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2014.01.10

AHR Expo to Donate to NYC Community Organization

8 January 2014 Westport, Conn. -- International Exposition Co., producer of the 2014 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) set for Jan. 21-23 in New York City, a...

2014.01.08

Energy efficiency loans worth £5m written off by DECC

8 January 2014 More than £5.2?million in loans have been written off by the Department of Energy and Climate Change over the past two financial years after companies given advances for energy efficiency projects went into administration, The Telegraph has reported.   The taxpayer-funded loans were to help businesses reduce energy costs through “efficiency projects” but the DECC could only re...

2014.01.08

Supermarkets report record Christmas sales

8 - January - 2014 Waitrose says that it has recorded its most successful Christmas ever, with total branch sales for the 12 trading days ending December 31st up 6.5% on last year and 4.1% on a like for like basis. Sales on Monday 23 December were £51m - the highest ever taken by the business in a single day with an average of 22,000 items going through checkouts every minute. For the five week ...

2014.01.08

Industry experts to brief visitors on impact of new EU Regul

8 - January - 2014 Refrigerants used in millions of air conditioning and refrigeration systems across the UK and Europe are to be subject to strict new EU regulations. Industry experts will brief visitors on the changes and their practical consequences in a series of free seminar sessions at the forthcoming ACR Show 2014, which takes place in Hall 9, NEC, from 11 to 13 February 2014. The revisio...

2014.01.01

Frozen food ‘bad reputation’

07/01/2014 According to an online survey of 1013 Americans conducted by Braun Research for ConAgra Foods in March, four out of five US consumers believe that frozen foods are highly processed and not ...

2014.01.09

David Chisolm to Lead Marketing Team at A.O. Smith

Jan. 8, 2014 A. O. Smith announced today the appointment of David S. Chisolm as vice president-marketing for its North American water heater business.   In his new role, Chisolm will be responsib...

2014.01.09

NATE Ushers in Changes to their HVAC Technician Certificatio

A New Year Ushers in a New NATE that is Necessary, has Added-Value, is Timely, and Earned Jan. 8, 2014 In a recent press conference, NATE Chief Operating Officer (COO) John Lanier explained how 2014 i...

2014.01.09

HVACR Field Software: The 'Smarter' The Better

HVAC contracting firms are finding their use of technology to be a common denomator in their success formulas. Jan. 8, 2014 The managers of Jon Wayne Heating and Air based in San Antonio, TX, attribut...

2014.01.09

Proving the future - how to keep up with Building Regulation

January 2014 The rapid adoption of airtightness testing and the ability of the industry to achieve the right result first time in 89% of tests is one of the success stories of the UK construction indu...

2014.01.07

2014 U.S. Climate Action Report to the UN Framework Conventi

On January 1, 2014, the Department of State submitted the 2014 U.S. Climate Action Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).   This report, which includes the ...