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HVACR Professionals Can Now Access Emerson Product Database
22 August 2014 ST. LOUIS -- Emerson Climate Technologies announced that on-the-go HVACR professionals now have access to its Online Product Information (OPI) database for Copeland? compressors from a ...
TruTech Tools Announces Change in Ownership
22 August 2014 AKRON, Ohio -- TruTech Tools Ltd., an online distributor of tools and test instruments for the HVAC and building performance markets, has announced a change in ownership. James C. and James L. Bergmann have stepped down and current president and CEO, Bill Spohn, and vice president and sales manager, Eric Preston, are now the owners of the company. James L. Bergmann commented,...
Existing Home Sales Up in July
22 August 2014 July 2014 saw existing-home sales increase to their highest annual pace of the year, according to the National Association of Realtors. Total existing-home sales in July 2014 were up 2.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.15 million, from a slight downwardly revised rate of 5.03 million in June 2014. It was the fourth month of rising sales and put the sales at their highest...
Could Quirky Acquire GE Appliances?
22 August 2014 Consider two companies. Quirky is a 5-year-old "invention company," with an under-30 CEO and an unproven business model of crowdsourced product development. GE Appliances is a U.S. manufacturing institution, founded by Thomas Edison, with more than 130 years of history, and with a production legacy of tens of millions of appliances. The history of these two companies together is br...
Ingersoll Rand's 2013 Sustainability Supplement Details Prog
Embedding sustainability in product innovation and operations, while empowering employees results in cost, energy and resources savings Davidson, N.C., August 21, 2014 -- Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:I...
Making chilled specification easier
22 August 2014 SAS International’s chilled ceiling solutions, the company announced today, now have independently verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), offering customers a simpler reference point for specification when it comes to responsible sourcing. Providing additional transparency on product declarations, independently verified EPDs mean specifiers can gain a genuine vie...
Shuangliang Aims to Achieve Global Leadership on Absorption
Shuangliang Eco-energy Systems achieved record-high sales revenue of US$ 165 million on absorption products in 2013. Shuangliang reorganized International Trade Department to International Enterprise ...
Emerson Climate Technologies to Host 'Staying Ahead of Rulem
Next Installation of Emerson’s Making Sense Webinar Series to Focus on Impact of EPA’s Proposed Changes to SNAP Program ST. LOUIS, August 22, 2014 -- Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc., a busin...
Incorporating Ice Machines Into Your Refrigeration Business
22 August 2014 If a customer asks for you to install an ice machine, you’ll need to select one that meets their needs. Ice machines vary in many different ways; ice types, capacities, rates of production, filtration, and other factors all play a role. Here is what you need to ask the customer. What type of ice do you need? There are three main kinds of ice: cube, flake, and nugget. ? Cube: Thes...
DECC release latest RHI figures
22 August 2014 The latest figures for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) show that from April to July 2014, 7,418 homes have applied for payments under the domestic RHI. Looking at the non-domestic RHI figures, which has been running for longer, a big majority (93%) of applications are for biomass boilers. The domestic RHI figures however, show 37% of people are applying for payments...
