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Atlas Copco completes acquisition of Edwards Group
10 January 2014 Atlas Copco, a provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has closed the acquisition of Edwards Group, headquartered in the UK. Edwards is a technology and market leader in sophisticated vacuum products and abatement solutions. Following the acquisition Edwards will be delisted from the NASDAQ stock exchange. Atlas Copco has initially paid Edwards sharehol...
Survey reveals homeowner heating habits
10 January 2014 A study by Worcester, Bosch Group revealed that 32 per cent of Brits tend to turn the heating thermostat above the recommended level of 20°C and 21°C and are therefore incurring unnecessarily high fuel bills. Reaserch found that homeowners willing to turn their thermostat down by just one degree can make savings of up to 10 per cent a year on fuel bills. With the aver...
HVAC Air Purification a Smart Wager for Barona Resort & Casi
The San Diego getaway playground is the first to install a new V-PAC system for air purification and filtration. Jan. 10, 2014 Barona Resort & Casino announced today that is has begun the installa...
CO2 heat pump with variable-displacement compressor/expander
09/01/2014 Last August, The United State Energy Department announced 12 projects aimed at developing innovative heating, cooling and insulation techniques as well as open source energy-efficiency soft...
AB Systems launches new air-cooled chiller range
9 January 2014 AB Systems has launched the EcoLight air-cooled chiller range to the UK market. Manufactured by chiller brand Nova Frigo, the EcoLight range is said to include a number of innova...
First thermal imager designed for smartphones launched
9 January 2014 FLIR Systems, Inc. has announced the launch of FLIR ONETM, the first consumer-oriented thermal imaging system. FLIR ONE attaches to any Apple iPhone 5 or 5s* smartphone and displ...
'Confidence back in AC industry’, says report
9 January 2014 Plimsoll’s latest 2014 market report suggests Air Conditioning firms may well be putting security ahead of growth. The report also found that just under half of all firms are increasing sales, whereas half are improving profits. Bucking this trend, however, is a band of 44 firms who are delivering growth rates of up to 8%, their market share jumping from 4% to 9% in ju...
Watkins Hire Limited in private equity deal
9 January 2014 Livingstone’s industrial sector team has announced the sale of Watkins Hire Limited to its management team, led by CEO Paul O’Kelly, backed by private equity house Baird Capital. Baird has invested a total of ￡10.1m, providing additional growth capital to allow the Company to expand its rental fleet and accelerate its growth. Livingstone advised the shareholders of Wa...
Anonymous Fridge Guy: Stores and fridge firms need each othe
9 January 2014 It saddens me to see another of our national refrigeration contractors fail in their duty in keeping the jobs of so many of our brethren alive. However, before you all get on your high horse and start blaming the supermarkets for their demise, I would urge you to look within the industry as a whole, before singling out one specific company or persons for their downfall. ...
2030 climate and energy framework: the Parliament calls for
Jan. 09, 2014 Parliament’s joint Environment (ENVI) and Energy (ITRE) Committee has recognised the importance of heating and cooling in today’s vote on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies...
