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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...
Nexia(TM) Home Intelligence Unveils Comprehensive Line-up of
Jan 6, 2014 Cloud-based home automation platform launches first-of-its-kind thermostat and a new collection of products compatible with most Z-wave devices and services that help consumers control their homes from anywhere at anytime DAVIDSON, N.C. -- January 6, 2014 -- Nexia? Home Intelligence, today’s leading home automation system and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, is launching a series of ground-...
Power-Flo Technologies and US Energy Group Announce Merger
3 January 2014 New Hyde Park, N.Y., and Fresh Meadows, N.Y. -- Jerry DiCunzolo, president and CEO of Power-Flo Technologies Group, and Jerry Pindus, president and CEO of US Energy Group, have announced the merger of the two companies. Power-Flo Technologies Group is adding US Energy Group to its corporate portfolio of energy companies. The firms said the merger brings a comprehensive approach to e...
Tesco gets green light for Indian chain
3 January 2014 Tesco has been given approval by Indian regulators to go ahead with plans to open a chain of supermarkets in the country According to Retail Week, the giant grocer will become the first foreign retailer to launch a supermarket chain in India, where international store groups have been put off by complex foreign investment rules. Regulatory approval enables Tesco to buy...
Godrej enters into medical refrigeration biz
Source: IRIS (19-DEC-13) Godrej Appliances has entered into specialized refrigeration products for medical & healthcare application. The company has signed a technology transfer agreement with ’The Sure Chill Company’, for development & manufacturing of vaccine storage devices, for sale in India and select overseas market. This agreement will bring together Godrejs decades of expertise i...
Electrolux Expands North American Headquarters, Plans to Add
Jan 2, 2014 Electrolux will expand its North American headquarters in Charlotte, NC., and expects to add 810 jobs in the state in the coming years. It will be the second expansion at the locati...
Report: Energy Efficiency Makes Appliances Less Expensive, N
Jan 2, 2014 DOE overestimated the appliance price impact of efficiency standards, and usually by wide margin, in every case studied by a new report. The report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and the Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP) looked at nine appliance standards that took effect from 1998-2010. It found that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE...
