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Grundfos Upgrades Range of Fire Fighting Equipment

At its Russian plant, Grunfos, the world leading manufacturer of pumping equipment, began the production of upgraded fire extinguishing systems Hydro MX 1/1. This decision was taken because the new st...
Citibank Adopts MHI Again

Biokond, an official distributor of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Russia for the second consecutive year, became a supplier of HVAC equipment for Citibank, one of the biggest banks in Russia, w...
Electrotest Engineering Celebrates 15th Anniversary
Electrotest Engineering is a Russian leading manufacturer of modular automation systems for ventilation. For 15 years, Electrotest Engineering managed to achieve a lot. Its engineers have developed one of the first controller for the automated ventilation in Russia, created a revolutionary new product such as serial electronic control cabinet Electrotest Masterbox. The company developed and releas...
White Guard Trading House: 15 Years of Success in HVAC Marke
On August 20, 2014, White Guard Trading House celebrated its 15th anniversary. White Guard is the exclusive distributor of Dantex’s air conditioners, Novo’s convectors from Norway, Dimplex’s electric fireplace, and MCZ’s wood fireplace from Italy. The company is also the official distributor of Toshiba’s HVAC equipment, La Nordica’s fireplaces and some other brands’ equipment. For 15 years,...
Ecodesign in Europe
The EU’s Ecodesign Directive impacts on all energy-using equipment as well as peripheral equipment which could have an indirect influence on energy-related processes. Its requirements are constantly being upgraded and according to Andrea Voigt of European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) around 80% of the present production range of chillers in Europe will become obsolete over the...
Silent Cooling
Noise level in the built environment is becoming a critical factor in the comfort equation along with indoor air quality (IAQ) and this is leading to renewed interest in passive means of heating and cooling. The present-day high standards of structural insulation in new buildings make such systems a realistic solution, since it eliminates earlier problems of high floor temperatures in winter and c...
Turbo Chiller Uses Water as a Refrigerant
A prototype 45 kW turbo chiller package (the Echiller) which used water as the refrigerant fluid was first presented at the ISH expo in Germany in 2013. Now Efficient Energy in Feldkirchen is increasing the range with two other standard packages of 20 kW and 90 kW which are to be launched in 2015. Production capacity will be around several hundred units per year. The higher cost of the Echiller is...
French ACR Industry Evaluated
A survey by the ACR trade body Uniclima of their 86 member firms identifies 283 locations in France and 83 production centers. Activities related to the industry, which also includes ventilation products, involve a total workforce of 22,000 and a combined turnover of ?6 billion (US$ 7.5 billion) of which 1.5 billion Euro(US$ 1.9 billion) in exports. Source: Clima+confort, Francecialiscialislevitra...
New EU Energy Regulations for Fan/Motor Units
The second stage of the Energy-related Products (ErP) Directive in Europe extends the original scope to include complete fan and motor assemblies and not just the motor. It applies to all assemblies from 125 W to 500 kW and includes the motor, the power train (e.g. direct coupled or belt drive) and the impeller. If the assembly does not meet the specified efficiency, it cannot be awarded t...
World Heat Pump Market
BSRIA estimates that 2 million heat pumps were sold worldwide in 2013 - 7% more than the year before but accompanied by a fall of 7% in total value. This is attributed partly to price cutting and partly to a change in the mix towards smaller lower capacity units. One of the principal drivers to growth was the increase in popularity of the air-source domestic hot water storage unit - a spurt of ne...