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ADCAS unveils new website and logo
March 31, 2014 The Association for Ductwork Contractors and Allied Services (ADCAS) is launching a new website at www.adcas.co.uk and has updated its logo. Association president Malcolm Moss sa...
Manor Concepts unveils new R&D facility
March 31, 2014 Manor Concepts has invested ￡250,000 in a new research and development facility. Based at the company’s headquarters in Sandy, Bedfordshire, the laboratory and manufacturing site took five months to complete. It will enable the company to significantly increase its product range of retail cabinets and door products. Thanks to the incorporation of the latest research a...
TRS and FSW agree new supply deal
March 31, 2014 Technical Retail Services Limited (TRS) has appointed FSW UK Group as its primary refrigeration equipment and components supplier for its Service and Projects Divisions. ? Effective from 1 April, the new agreement follows Marks & Spencer’s decision to award TRS a contract to provide refrigeration service and maintenance to 270 stores nationwide. ? The TRS Service Division will be su...
University of Akron Uses Energy Savings to Fund Additional C
Johnson Controls to Deliver $58 Million in Operational and Energy Efficiency Savings Milwaukee, March 31, 2014?-- Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company with established core businesses i...
Calls for installers & advisors to support Green Deal
28 March 2014 According to the latest Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) Green Deal statistics, 162,096 assessments were lodged up to the end of February 2014, up 12 per cent from the end of January. ? In response to the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council’s (HHIC) comment on the Green Deal needing installer support to survive, NAPIT calls for installers and advisors to get behind th...
St. Lucie, FL School District Wins Trane Energy Award
Mar 31, 2014 Leaders at St. Lucie County School District in Fort Pierce, FL, expect new infrastructure upgrades to save $5 million a year, cutting energy costs 30 to 40%. Previously ranked 60th out of the 67 Florida school districts listed by county and ranked for energy usage, St. Lucie County is now ranked 18th. ? The district reduced annual utility costs from more than $12 million to less than ...
Evapco Opens Steam Condenser Laboratory for Testing
A new air-cooled steam condenser test laboratory will include a wind tunnel to evaluate ACC heat exchanger performance for the full-size (more than 35’ tall) bundles required for many power plant applications. Evapco designed, built and commissioned the laboratory, which is located in the Wilson E. Bradley Research & Development Center at the company headquarters in Taneytown, Md. According to th...
New Russian decree puts an end to the construction of ODS pr
28 March 2014 More concretely decree No. 228 of 24 March 2014 foresees the following prohibitions: From 1 July 2014, the design of facilities for the production of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) or products containing these is prohibited ? From 1 January 2015, the construction of such facilities for the production of ozone-depleting substances or products containing these is prohibited, while th...
United Technologies Building & Industrial Systems Advocates
March 28, 2014 BEIJING, China UTC Building & Industrial Systems, the world’s largest provider of building technologies, including its industry-leading brands such as Carrier, Otis and Chubb, demon...
Philips to Establish Research & Innovation Hub in Africa
Mar 28, 2014 Royal Philips has established am Africa Innovation Hub in Nairobi, Kenya, which it says underlines the company’s commitment to invest in Africa. The Africa Innovation Hub will work both on the creation of new inventions and on bringing these inventions to the market. ? The Philips Africa Innovation Hub will do application-focused scientific and user studies to address key challenges, ...
