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Nest Issues Consumer Safety Notice
04 April 2014 Palo Alto, Calif. -- Nest Labs Inc. has issued a consumer safety notice for its Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detector after recent laboratory testing showed the Nest Wave feature, which enables the user to turn off the alarm with “a wave of the hand,” could be “unintentionally activated,” causing a delay in the alarm going off in the event of a real fire. In a letter...
Danfoss Technology Theater Schedules Spring Training Session
04 April 2014 Baltimore -- Danfoss announced that it will bring its Technology Theater to Long Beach, Calif., April 23; Las Vegas, April 24; Boston, May 7; and New York City, May 8. The free, o...
Julian Brunnock joins Clivet UK
04 April 2014 Clivet UK, a leading European manufacturer of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, has appointed Julian Brunnock as sales and marketing director. Mr Brunnock, who has 30 ye...
New HVAC Products from YELLOW JACKET
04 April 2014 More than 60 years ago, Jack Ritchie set a goal for Ritchie Engineering, Inc.: to become the standard by which all other HVAC hoses are measured. According to company sources, in the las...
State promises clear policy on greenhouse gas emissions
03 April 2014 Africa’s greenhouse gas emissions by the end of this year, Mactavish Makwarela of the Department of Environmental Affairs said on Wednesday. Mr Makwarela, director of the department’s climate change directorate, with special responsibility for transport mitigation, was speaking at a World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) transport seminar in Johannesburg. Water and Environmen...
Leading UN report urges immediate action to mitigate climate
03 April 2014 The new report, “Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability” from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the second in a four-part assessment of climate change. It relies on about 12,000 papers and is written by over 300 scientists, who voted on the final version on 30 March 2014 in Japan. In recent decades, changes in climate have caused impac...
Daikin UK takes van on tour
3 - April - 2014Daikin UK’s new display van, showcasing its RHI-ready Altherma air-water heat pump range, began a tour of the UK yesterday (2 April). Ahead of the expected launch of the Government’s ...
DECC takes to the road to promote RHI scheme
3 - April - 2014 DECC is attending a number of exhibitions this spring and summer to help businesses, installers and consumers to find out about the forthcoming Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme. At the events, attendees will be able to find out how the domestic RHI and the Green Deal will work together to ensure that all participants benefit from having a smarter, warmer hom...
Uponor wins European design award
3 - April - 2014 Uponor has won the 2014 iF Design award for Product Design - Buildings at BMW World in Munich its Q&E Shrink Fit plumbing system. Judged by a panel of 49 industry experts a...
Cool Solutions sees business boom
3 - April - 2014 Cool Solutions Distribution says that it saw exceptional levels of business over this winter, following on from three consecutive years of growth in air conditioning sales. The Leeds...
