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Danfoss Mobile Workshop Program Brings Hydraulic Hose Replacement And Repair Capabilities Directly To Worksites

Danfoss Power Solutions has launched its on-site hose assembly workshop program. The program brings hydraulic hose replacement and repair capabilities directly to construction, oil and gas, mining, and other sites where hydraulic equipment operates, minimizing operational disruptions. Danfoss on-site hose assembly workshops are fully equipped mobile containers stocked with specific Danfoss hoses, fittings, and tooling to suit the needs of the work site. The workshops enable on-the-spot hose ass...

New All Climate Comfort™ Wall Mounted Heat Pump Called ICool XC™ From Ice Air

Ice Air, an innovator of HVAC solutions, has introduced the iCool XC™ Wall-Mounted Heat Pump, a sleek, compact (7.75” depth) versatile All Climate Comfort™ product that’s easier to install because of two (2) very small wall openings needed. “It’s remarkable,” says Ric Nadel, Ice Air Founder and CEO, adding “because the iCool XC heat pump technology enables up to 25% greater efficiency and zero emissions. The design is compatible with any dé...

Adsorbi Launches First Product: A Cellulose-Based Air Purification Material For The Art Industry

Adsorbi AB, a research-based startup originating from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, has announced the launch of its first commercial product: a cellulose-based material that protects artwork and sensitive objects from degradation by air pollutants. The adsorbing material combines a long product lifetime with high security, making it ideal for museums and archives. air purification in art "Our research stems from art conservation where paintings, artifacts, and other sensitive o...

Automated Logic Unveils WebCTRL V9: Revolutionizing Building Automation Through Simplicity And Efficiency

Automated Logic's announcement marks a significant milestone in the evolution of building management systems with its latest software update for the WebCTRL® building automation system. WebCTRL v9 underscores Automated Logic's commitment to innovation and excellence in providing solutions that simplify the complexities of managing modern buildings. With a focus on empowering facility managers, building owners, and operators, the new software release is designed to enhance user exp...

Marcone Pioneers Gather For Summits

Marcone Group gathered its top sales and HVAC operations pioneers in St. Louis recently for two periods of training, planning, and networking, as part of its initiative to further extend its leadership as one of North America’s largest distributors of equipment, repair parts, and solutions. More than 250 professionals reviewed best practices and expectations for Marcone during the company’s first-ever sales summit. It included team members from the appliance, HVAC, plumbing and comm...

Mitsubishi Electric Ecodan Heat Pumps And Water Cylinders To Be Stocked By City Plumbing

The full range of Mitsubishi Electric Ecodan heat pumps and hot water cylinders are to be stocked by City Plumbing, an award-winning national plumbing, heating, and electrical merchant. This collaboration will see City Plumbing make the full range of Mitsubishi Electric heat pumps available to its customers, providing them with sustainable and energy-efficient heating solutions, from over 370 branches across the UK. Ecodan air source heat pumps Mitsubishi Electric is at the forefront of devel...

Danfoss Turbocor Holds Grand Opening Ceremony For New Tallahassee Facility

On May 29, 2024, Danfoss Turbocor® celebrated the opening of its new 145,000-square-foot production facility, driven by market growth and the adoption of oil-free, magnetic bearing technology. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by over 100 people, including customers, community members, Danfoss President and CEO - Kim Fausing, and descendants of Danfoss Founder - Mads Clausen. TTS/TG/TH lines The additional facility will host state-of-the-art manufacturing for TTS/TG/TH lines for Da...

Passiv UK Unveils Innovative Smart Thermostat For Heat Pump Control At Installershow 2024

Passiv UK is set to unveil its latest innovation, the Passiv Smart Thermostat, at InstallerSHOW 2024. The Passiv Smart Thermostat is the first smart thermostat designed specifically for controlling heat pumps and is the result of over 10 years of R&D in low-carbon heating. The Passiv Smart Thermostat makes heat pump control simple and can reduce heating bills by 30%. The Energy Saving Trust verified that it increases the Coefficient of Performance (COP) of a heat pu...

Interplay Learning Names Jim Clor As Vice President (VP) Of Education And Workforce Development

Interplay Learning, the globally renowned provider of immersive skilled trades training, has named Edtech Sales Executive - Jim Clor as the Vice President of Education and Workforce Development. In his new role, Jim spearheads Interplay Learning’s sales and strategic efforts for the company’s education and workforce development business. His industry expertise and vision will be key to Interplay Learning’s efforts to support more scalable, engaging skilled trades training in s...

Carrier Welcomes Viessmann At Exclusive Residential And Light Commercial Customer Event

Carrier Solutions UK held an exclusive VIP residential and light commercial (RLC) event at the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford, home of the Sale Sharks Rugby Club.  Carrier Solutions UK Ltd (formerly Toshiba Carrier UK Ltd) is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, a global pioneer in intelligent climate and energy solutions.  Carrier RLC EMEA The event offered a unique opportunity to explore the expanded capabilities of the newly formed Carrier RLC EMEA, following Carrier's acquisition o...

