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2014.04.02

Carrier Transicold Program Focuses on Refrigerant Quality

April 1, 2014 Syracuse, N.Y., U.S. To help raise standards of service and quality in refrigerant-handling operations for the container shipping industry, Carrier Transicold has launched the CareMAX(TM...

2014.04.02

Pump Products Offers Discounts to PHCC and EASA Member Contr

Apr 1, 2014 Wallington, N.J. -- Pump Products is offering a new incentive to customers from the plumbing, HVAC, and electrical contracting trades. The company announced that members of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association (PHCC) and Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) are eligible to receive an additional discount off of Pump Products’ guaranteed lowest prices on pump, ...

2014.04.03

ASHRAE Publishes Latest Version of Method of Test for BACnet

Apr 1, 2014 ATLANTA -- ASHRAE announced that new tests and test improvements are included in the newly published ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 135.1-2013, Method of Test for Conformance to BACnet.   ...

2014.04.02

City Of Chicago Approves ASHRAE Certification As Data Verifi

Apr 1, 2014 Atlanta -- The City of Chicago now recognizes the ASHRAE-Certified Building Energy Assessment Professional (BEAP) as a data verifier credential under the city’s new Energy Benchmarking Ord...

2014.04.03

Mitsubishi Electric partners BMW PGA championship

1 April 2014 Mitsubishi Electric has announced an official partnership with the BMW PGA Championship, Europe’s flagship golfing tournament, which takes place at the Wentworth Club in Surrey from 22-25...

2014.04.03

AIM Logistics targets new European markets

1 April 2014 AIM Logistics, the Evesham-based UK and European temperature controlled and container shipping specialist, has expanded its 50-strong vehicle fleet with the addition of three Cool Liners from Krone.   Established in 2004 with just two vehicles, AIM Logistics has grown rapidly and has plans for further development on an international scale - Ireland is targeted in the near future,...

2014.04.03

F-gas emissions on the increase - slightly

1 April 2014 The latest set of statistics from the Department of Energy & Climate Change show that the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions have increased by 3.2 per cent. The report, which provides the latest estimates of UK greenhouse gas emissions from 1990-2012, highlights the rise from 581.1 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2011 to 563.2 million tonnes in 2012. This is prima...

2014.04.03

Mostra welcomes 156,000 visitors

1 April 2014 A total of 156,000 trade visitors from Europe to the Pacific Islands attended this year’s Mostra exhibition in Milan, which ran from 18 to 21 March.   The 39th Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE) showcased residential and commercial installations, air-conditioning, and renewable energy.   There were more than 2,000 exhibitors, 43% of whom were from outside Italy. International...

2014.04.03

Wolseley UK acquires two Fusion Group businesses

1 April 2014 Wolseley UK has announced that it has purchased Fusion Provida and Utility Power Systems (UPS), two trading businesses of Fusion Group Ltd.   Fusion Provida and UPS are suppliers of utility infrastructure products and pipe jointing equipment hire that distribute a range of products and equipment to utility contractors.   The businesses operate from 11 depots nationwide, incl...

2014.04.01

Indian agency wins award for record seizures of R-22

1 April 2014 According to a report on The Hindu website, in the last year India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized a record of more than 241,463kg of the ozone-depleting restricted refrigeration gas R-22, which has been smuggled into the country.   The DRI is India’s premier intelligence agency dealing with matters relating to the violation of customs law. It has now been ...