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Atlas Copco appoints Mark Keen to lead service delivery
2 May 2014 Atlas Copco has announced the appointment of Mark Keen as Business Line Manager for its Compressor Technique Service (CTS) division. In his new role, Mark will lead the delivery of t...
BPI Announces Product Listing Program for the Home Performan
May 2, 2014 Malta, N.Y. -- The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) has announced the launch of the BPI Product Listing Program, a system that the organization said will evaluate and list the home performance tools, products, and materials that meet product specification industry standards. Those manufacturers whose product has met the relevant standard will be listed on BPI’s website and aut...
Exact Pipe Tools Establishes Presence in US
May 2, 2014 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio -- Exact Pipe Tools Inc. has been established in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, as the United States wholly owned subsidiary of Finland-based Exact Tools Oy. The company manufactures a line of steel, iron, and plastic pipe-cutting machines that are said to provide fast, clean, straight, and safe cutting. Designed for the industrial pipe installer, said the company, t...
Households to receive funding for energy efficiency measures
2 May 2014 Households carrying out energy efficiency improvements on their home can now get more money back to offset the cost of having the work done. From June, people in England and Wales will be able to get up to ￡7600 back through a new Green Deal Home Improvement Fund so they can take control of their bills and have warmer, greener homes. The scheme helps people to install ene...
Nortek completes acquisition of Thomas & Betts' HVAC busines
2 May 2014 Nortek has announced the closing of its previously disclosed acquisition of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) business of Thomas & Betts Corporation. Thomas & Betts’ HVAC business (“T&B HVAC”) designs, manufactures and sells unit heaters, radiant heaters and rooftop heating, ventilation and cooling products for industrial and commercial applications...
Star Refrigeration launches US subsidiary to promote its amm
1 May 2014 Star opens new subsidiary Azane Inc in San Francisco, California, to act as the regional hq for North American industrial refrigeration market Star believes its Azane technolog...
Volution acquires German ventilation manufacturer
1 - May - 2014 Volution Holdings, which comprises five businesses including Manrose and Vent-Axia, has acquired the assets and business of Oko-Haustechnik inVENTer GmbH (inVENTer), a leading manufactu...
Air Handlers and Residential Furnaces Show 1Q Gains in Canad
May 1, 2014 Air handlers and residential furnaces were the HVAC categories showing increases in Canadian shipments in the first quarter of 2014, according to Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI). HRAI data showed that: ? air handler shipments in 1Q 2014 were up 42% from 1Q 2013 ? residential furnaces were up 1...
LG Fridge with Inverter Linear Compressor Recognized by VDE
May 1, 2014 Refrigerators equipped with LG Electronics’ Inverter Linear Compressor were recognized by the Association for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies (VDE) for their energy eff...
Building-Integrated Solar Heating Systems Increasing
1 May 2014 Washington -- According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), a growing sector of the U.S. solar energy industry has reached a major milestone, with 5 million square feet of building-integrated solar air heating collectors now installed in North America. Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the SEIA, says these systems represent 250 megawatts (MW) of thermal energy. “Bu...
