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Electrolux donates 900 air conditioners to Crisis Assistance
July 7, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Hundreds of people in Charlotte will have a cooler home this weekend thanks to a major donation. Electrolux donated more than 900 air conditioners to Crisi...
Appliance Manufacturing Grows in June While Overall Manufact
Jul 6, 2012 The Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components industry segment was one of seven industry segments that reported growth in June 2012, even as the manufacturing sector reported its first month of contraction in three years, according to the Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. Economic activity in the overall U.S. manufacturing sector contracted in June 2012 for the first time ...
Seasonal Workers Strike Hitachi AC Plant in India
Jul 6, 2012 Hitachi has labor trouble in Kadi, India, with about 500 seasonal workers from its air-conditioning plant on strike. On Tuesday of this week the striking workers held a rally. The strike ...
Rheem Honors Its Top Rheem and Ruud Distributors
06/07/2012 ATLANTA -- Rheem has announced its 2011 Premier Performers, a recognition given each year to its highest-achieving Rheem and Ruud distributors. Distributors that earn the Premier Performers...
MARKET EYE-Indian air conditioner makers rally on monsoon
Wed Jul 4, 2012 * Shares of major Indian air conditioner manufacturers rally after weaker-than-expected rain falls so far during the monsoon season spark hopes of increased sales. * Whirlpool India Ltd shares gain 9.9 percent. Voltas Ltd shares gain 7 percent, while shares in Bluestar Ltd are up 7.75 percent. * The monsoon has stalled over central India, leaving the northwest states ...
World HVAC Equipment Market
NEW YORK, July 4, 2012 -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: World demand to rise 6.1% annually through 2016 Global demand for HVAC equipment is forecast to rise 6.1 percent yearly through 2016 to $107 billion. This growth rate is an acceleration from the gains of the 2006-2011 period, reflecting in part the reduced 2011 bases of the...
ASHRAE Announces Fall Online Courses
Jul 3, 2012 ATLANTA -- A full slate of online courses touching on a range of built environment topics is being offered by ASHRAE this fall. The 11 ASHRAE Learning Institute courses provide prof...
Hastie administrator faces Middle East confrontation
3 July 2012 Middle East division of building services group demands adminstrator ‘gets his arse over to the UAE’ PPB Advisory, the administrator of the Hastie Group, which is currently estimate...
Voltas leads air-conditioner market; LG slips to number 2 po
4 Jul, 2012 KOLKATA: After a decade of dominance in white goods, Korean giant LG abdicated its leadership position in India in May when it was relegated to No 2 position by Voltas in the 7,000-crore r...
Carrier book tells story of air-conditioning's inventor
Joe Saunders July 3, 2012 Farmington -- Farmington-based Carrier has written the book on cool. The heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration company, at a special reception at the Library of Congre...
Huge Demand For Free Air Conditioners
Jul 2, 2012 BUFFALO, NY -- There’s a huge demand for free air conditioners in New York State, and it’s leaving some local residents out in the cold. Channel 2 News has been getting Facebook messages, ...
State provides HEAP assistance to purchase air conditioners
Jul. 2, 2012 Low income New Yorkers with serious medical conditions will be able to obtain air conditioners to battle hot weather under a new assistance program announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The state has set aside $3 million through the federally-funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Under terms of the grant, one air conditioner will be awarded to each eligible househo...
