Clivet SpA - Experts & Thought Leaders

Clivet S.p.A., a pioneer in Europe’s HVAC manufacturing industry, and Mits Airconditioning Inc., one of North America’s pioneering HVAC distributors, are pleased to announce Mits Air’s Master Distribution rights for Clivet HVAC systems for commercial and industrial sectors in North America. “We were one of the first to bring European chiller and heat pump technology to North America over 20 years ago,” says Jack Eliav, President of Mits Air. “Our team has the experience, expertise and well-oiled systems to ensure a smooth and successful entry for Clivet in North America.” Clivet’s first expansion Mits Air has provided HVAC keys for refined and challenging projects like commercial buildings Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Mits Air has provided HVAC solutions for sophisticated and challenging projects such as commercial buildings, hospitals, nursing homes, educational facilities, and residential buildings for over 37 years. While Clivet currently exports to 90 countries worldwide, the agreement with Mits Air represents Clivet’s first expansion into North America. “Clivet is eager and ready to enter the North American market,” says Stefano Malagò, Export Sales Director, Clivet. “Born out of Italian and European engineering excellence, Clivet stands firmly behind the design, energy efficiency and cutting-edge technology of our products and continues to be a pioneer by anticipating market needs with sustainable solutions.” heat pump manufacturers: types of products “Clivet is one of the best positioned European heat pump manufacturers in terms of types of products, documentation, software and, very importantly, manufacturing capabilities,” says Jim Chaters, Clivet Sales Manager, Mits Air. “I also appreciate how Clivet has embraced our methods of working with partners and engineers to make sure all installations are specified and installed correctly - by working closely with engineers, we protect them, as well as the equipment.” Lower carbon footprint  Clivet is preparing to offer a notably wide variety of products to the North American market Clivet is preparing to offer a notably wide variety of products to the North American market, including heat pumps, polyvalent heat recovery units, chillers, free cooling chillers, modular chillers/heat pumps, and fan coils. “These top-tier products are designed to lower our carbon footprint while providing the highest efficiencies possible,” says Mr. Chaters. “Clivet and Mits Air share a commitment to our values – we both believe in selling top-of-the-line products with premier customer service, on-call technical support, and extensive training,” says Mr. Eliav, “With our teams combined, you can know your project is in the best possible care.” Collaboration with Mits Air Mr. Stefano Bello, CEO of Clivet, echoes these sentiments, “We share with Mits Air the values of sustainability, and customer focus - this partnership will be central to raising awareness and appreciation of our sustainable solutions in the North American market as far as driving the transition to more ecological heating, cooling, and air quality solutions. Our collaboration with Mits Air is a true partnership – we are both committed to the teamwork necessary for success.” Clivet’s official North American Launch event will take place at the 2025 AHR Expo in Orlando, Florida from February 10th to 12th, 2025 (Booth 9301).

