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'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...
New U.S. Department Of Energy Rules Lauded for Rating Commer
Jan 9, 2014 Washington, D.C. United Technologies Corp. (UTC) and the Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP) today praised the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for finalizing new methods for ratin...
DOE Publishes Residential Furnace Fans Test Procedures
Jan 10, 2014 The Department of Energy published its final rule establishing residential furnace fans test procedures. The new test procedures measure the electrical consumption of electrically powered devices in weatherized and non-weatherized gas, oil, and electric furnaces, as well as in modular blowers to circulate air through ductwork. The test procedures in the final rule go int...
Testo Launches 'Team Testo' Benefit Program
’Team Testo’ offers privileges related to industry news, best practice sharing, special offers on products and training support. Jan. 9, 2014 Testo, Inc.-- manufacturers of hand-held testing and measu...
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 ...
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...
