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Little Swan/Midea Build Foundation for Entering U.S. Market
May 28, 2014 GE Appliances and China-based washing machine maker Little Swan have been working cooperatively to "promote development and sale of large-capacity front-loading" washers in the United Sta...
HVAC Contractor Comfort Index Hits Highest Level
May 29, 2014 U.S. HVAC contractors’ optimism about short-term growth continued to rise in May 2014, as measured by the Contractor Comfort Index (CCI) from industry association ACCA. The May 2014 CCI stood at 86, which is the highest reading for the index since ACCA started tracking it in February 2010. The CCI shows contractors are feeling better than they were a year earlier-the May...
39th MCE Closed with Record High Results
-- Continued from April Issue Airwell--exhibited the AquaScop HT series split PACs whose heat pump operation can deliver high temperature heating up to 65oC. Its heating capacities range from 1...
Emerson’s Survey Reveals Unawareness for 2015 Efficiency Sta
As manufacturers like Emerson Climate Technologies help prepare the industry with new products to support upcoming U.S. regulatory changes, there is evidence that many contractors are not prepared to ...
Sakura Starts Business Collaboration with Tedom
Recently, Sakura and Czech Republic-based Tedom reached an agreement on sales collaboration for combined heat and power (CHP), also known as cogeneration, and gas-engine-driven heat pumps (GHPs) throu...
JCI to Acquire Air Distribution Technologies for US$ 1.6 Bil
Johnson Controls (JCI) announced on April 16 it has reached a definitive agreement with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) to acquire its Air Distribution Technologies business, one of t...
Chigo Offers Split System with All Copper Evaporator Coils,
Chinese air conditioner giant Chigo now makes room air conditioners (RACs) with an option for all copper coils, says the International Copper Association (ICA). The goal is to improve evaporator perfo...
Gazechim Acquires Harp
A French conglomerate Gazechim has acquired Harp International, a major UK refrigerant supplier with a turnover of ￡26.8 million. Gazechim Froid, part of the Gazechim Group, has acquired a majority shareholding in Harp International, which was initially set up in 1991 as HRP Refrigerants. Gazechim is a ?450 million business established in 1937. Its activities include the distributio...
Mitsubishi Electric Helps Fight Illiteracy
Mitsubishi Electric France recently staged a corporate sponsorship event with a view to helping fight illiteracy, a problem affecting up to 7% of the population in France. Mitsubishi Electric donated ...
Panasonic France Embarks on New Campaigns
Panasonic France aims to join top three manufacturers of HVAC equipment in France by 2018 and the top three manufacturers of air-to-water (ATW) heat pumps on the French market by 2015. The company exp...