HVAC & Refrigeration Live (HVACR Live), the UK’s only dedicated national exhibition for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration sectors will take place from 18 to 19 April 2023 at London Excel. HVACR Live comes at a time when trade shows are seeing a resurgence in the post-COVID and post-Brexit world. European manufacturers are keen to consolidate their presence in the UK while those from further afield see the opportunity to make new trade deals directly with UK markets. live national trade show Tony Patman, Event Manager at HVACR Live said, “The wider UK HVACR markets have been crying out to meet up with each other again at a live event rather than on screen. Most of our European and international friends want to do business with UK companies, so the time is right for the industry to have a live national trade show.” The industry has reacted positively to HVACR Live returning in 2023 with existing exhibitors signing back on and new exhibitors proactively seeking to be a part of the event while London Excel places the show within easy reach of big business and the biggest projects. Clivet Clivet is very excited to be taking part in HVACR Live 23 and to have the opportunity to showcase our wide range of products" Clivet is the latest well-known brand to sign up to HVACR Live, joining other top-name brands such as Toshiba, Sanhua, Frascold, and many more. Andy Taylor, General Manager at Clivet said, "Clivet is very excited to be taking part in HVACR Live 23 and to have the opportunity to showcase our wide range of products to our customers old and new. We see HVACR Live as such a hugely important event in the HVAC calendar and look forward to an incredible two days of networking and business." national launch-pad “HVACR Live is well-timed and provides a great national launch-pad for the UK roll-out of SHRM Advance and other exciting new products and initiatives we are introducing,” said David McSherry, Head of Sales at Toshiba Carrier UK. He added, “It allows visitors to see SHRM Advance first-hand, and fully appreciate the remarkable benefits it offers in terms of compactness, energy efficiency, and flexibility of application.” Humidity Solutions Humidity Solutions has said that it is “delighted to be attending HVACR Live.” Managing Director John Barker said, “Being able to showcase to the UK’s HVAC trade sector our comprehensive range of industrial and commercial humidity control equipment will allow us to demonstrate innovations and products from the world’s leading manufacturers.” Value meeting HVACR professionals  Meeting professionals, and talking about the latest new rules and regulations and their challenges has always been at the heart" A spokesperson from Fieldpiece said, “We chose to exhibit at the HVACR Live because we highly value meeting HVACR professionals in person and talking with them about all things related to HVACR." "Meeting professionals, talking about the latest new rules and regulations and their challenges has always been at the heart of Fieldpiece. Exhibiting at the HVACR Live offers us the opportunity to meet the national professionals in the UK and to learn how we can make their lives easier, faster, and better.” aesthetic and visual product Paul Russon from Prihoda UK said, “Prihoda UK has a unique product, a series of diffusers made of gypsum, for installation in plasterboard walls and ceilings to create a bonded, integrated finish with the ceiling surface, ready to be sanded and painted as needed to become one with the room decor." "We think the HVACR Live show reaches our target audience of HVAC professionals who are looking for something different for their customers. As ours is a very aesthetic and visual product, the HVACR Live show is the perfect opportunity for customers to see the product in the flesh, see the finished detail and talk to us directly about their needs.” conference program In addition to the resulting wide range of exhibitors showcasing their products and services, the event will feature a conference program covering key issues from all of the represented sectors and a host of networking opportunities. The conference will be featuring speakers from both UK and European trade associations as well as local authorities covering aspects such as future developments in technology, how upcoming changes in legislation will impact those on the ground, and real-world case studies. Visitors can look forward to a two-day fully immersive show with opportunities to talk with the experts, have hands-on experience with products, catch up with old friends and make new ones in the networking areas and events, and crucially, keep up to date on topical matters in the conference program. Seminar speakers Visitors will want to take advantage to keep themselves fully informed on a wide variety of relevant topics Seminar speakers include Phil Draper, Vice-Chair of the CIBSE HVAC Systems Group who will be talking about heat pumps and metering while Beyza Aykurt, Senior Market Intelligence Analyst of Eurovent Market Intelligence, will be exploring the differences between British vs European HVACR markets, and Shane Brennan from the Cold Chain Federation will be looking at reducing energy costs and promoting sustainability to cold chain operators. With more speakers lined up to talk about topics such as the F-Gas proposals, hydrogen boilers, and local councils finding innovative solutions to decarbonize housing stock, visitors will want to take advantage of this opportunity to keep themselves fully informed on a wide variety of relevant topics. HVACR Live HVACR Live will culminate with the prestigious ACR News Awards being held on the evening of 19 April at the Park Plaza London Riverbank. This long-running, prestigious event showcases the best and brightest within the air conditioning and refrigeration sectors. Table sales are open, so make sure visitors secure seats via the ACR News Awards website and register to attend on the HVACR Live website.

At the 2022 AHR Expo, exhibitor J2 Innovations will be asking HVAC manufacturers to seize the opportunity to make a significant impact on buildings’ energy profiles. Currently, HVAC accounts for 45% of total building energy consumption, with 65% of this in the plant room alone1, so optimizing and controlling the plant room holistically provides outstanding savings. Controlling the supply and demand J2 believes that manufacturers should go far beyond optimizing their equipment and expand to control the entire plant room as well as the supply and demand of other building systems. “With HVAC being the largest consumer of energy within a building, it makes sense that manufacturers of HVAC equipment can lead from the top down to reduce energy across a building,” says Alex Rohweder, CEO, J2 Innovations. Absence of building automation system There is no reason why HVAC manufacturers cannot extend into managing 3rd party room controls" "With approximately 80% of all commercial buildings without a building automation system, there is huge scope for HVAC manufacturers to not only manage and optimize their equipment but ancillary equipment too - either managing the plant room or the whole building." "For example, there is no reason why HVAC manufacturers cannot extend into managing 3rd party room controls, metering or even lighting, providing the market with a much easier way to acquire integrated BMS type functionality, without the cost of custom engineering,” Rohweder continues. FIN Framework platform Leveraging J2’s open edge software platform, FIN Framework (FIN), is one way that manufacturers can maximize their plant equipment and start looking beyond the plant room. FIN is already utilized amongst others by Italian HVAC manufacturer Clivet SpA (a Midea Group company) in their highly specialized plant room control system, Intelliplant. As well as providing energy savings, FIN was chosen as it provided Clivet with the freedom to continuously improve solutions throughout their lifetime because it is open software that allows to continuously provision new apps to the system, along the entire lifecycle. plug&play set up FIN Framework's applications include wizards for a plug&play set up so that installers can easily integrate it Although J2’s software is ideal for OEMs to integrate into their products, those that will install the final product are not forgotten. The HVAC installer community should also be supported by providing technology that is easy-to-use and requires little specialist skill. For example, FIN Framework has applications that include wizards for a plug&play set up so that installers can easily integrate a FIN-based solution to successfully manage and optimize a building with little fuss or cost. holistic building management solution “This year, we’re throwing down the gauntlet to HVAC manufacturers – they provide the equipment, and we will provide the software solution to help them. We’ve packaged up some key apps into suites so that manufacturers can customize and extend to other building applications for a holistic building management solution that comes with the plant room, and not separate from it…” Rohweder concludes, “It’s clear that climate change, tighter legislation, increasing energy costs, and the demand for sophisticated automation is putting pressure on the entire industry, but together with J2’s software, we can work to make buildings more sustainable. The team and I will be at AHR and would welcome a discussion on how we can help you make an impact.”