Launches Ireland/Japan Cooperative Initiative
Jan 9, 2014 Ireland and Japan came together for an early December 2013 event to launch a shared goal of a Green Energy Future. The aim of the event was to increase the trade and investment links between Japanese firms and research institutions and their counterparts in Ireland. Among the speakers was Sean O’Driscoll, chairman and CEO of the UK-based appliance maker Glen Dimplex Group. ...
ECHO Names Tim Dorsey as New President
Jan 9, 2014 Tim Dorsey becomes the second American president of outdoor power equipment manufacturer ECHO Incorporated, subsidiary of Yamabiko Corp. of Japan. He replaces retiring President Dan Obringer. Dorsey has been with ECHO for 18 years, most recently spending seven years as Vice President of Systems and Logistics. “The transition in leadership to Tim will be seamless,” says Ob...