New Baxi Collaboration Makes It Easier For Installers To Embrace Heat Pumps

Baxi has teamed up with Abode Heat, a pioneering national MCS Umbrella provider, to help support installer participation in the growing retrofit air source heat pump (ASHP) market. Through Baxi, Abode Heat will be offering discounted rates for its “Heat Pump Go” MCS Umbrella service which enables installers to easily access grant funding for homeowners. This means Abode Heat will take responsibility for key parts of the heat pump installation project, such as the DNO application in...

New Ideal Heating ECOMOD CO2 Commercial Heat Pumps Take Customers One Step Further Towards Net Zero

The new ECOMOD CO2 monobloc air source heat pumps form part of Ideal Heating Commercial’s range of next-generation natural refrigerant heat pumps released in 2024, featuring maximum flow temperatures up to 70°C.  As the name implies, natural refrigerants are those that occur naturally, as opposed to synthetically made. They have a low Global Warming Potential (GWP), making them the environmentally friendly option over their lifetime.  In the case of ECOMOD CO2, which uses R...

Danfoss Launches New Aftersales Service For BOCK® Compressors

The new service – Danfoss RefCare – will build an international network of certified service partners and Danfoss-owned service hubs, capable of providing best-in-class service and maintenance of BOCK® compressors. Danfoss BOCK® introduces RefCare, a new aftersales service for BOCK® compressors, aimed at enhancing technical expertise in local markets. RefCare enables the creation of centers of excellence, providing best-in-class service support through trained and c...

Fellowes Highlights ARRAY™, The Breakthrough Networked Air Quality System For Higher Education

Fellowes, a global major and trusted partner that provides product solutions to fulfill a broad range of WorkLife needs, highlights its breakthrough Array™ air quality system for higher education campuses. indoor air quality (IAQ) An increase in awareness of indoor air quality (IAQ) coupled with the ever-present financial challenges of maintaining facilities across campus have made finding an efficient and cost-effective IAQ solution a priority for college and university facilities manag...

Dunbarton Born John Doherty Elected 100th President Of Plumbing Federation

John Doherty EngTech has been elected as the 100th President of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation (SNIPEF), calling for more action to tackle the profession’s skills shortage and greater government engagement to advance the low-carbon home heating transition. Commenting on his election as President, John Doherty, said, "It is an honor to lead SNIPEF at this crucial time."  addressing skills shortage John Doherty adds, "Addressing the ongoing skills sho...

REHAU To Showcase Role In Future Of Low Carbon Heat At InstallerSHOW 2024

REHAU is set to highlight the role that its pre-insulated pipe systems have in the future of district heating and heat pumps at the upcoming InstallerSHOW 2024, at the NEC in Birmingham, United Kingdom (UK). Taking place from 25 to 27 June, 2024, REHAU will be at stand 5H47 throughout the event, with the RAUVITHERM pipe system taking center stage. RAUVITHERM pipe system RAUVITHERM’s flexibility make it the perfect solution for a variety of different applications, from heat pumps to smal...

Daikin Partners With Buckinghamshire College To Launch New Training Facility And Boost Green Skills

Buckinghamshire College Group and globally renowned heat pump provider, Daikin, in partnership with Quantum Group, have launched a new training facility for heat pump engineers, in a bid to address the green skills gap that could prevent the government from achieving its net zero ambitions. Funded by the Local Skills Improvement Fund, in collaboration with Daikin and decarbonization specialist and renewable training provider, Quantum Group; the training center will upskill workforces in the cou...

Danfoss Power Solutions Names Domenico Traverso As President Of Fluid Conveyance Division

Danfoss Power Solutions has appointed Domenico Traverso as the President of its Fluid Conveyance division, effective June 1. In addition to his new role, Traverso will continue to serve as President, Incubation division, and lead the Business Development and Innovation function. Domenico Traverso reports directly to Eric Alström, President of Danfoss Power Solutions, and plays a key role on the Power Solutions Leadership Team. He is based at the company’s offices in Hamburg, Germany....

Air Pros USA Surprises Four Mothers With Free A/C Units

Florida-based Air Pro USA, a pioneering residential home services company, expressed its gratitude for mothers and all that they do this Mother’s Day by gifting free A/C units valued at $10,000 to four moms in several of its service areas including Boynton Beach and Hollywood, Florida as well as Mobile, Alabama and Everett, Washington. Just in time for summer, Air Pros USA, surprised Denise Green of Dania Beach, Florida; Priscillah Nzenge of Marysville, Washington; Eugenie Cave of De...

