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Mitsubishi Electric unveils new national apprenticeship sche
8 May 2014 Mitsubishi Electric is launching a national apprenticeship scheme to train air conditioning engineers of the future. The initiative is being run in conjunction with 24 of the company...
Johnson Controls continues to grow spectrum of energy storag
High-capacity absorbent glass mat (AGM) batteries to power Start-Stop vehicles in China Shanghai, May 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls has signed a new long-term automotive battery supply agre...
Service Experts to Acquire Engineering Excellence National A
SE Holdco, LLC, the parent company of Service Experts Heating and Air Conditioning, has acquired Engineering Excellence National Accounts (EENA), a national leader in commercial HVAC service and const...
Cyber Security in the HVAC Building Controls Industry
8 May 2014 In March, Contracting Business.com published a column titled, "Cyber Security and the HVACR Contracting Community," that addressed the growing vunerability of commercial buildings to Internet-based attacks. The article focused on an attack on Target retail stores and their customer that apparently happened through an unwitting mechanical contracting firm whose wireless billing systems h...
Apprenticeship scheme launched for air conditioning engineer
8 May 2014 A new national apprenticeship scheme to train the air conditioning engineers of the future has been launched. The scheme is being run in conjunction with 24 of Mitsubishi’s air conditioning partners and is co-ordinated by Building Engineering Services Training alongside the National Apprenticeship Service, enabling the programme to appeal for new recruits right across the country...
EUA responds to G7 energy ministers' statement
8 May 2014 “There is no quick fix,” says chief executive Mike Foster following the meeting of the G7 energy ministers in Rome. He added: “Energy security is not a new concept we have been discussing it for many years, but the time for talking has now passed. We need to start taking the necessary steps that will help the UK become less dependent on gas supplies from overseas ? energy supply ...
Uponor takes to the road with BSS Industrial
7 May 2014 Uponor, has joined up with teamed up with commercial heating and pipeline distributor, BSS Industrial, for its 2014 summer road show. From 20 May to 2 July, Uponor will be visiting 15 BSS branch locations across the country. Starting in Chessington, the road show will visit further branches in London before travelling north via Bristol, Cambridgeshire, the Midlands, Yorkshire and Lanca...
Worcester, Bosch says installer buy-in is crucial with Green
7 May 2014 Worcester, Bosch Group has tentatively welcomed the Government’s new Green Deal Home Improvement Fund. Head of government and external affairs at Worcester, Bosch Group, Neil Schofield, sa...
Nortek completes acquisition of Thomas & Betts' hvac busines
7 May 2014 Nortek has completed its acquisition of the hvac business of Thomas & Betts Corporation for approximately $260m on a cash and debt-free basis. Thomas & Betts is a wholly owned subsidiary of ABB and designs, manufactures and sells unit heaters, radiant heaters and rooftop heating, ventilation and cooling products for industrial and commercial applications primarily in Nort...
French court overturns Mercedes refrigerant ban
7 May 2014 A ban by France’s Ministry of Ecology on the sale of Mercedes cars using r134a refrigerant has been overturned by the country’s highest court, the French State Council. The Council has stated that the ban was unwarranted as the Mercedes-Benz A, B, CLA and SL models using the refrigerant do not present a serious threat to the environment. Mercedes has previously rejected a ...
