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Fujitsu appoints new technical engineer
16 - January - 2014 FG Eurofred has recruited James Richardson as a technical engineer, providing export support and commissioning services for Fujitsu VRF and other air conditioning products. ...
New York HVAC Contractors Now Required to Recycle Mercury Th
15 - January - 2014 Albany, N.Y. -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill that requires any person or contractor who replaces a mercury-containing thermostat to deliver it to an appropriate collection site to be recycled. The bill also mandates that as of July 1, 2014, no HVAC wholesale distributor shall sell or distribute any thermostat unless the wholesaler participates as a coll...
Airxchange Announces Direct Energy Recovery Wheel Replacemen
15 January 2014 ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2013 has brought a new, major focus on improved requirements for equipment efficiency and expanded use of energy recovery technology (ERV). Incorporating ERV tech...
Intertek and AHRI Sign Four-Year Performance Testing Agreeme
January 14, 2014 Chicago -- Intertek has announced a new four-year agreement with the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) to extend a nearly 50 year partnership supporting pe...
Conference to focus on UK health and safety law
14 - January - 2014 The British Safety Council is holding a half-day conference in Manchester on 26 February to update employers in the north west of England and surrounding regions on important developments in UK health and safety legislation, practice and enforcement. The conference is aimed at employers, directors and managers in businesses and organisations of all types, sizes and sectors. It...
Expanding Educational Horizons: Programmatic Accreditation G
Programmatic accreditation is an independent third party review of an educational program.The process validates that established standards of excellence for HVACR educational programs are met. These standards are designed to assure that our future workforce receives the quality of training required to provide the skills necessary for success in the HVACR industry. In 1999 HVAC Excellence was the ...
Google Buys Nest Labs, Inc.
14 January 2014 Google, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to buy Nest Labs, Inc. for $3.2 billion in cash. Nest’s mission is to reinvent unloved but important devices in the ...
Refrigeration Commissioning Guide Available for Free Downloa
Jan 13, 2014 Atlanta -- Sixty percent of energy use in supermarkets is attributed to refrigeration, and studies have shown commissioning could result in 7 to 25 percent energy savings. A new guide from ASHRAE outlines a commissioning process that could result in substantial savings. “Refrigeration Commissioning Guide for Commercial and Industrial Systems” provides how-to guidance for commis...
Kevin McCloud backs Grimsby Ice Factory and virtual tour is
13 - January - 2014 Kevin McCloud MBE of Channel Four’s Grand Designs fame has joined the supporters of Grimsby Ice Factory. Kevin is the Ambassador for the World Monuments Fund Britain and his comments about the Grimsby Ice Factory are now available on its home page at http://ggift.co.uk/ In addition, it is now possible to download a virtual tour of the Grimsby Ice Factory. As the ...
Atlas Copco completes acquisition of Edwards Group
10 January 2014 Atlas Copco, a provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has closed the acquisition of Edwards Group, headquartered in the UK. Edwards is a technology and market leader in sophisticated vacuum products and abatement solutions. Following the acquisition Edwards will be delisted from the NASDAQ stock exchange. Atlas Copco has initially paid Edwards sharehol...
'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...
