RAC News & Trends

Physical Company, an industry renowned firm in fitness & gym equipment supplies, who occupy a two-floor commercial office building in Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire, in the United Kingdom (UK), approached SFE Services to install air conditioning systems in a number of their offices and reception area. multi split systems installed The client opted for Panasonic equipment and two multi split systems, with one multi split system serving the upstairs offices and the other system for the downst...

Danfoss has officially finalized its US$3.3 billion (approximately €3 billion) acquisition of Eaton’s hydraulics business following confirmation of all necessary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. The move will see the Danfoss Group grow in size by a third and establish itself as a global pioneer in mobile and industrial hydraulics. Increasing innovation capacity Mobile hydraulics has been one of Danfoss’ core and most successful businesses for over 50 years. The ac...

Imperial Capital Group Ltd. is pleased to announce the launch of Frontier Service Partners (Frontier), the nation’s newest residential services company, founded on the philosophy of putting people first, delivering on promises and creating lifetime clients. “We see tremendous opportunity to deploy our Back/Buy/Build investment strategy, within the residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services industry, and we are excited to build a world-class, multi-regional company,” s...

Nothing feels as good as coming in from the heat outside into a well-conditioned and refreshed house. Good air conditioning is part of what makes the home comfortable in the summer months. However, as time goes by, home owners might notice that the excellent air conditioning that they experienced, shortly after installing the air conditioning system, is no more. This could be due to various causes, such as failed components in the unit or simply a lack of cleaning. Cleaning the AC unit is crit...

US$ 4.6 million in projected energy and operating cost savings empowered the Charleroi Area School District, a western Pennsylvania public school district to renew assets and improve indoor air quality for shared learning spaces. After their immediate responses to COVID-19, many schools reassessed ventilation assets and started vetting plans to ensure healthy indoor air going forward. To green light a fiscally responsible solution, Charleroi Area School District (CASD) needed a way to overcome...

If the user lives in an area where power outages are common, then they may want to invest in a generator. The two options are a standby generator or a portable model. Both types of generators have their pros and cons. Generators also require care and maintenance in order to operate smoothly. In case the unit shuts down, the user should have a reliable source for generator repair in Annapolis, Maryland on the speed dial. This will ensure that the system is fixed quickly so that the user can get...

EDF, through EDF Group subsidiary DREEV, has launched a new commercial charging service using vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology in the UK, in partnership with Nissan. This means businesses can support the grid by consuming low-carbon energy, and progress towards their net zero and decarbonization targets, whilst reducing their costs. V2G technology The V2G technology developed by DREEV, which is a joint venture between EDF and Nuvve, the global pioneer in V2G technology, allows for two-way ene...

Powerblanket is pleased to accept 2021 Best of State Award for the best electric/power product in the manufacturing category. Best of State Award The Best of State Award was issued after an exhaustive nomination process. According to the award website, more than 100 judges reviewed the nominations. There are ten main categories, with dozens of subcategories businesses across Utah applied to be nominated for. Each nomination is scored for points, followed by an audit of that score by an indepe...

NevadaNano, the globally renowned innovator in gas detection sensor technology, announced that PemTech (Pem-Tech, Inc.) has added NevadaNano’s Molecular Property Spectrometer (MPS) technology into its Ultra1000 Series fixed gas sensors. PemTech is a US-based global gas monitor and detector manufacturer, which started operations in 1989. “PemTech has earned a global reputation for developing products and systems that are extremely reliable and cost effective,” said Ralph Whitte...

In 1970, some American doctors noticed an outbreak of hypersensitivity pneumonia among employees working in offices with air conditioners. The symptoms were, by analogy, similar to the ones induced by the Hong Kong flu, a disease that between 1968 and 1969 caused more than one million of deaths in the United States and it is now known as the “Sick building syndrome (SBS)." “Clear Clima®” conditioning systems The research determines that conditioning systems with...

