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Nortek Makes HVAC Literature Easier to Access in the Field w
October 30, 2015 ST. LOUIS - Nortek Global HVAC announced it is enhancing its HVAC products with QR codes that link to technical literature to enable faster troubleshooting. The company has implemented its new QR code product label to help contractors in the field easily access technical literature associated with the equipment. Contactors can scan the label with their smartphone QR code reader an...
Trimble Enhances Fleet Management with Portable Asset Tracki
October 30, 2015 SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Trimble has announced the launch of TrimbleR Asset Tracking, a solution that provides visibility into the location and utilization of portable assets from a convenient portal. An enhancement to its fleet management portfolio, Trimble Asset Tracking enables field service organizations operating high-value portable assets, such as generators, pumps, or trailers t...
Emerson Climate Technologies Prepared to Help Refrigeration

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 29, 2015 - Between the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) multiple significant new alternatives policy (SNAP) rulings on refrigerants and the Department of Energy’s (DOE) energy r...
AHRI appoints COO

29 Oct, 2015 USA: The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has appointed John Lanier as chief operating officer. Currently COO of North American Technician Excellence (...
Ice Energy Launches Solar Plus Energy Storage Solution
Oct. 29, 2015 SAN DIEGO - Ice Energy, a provider of distributed thermal energy storage solutions, has announced the launch of Solar + Ice, which bundles its Ice Bear thermal energy storage unit with rooftop solar PV to deliver a cost-effective solar-plus-storage solution. The company’s Solar + Ice bundle is being made available to utilities through long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) ...
ACCA’s Residential Load Calculation Standard out for ANSI Pu
Oct. 29, 2015 ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute (ACCA-EI) Standards Task Team (STT) has announced an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) public review period for its BSR/ACCA 2 Manual J-201x, “Residential Load Calculation,” as a revised industry standard. The public review period has a comment deadline of Nov. 30, 2015. The revised s...
Mechanical Systems Joins Linc Service Franchise Network
Oct. 29, 2015 ATLANTA - ABM Industries Inc. announced that Mechanical Systems Co. LLC has signed a franchise agreement to join its Linc Service franchise network. Mechanical Systems Co. is a leading provider of mechanical contracting services in Memphis, Tennessee. “Mechanical Systems Co. began as a construction company. Our clients were so pleased with our work that they asked us to provid...
Trane ProSpace PTAC Provides Better Night’s Sleep for Hotel

Davidson, N.C., Oct. 29, 2015 - Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, introduced ProSpaceTM packaged terminal air conditioners (PTAC)...
Chemours announces 15% price increase for R404A

29 October 2015 Chemours has announced price increases for six of its refrigerants including a rise of 15% for 404A. Effective from 1st January, or as allowed by contractual commitments, the p...
MHI to Integrate 8 Group Companies Handling Businesses Relat

-- Target on More Advanced and Improved Operations Through Standardization from Nationwide Organizational Unification -- Tokyo, October 29, 2015 - Effective January 1, 2016, Mitsubishi Heavy Industri...