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HRP and Samsung extend air conditioning agreement
29 July 2014 HRP and Samsung have announced that they have extended their distribution agreement for Samsung Air Conditioning products in the UK. As a strategic partner, HRP will provide a comp...
Apple and IBM Partner to Offer Mobile Solutions for Commerci
Jul 29, 2014 CUPERTINO, Calif., and ARMONK, N.Y. -- Apple(R) and IBM have announced a partnership with the goal of improving enterprise mobility through a new set of business apps that bring IBM’s big data and analytics capabilities to iPhoneR and iPad(R). The companies said the partnership aims to address key business mobility challenges through four core capabilities: ? More than 1...
HVACR Contractors Outlook Remains Positive
Jul 29, 2014 U.S. HVACR contractors’ positive outlook about short-term growth is still high, according to the July Contractor Comfort Index (CCI) from industry association ACCA. The CCI was at 76 in July 2014, down from the 2014 high of 86, but up from the July 2013 index of 71. A CCI of 50 or above reflects anticipated growth. ACCA began measuring contractor attitudes toward short-t...
LG USA Names VanderWaal to Head Marketing
Jul 29, 2014 David VanderWaal was named to be LG’s U.S. head of marketing. He will lead brand marketing activities for LG Home Entertainment and Home Appliance products. He will oversee marketing, adv...
TCL Will Manufacture Portable HVAC Equipment for Soleus Air
Jul 29, 2014 Soleus Air, based in Cincinnati, OH, will now utilize OEM manufacturer TCL in the production of its products. Soleus and TCL will partner to manufacture and market Soleus’ portable air-c...
ASHRAE Announces Special Limited Pricing Offer; Changes To I
Jul 29, 2014 Free Submissions Available to Qualified Submitters ATLANTA -- To allow greater uniformity for building types seeking an In Operation rating under its Building Energy Quotient (bEQ)...
Samsung opens training centre
29 July 2014 Samsung UK has opened a new training centre in Chertsey, Surrey to complement its existing training centre in Mansfield. Don Shin, Samsung vice president sales and marketing (home applian...
Campaign for new CO law gains more support
29 July 2014 Ideal Boilers is the latest company to support a campaign to change the law on carbon monoxide (CO) alarms. Plumb Center and Honeywell, who are leading the campaign, are calling for CO alarms to be mandatory when any carbon-burning appliance is installed in England and Wales; a law is already in place in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Around 40 people a year die from acc...
'EU Member States must give full support to energy efficient
29 July 2014 Following last week’s proposal on a 30% energy efficiency target, the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) claims the EU Commission still needs to do more to transform the European Energy system. EHPA encourages all related parties, namely the EU Member States to support the Commission proposal and to push the proposed achievement level even higher. EHPA claims Europe n...
MHI to Enter Laser Beam Machine Business, Aiming to Grow the
-- New Operations Will Also Propose Solutions Applying Cutting-edge In-house Technologies -- Tokyo, July 28, 2014 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) is expanding its business operations i...