The EME3625MD, a new, 3-inch deep, stationary Ruskin louver, approved by Miami-Dade, for its wind-driven rain resistance, is designed for structures in high-velocity hurricane zones that require louvers with basic impact protection. EME3625MD louver Mechanically fastened to add to its strength, the vertical louver also offers improved air and water performance over Ruskin’s previous Miami-Dade approved model, the EME3625DFLMD, and is AMCA 540 (Missile D) and 550 listed. We designed the...

Since fluorinated gases, due to their atmosphere warming potential, are subject to increasing regulations, global supermarket chains need future-proof concepts to cater to their commercial refrigeration needs. One of the great long-term options to meet these stores’ commercial refrigeration requirement is CO2-based system. CO2 (R744) has proven itself to be a reliable and cost-effective natural refrigerant. CO2 systems are the chosen HVAC systems for larger supermarkets, both for their en...

Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy, and sustainable building solutions, has significantly upgraded the testing lab facilities at its residential HVAC manufacturing plant in Wichita, Kan. upgrading HVAC testing facility The nearly US$ 15 million investment includes the addition of seven test chambers, automated testing and model shop equipment, and a new building, which adds 2,000 more square footage space, bringing the plant’s total testing facilities to 1...

GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, announced a new Vertical Terminal Air Conditioner (VTAC) poised to reinvent the design of Single Packaged Vertical Units (SPVU). The GE Zoneline Ultimate V10 was designed in collaboration with hotel and residential property owners and architects, to create a new way of installing the air conditioning chassis that makes installation 60% faster. GE Zoneline Ultimate V10 With additional features like ultra-quiet cooling, onboard diagnostics and SmartHQ WiFi c...

Warm drowsy meetings, stuffy classrooms, freezing office spaces, cold waiting areas, or just a room at home that never seems to feel ‘warm enough’. Everyone understands the importance of thermal comfort. And they understand its impact, particularly following a year where everyone has spent more time inside than ever before. The bodies are amazingly sensitive to temperature change. A lack of thermal comfort makes us feel stressed, annoyed, and distracted if it is too cold and sleepy,...

Microbusinesses have a vital role in the United Kingdom (UK) economy and the energy retail market, accounting for 96% of all UK businesses (5.7 million), 33% of UK employment and a significant proportion of energy expenditure (£3.4 billion in 2020). They are usually enterprises employing up to 10 people. When buying energy, most microbusinesses rely entirely on electricity as a source of power and 62% think of energy as a significant cost to their business. Almost all use a broker to get...

Uponor’s Board of Directors has appointed Michael Rauterkus as the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uponor Group and the Chairman of the Executive Committee. He will join the company and assume the CEO responsibility effective from August 21, 2021. Michael Rauterkus has long experience, wide knowledge and good networks from the industry, as his most recent operative role was being the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Grohe AG, a German sanitary technology manufacturer. Vast...

As of August 1st, 2021, Maria Fernanda Souto will join Danfoss to head the new Group Strategy Function. Together with a new, incoming strategy team, she will assist the leadership team in developing and tracking the strategy of Danfoss. Maria comes from a position as Group Vice President Head of Strategy in Kongsberg Gruppen in Norway and 11 years as associate partner in McKinsey & Company. Increased global focus on energy efficiency and electrification as part of the green transition...

The Viessmann Foundation has already been able to hand over around 50 air purification units to social institutions and schools, including the Frankenberg nursing school, Immanuel Hospital in Berlin, and the Sachsenhausen middle school. The experience with the Vitovent 200-P units has been positive throughout. "The filter units are an asset and provide a sense of security in times of pandemic," says Nermin Akkus, Principal of the Mittelpunktschule Sachsenhausen, adding "Especially during the hi...

Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy and sustainable building solutions, has launched through its YORK brand a 10-year residential HVAC leasing program: Ultimate Home Comfort. This industry-first solution provides homeowners with a new, fully installed YORK high-efficiency HVAC system with no money down, as well as factory-backed 10-year parts and labor coverage, and 10 years of service repairs and annual maintenance – all for one, low monthly payment. Ultim...

