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Airedale signs up for RAC’s Data Centre Cooling Question Tim
5 March 2014 British manufacturer, Airedale International has signed up for the forthcoming RAC Data Centre Cooling Question Time - 28th March Experts from across the sector, including data centre designers, operators and technology specialists will be coming to London for RAC’s major debate on data centre cooling on the morning of March 28th A spokesperson for Airedale said: “A...
Honeywell Outlines Global Growth Strategy And Introduces 201
5 - March - 2014 Honeywell held its annual investor conference in New York City today to outline its new five year targets (2014-2018) and discuss its continued outperformance and growth strategy. The...
January Construction Spending Posts Biggest Increase Since 2
5 - March - 2014 Arlington, Va. -- Total construction spending in January posted the largest year-over-year increase since 2006, with growth in public construction as well as private residential and nonresidential spending, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau data by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). “Overall construction spending increased in January compared w...
Program Announced for High Performance Buildings Conference
5 - March - 2014 Atlanta -- ASHRAE announced that its third High Performance Buildings Conference, scheduled for April 7-8, 2014, at Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, will highlight proven methods for improving building operation to optimize energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality, as well as case studies demonstrating new technologies. “The conference aims to help decision...
NN Inc. Acquires Assets of V-S Industries
5 - March - 2014 Johnson City, Tenn. -- NN Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of V-S Industries, a privately held manufacturer of precision metal components with operations in Wheeling, Ill., and Juarez, Mexico. NN said the acquisition of V-S will provide it with a complementary but broader product offering and will allow penetration into adjacent markets. Financial...
IOR hosts 114th Annual Dinner
5 - March - 2014 The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) held its 114th Annual Dinner on 20 February at the Grange Hotel in London. Support for the event, which celebrates the Institute’s anniversa...
BCSC says Green Deal needs to work for commercial property
5 - March - 2014 According to the British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC), the Green Deal is not fit for purpose for the commercial property sector. The retail property trade body says that without the Green Deal operating for commercial property, including shopping centres and retail parks, the Government’s 2018 deadline for Minimum Energy Property Standards (MEPS) is unlikely to be met. The...
Chinese automakers recognize Johnson Controls with awards fo
Shanghai, China -- March 5, 2014 - Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company with established core businesses in the automotive, building and energy storage industries, has been recognized a...
Record profits for HPS
5 March 2014 Heating Plumbing Supplies has announced record sales and profits for 2013, with the latter half of the year showing particularly strong trading results. Profits for the year were just under ￡2.1m, compared with nearly ￡1.2m in the previous 12 months. The directors have accordingly recommended a divident payment of ￡290,535, compared with zero in 2012. HPS repor...
Six Recruiting Initiatives for the HVAC Industry: A Call for
Mar. 5, 2014 This is the worst U.S. job market in decades, yet every HVAC contractor has trouble finding technicians. What’s going to happen when we get a real economic recovery? If we don’t take acti...