Bell & Gossett's Little Red Schoolhouse Returns To Canada With Hydronic Training Seminar

Bell & Gossett’s Little Red Schoolhouse, the pioneer in industry education, is bringing its curriculum back to Canada with a two-day hydronics training seminar, to be offered in Toronto. Hosted by Michael Licastro, manager of training and education at Xylem–Bell & Gossett, the two-day Hydronic Training Seminar will take place June 5-6 from 8 to 4 p.m. at the Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel and reflects Bell & Gossett's larger Building Better Futures mission of preparing t...

CyberCool CMU: Efficient Liquid Cooling By STULZ

STULZ, the global mission-critical air conditioning specialist, has announced the launch of CyberCool CMU – an innovative new coolant management and distribution unit (CDU) that is designed to maximize heat exchange efficiency in liquid cooling solutions. Set to be launched at Data Center World Frankfurt 2024, which takes place from 22nd-23rd May at Messe Frankfurt, CyberCool CMU offers industry-pioneering levels of energy efficiency, flexibility, and reliability within a small footprint,...

National Infrastructure Commission's New Design Guidance

The National Infrastructure Commission’s Design Group has published guidance on developing and implementing design principles for major infrastructure projects. Building on the Group’s high-level design principles – climate, people, places, and value – the new guidance sets out a structured process for applying tailored principles at every stage of a project life cycle. The document includes case studies of ongoing projects that have adopted design principles from an ear...

Danfoss Calls For Greater Focus On Developing Sustainable And Energy-Efficient Cold-Chain Infrastructure For Africa

With around 14% of food worldwide lost due to a lack of effective refrigeration, enough to feed one billion people, Danfoss is calling for more attention on the need to establish sustainable and energy-efficient cold-chain infrastructure. The required investments in sustainable cold chains are even more evident in Sub-Saharan Africa where up to 40% of food is lost between farms and markets, with two-thirds of this in the first mile. Greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 The need to spu...

Johnson Controls Completes Industrial Sustainability Initiative At Norman, Oklahoma Plant

Johnson Controls, the pioneer for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, is accelerating progress on its 2040 net zero commitment through the completion of a comprehensive sustainability project at its Norman, Oklahoma, manufacturing facility. The plant modernization project is expected to generate $960,000 in annual savings, reduce emissions at the site by 43% and create a blueprint for global organizations seeking to implement building modernization projects that bring value to owners, em...

Mitsubishi Electric To Provide Heat-Related Total Solutions To Reduce Energy Costs And Support Decarbonization

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that it will begin offering heat-related total solutions as a service from May 31 to enable manufacturers, building owners, and heat-supply operators to reduce their electricity and heat-energy costs and achieve greater decarbonization. As one of the company's newest Energy & Facility (E&F) solutions, the one-stop service will combine customized consulting, heat-system designing, as well as the provision of hot water and industrial cooling a...

UK's First Biophilic School Chooses WindowMaster For Its Ventilation Systems

WindowMaster has long championed the benefits of sustainable specification for education, particularly natural ventilation, and how it can support happier, healthier, and more productive learning. UK’s first biophilic school Recently, it was involved with a landmark project at St. Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, Derby, a school reshaping the educational landscape as the UK’s first biophilic school, with the natural environment woven deep into the building’s DNA. The...

Bluon Partners With ServiceTitan: A Leap For HVAC Contractors' Productivity

Bluon, Inc., an innovative software company focused on increasing productivity for HVAC contractors and their service technicians announced a strategic partnership with ServiceTitan, a software platform built to power the trades. The new partnership places Bluon in ServiceTitan’s Technology Partner Program and sets the stage for various levels of integration between the two platforms. home-grown A.I. support platform HVAC contractors have unique challenges due to the extreme complexity...

Trial Carbon Capture Unit Begins Operating On Blast Furnace At ArcelorMittal Gent, Belgium

ArcelorMittal and partners - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), BHP, along with Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (Mitsubishi Development), have successfully started operating a pilot carbon capture unit on the blast furnace off-gas at ArcelorMittal Gent in Belgium. The pilot carbon capture unit will operate for one to two years at Gent, to test the feasibility of progress to full-scale deployment of the technology, which would be able to capture a sizeable portion of the Gent site emissions...

Fieldpiece Instruments Announce Winners Of 2024 #MasteroftheTrade Program

Fieldpiece Instruments, a pioneer in test instruments and tools for HVACR professionals for over 30 years, is proud to announce the winners of the third annual #MasteroftheTrade program. Six deserving students have been selected to receive $2,500 each to fund their continued education in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) trade or the option of an in-kind tool donation to jumpstart their careers. #MasteroftheTrade program Administered through SkillsUSA, the...

Baxi Commits To Industry Collaboration With BMF Membership

Baxi has underlined its commitment to cross-industry collaboration by becoming a member of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). The heating and hot water specialist will use its BMF membership to continue to lead the transition to cleaner, low-carbon solutions, by strengthening relationships with other key suppliers and collaborating on industry issues. energy-efficient heating Baxi’s strong research and development platform and the financial strength of BDR Thermea Group means the...

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