Manchester Underwriting Management Ltd (MUM Ltd), an insurance company occupying the first floor of a commercial office building in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, in the United Kingdom (UK), approached SFE Services to initially assist with installing a new mechanical ventilation system. Their goal was to improve the well-being and safety of staff, prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The client also advised that they had an old ceiling cassette air conditioning system, which was no longer working in t...

CIC has launched ‘Carbon Zero: the professional institutions’ climate action plan’, which was spearheaded by CIC’s Climate Change Panel, which is chaired by CIC’s Deputy Chairman, Stephen Hodder MBE. The CIC Climate Change Panel coordinates the efforts of the professional institutes in the built environments to meet the UK government's 2050 net zero emissions targets. Climate Action Plan This Climate Action Plan is proposed by the professional institutions and or...

Ahead of the summer heat across the United Kingdom, REHUA, the globally renowned polymer specialist, has upgraded their smart heating control, in order to be able to seamlessly transfer between heating and cooling. NEA Smart 2.0 Allowing developers and contractors to provide efficient heating and cooling from a single solution, the NEA Smart 2.0 uses a series of algorithms to regulate temperature. These algorithms allow the device to learn occupant habits and data from multiple sensors in floo...

Hitachi introduces a new line of high-efficiency single-zone, mini-split systems, PRIMAIRY mini-split systems. Designed to meet the unique needs of small to mid-size properties such as shops, restaurants, and classrooms, the PRIMAIRY system is an energy-efficient and cost-effective option. Hitachi quality is evident throughout the product line. Features of the product line include: Brushless DC fan motors provide stable, precise, energy-efficient operation. Compact units and long piping ru...

A hundred years ago, as the world was recovering from the Spanish flu pandemic, Bill Reed developed and manufactured his original commercial air filter in Louisville, Ky. Today, Reed’s idea has grown into the world’s foremost manufacturer of air filtration solutions. In April 2016, American Air Filter Co. Inc., (AAF International), acquired Flanders Corp., to form AAF Flanders. Improving indoor air quality With production, warehousing, and distribution facilities in 22 countries...

U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 925,031 units in March 2021, up 8.6 percent from 851,939 units shipped in March 2020. U.S. shipments of air conditioners increased 5.4 percent, to 576,646 units, up from 546,992 units shipped in March 2020. U.S. shipments of air-source heat pumps increased 14.2 percent, to 348,385 units, up from 304,947 units shipped in March 2020. Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps in...

The CLC has published the second iteration of the National Retrofit Strategy, a twenty-year blueprint for how the construction industry can work with the Government to retrofit the UK’s 28 million existing homes. Heat and Buildings Strategy Following open consultation with the construction industry, the strategy has over 50 supporter organizations Following open consultation with the construction industry, the strategy has over 50 supporter organizations.  In partnership with 38 s...

The YORK YVFA air-cooled screw chiller uses free cooling and variable-speed drive (VSD) technology to deliver industry-renowned cost savings. Some of the key features of the YORK YVFA free cooling chiller include an integrated economizer, VSD compressor and fans, a compact footprint and intelligent controls. YORK YVFA air-cooled screw chiller The cost savings delivered in real-world examples include the annual savings for YVFA installations across the country. The YORK YVFA free cooling air-co...

Plymovent is very happy to announce that their Canadian colleagues of the Industrial Products division have moved into a new office building in May 2021. The new office provides plenty of space for their offices, a large warehouse. Larger office area John Mora, General Manager for Industrial Products NA, said: “Our new facility offers us the opportunity to serve our loyal customers better and work with our valued business partners.” Larger warehouse will allow us to stock more i...

American Residential Services (ARS), the nation’s largest provider of residential heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and plumbing services, has announced the appointment of Scott Boose as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Scott Boose, a Senior Executive with significant experience in the HVAC, plumbing, and home services industries, succeeds David Slott, who earlier served as CEO of ARS, and who will remain in a Senior Advisory role and assist Mr. Boose and the Senior Man...