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Heat Transfer Products Group, LLC (HTPG), manufacturer of commercial refrigeration equipment sold under the recognized brands of Russell, Witt, Kramer and ColdZone, announces the appointment of Mark Evans as Vice President and General Manager. He brings more than 20 years of experience from GE Appliances serving in operations, engineering, and marketing and sales positions. Mark will report to Mike Branson, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Rheem Air Operations, which includes the H...
Pioneer pump manufacturer Wilo expands in the Region Central Asia by opening a new local facility in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The inauguration took place on August 23rd, 2018, in the presence of high-ranking representatives from the Kazakh government administration. Furthermore, members of the Wilo top management from Dortmund attended the celebration as well as Wilo employees from the whole Central Asia region and their regional customers and partners. As an international hub, Wilo Kazakhstan will...
Toshiba Carrier Corporation announced its establishment of Toshiba Carrier Air-Conditioning India Private Ltd., a joint venture with United Technologies Corporation, in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. The new joint venture, incorporated on August 14, 2018 and headquartered in the premises of Toshiba India Private Ltd., allows Toshiba Carrier to localize planning, development, manufacturing and sales of its commercial air conditioning products, expanding its footprint in the country. Variable Refriger...
Siemens has strengthened its strategic partnership with Knauf Insulation, the UK’s renowned provider of high performance, sustainable glass and rock mineral wool insulation solutions. The next phase of the partnership will focus on enhancing efficiency at Knauf Insulation’s glass mineral wool plant in Cwmbran, South Wales. This builds on the work begun in 2015 at the company’s St Helens plant, which has already significantly improved the plant’s energy efficiency. Across...
ECR International Inc. held an employee open house at its Dunkirk facility to commemorate the company’s 90th anniversary. The day included plant tours, a car show, corn-hole tournament, food, music and prizes. Nearly all 100 employees and family members attended along with the City of Dunkirk’s Mayor, Wilfred Rosas. Mayor Rosas congratulated company CEO Ron Passafaro on hitting the milestone. The Mayor stated, “We appreciate companies like ECR who have made such a long-term co...
Johnson Controls announced that the highly anticipated GLAS smart thermostat is available for online pre-order on the Johnson Controls GLAS website as well as the official Amazon website. Units will begin shipping on August 24, 2018, at which time e-commerce orders with select retail partners will commence as well. GLAS will initially be available for purchase at the GLAS website, Amazon website, Microsoft Store Online, as well as Microsoft brick-and-mortar stores in the U.S. It will cost $319....
As part of the complete selection of FläktGroup Air Handling Units ranging from 360-108 000 m3/h (0,1-30 m3/s), the company has recently launched the latest advancement in the new compact range of Air Handling Units. Not only does this top-connected compact unit achieve a better hygienic standard (VDI 6022) it can now also be offered with a faster delivery time… creating further success for this range! With an airflow from 360-2800 m3/h (0,1 – 0,8 m3/s), F7/F7 bag filters and...
Adcock has completed a replacement and installation project for Unex Group, a real estate investment and development company based in Cambridge. Unex Group is a family-owned company that focuses on commercial and mixed-use properties in East Anglia and London. They have a large portfolio of property types, including projects developed by themselves and investments acquired. Replacing Chiller Adcock was asked to replace the existing chiller at Unex House in Hills Road and install a new Daikin...
Lennox Industries, a provider of innovative home comfort solutions, launched Feel The Love in partnership with its dealers, a North American community outreach initiative focused on providing home comfort to families in need. The Lennox Feel The Love program invites individuals and local organizations in participating areas to nominate families or individuals in their communities to receive heating equipment at no cost, including installation. Recipients are chosen based on a variety of criteri...
Most of the UK is currently experiencing a heatwave and a couple of weeks ago in July one of the highest UK temperatures ever was recorded. Some scientists predict this is a sure sign of global warming and that long, hot summers will become commonplace in Britain. While this may sound appealing to some, it’s a serious issue for health and also for businesses. The UK is not accustomed to such high temperatures for weeks on end so many buildings are not equipped to maintain a safe, comforta...
Trane®, a provider of indoor comfort solutions and services, and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, introduces RTHF G, the newest addition in the XStream™ range of water-cooled screw chillers. The new design, now available in countries across Europe, Middle East and Africa, is part of the Ingersoll Rand EcoWise™ portfolio, designed to lower environmental impact with next-generation, low-global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants and high-efficiency operation. Addressing The Needs Of B...
In a letter sent to the Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) urged support for President Trump's nominee, William Cooper, to serve as General Counsel to the Department of Energy. Energy efficiency standards Noting that AHRI works closely with DOE on energy efficiency standards and performance certification, AHRI Sr. Vice President of Policy and Government Relations Joe Tra...
Rheem has announced the launch of the new EcoNet Smart Thermostat, the latest innovation in the company’s EcoNet enabled product line. Designed to optimize the performance of Rheem communicating HVAC and water heating systems, this new thermostat includes intelligent management features for both homeowners and contractors. The ultra-thin programmable thermostat has a full-color glass touchscreen and is equipped with features modern homeowners expect, such as local weather, one-touch away...
Adcock is pleased to have an ongoing maintenance contract with Park Air Systems Ltd for their Peterborough site. Park Air systems are global front-runners in highly dependable VHF/UHF radio systems for ground-to-air communication. Providing Bespoke Service Park Air Systems Ltd has been an Adcock client since 2007. Adcock carries out all Air Conditioning and Refrigeration service and maintenance works on-site and carries out various installation works when necessary. Adcock provides a bespoke...
CoolAutomation had earlier announced a new integration solution for customers to connect split and multi-split HVAC systems - CoolPlug and CooLinkHub. Split and multi-split HVAC systems Aiming to simplify the split and multi-split integration further, CoolAutomation has now announced that this system is now compatible with Mitsubishi heavy split and multi-split HVAC system. As opposed to what customers probably know about VRF systems’ popularity, the splits represent a very large segmen...
Clean Comfort Indoor Air Essentials has expanded its line of air filters for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Clean Comfort Economy Pleated Filters For media air cleaners, Clean Comfort now offers deep-pleated 4 ½-inch replacement filters, as well as an upgraded MERV 13 carbon filter. Rated MERV 11, the deep-pleated replacement filters can be utilized in AM11 series CleanFit and AMB11 builder’s model cabinets. Also, an upgraded MERV 13 deep-pleated carbon...
Viessmann has extended and increased its sponsorship of Huddersfield Town Football Club for the 2017/18 season. As an official heating partner to the club, Viessmann will continue as team sheet sponsor and become the exclusive title sponsor of ‘Club Town’, a new area of 64 executive heated seats situated behind both home and away dugouts. Viessmann branding will appear on the heated seats, in the matchday program, on pitch-side display boards, on the team sheets themselves, and via...
Viega LLC, globally renowned manufacturer of pipe fittings and developer of pipe fitting installation technology, has announced that the company recently promoted Brad Sturgill to the position of Regional Sales manager for the Mid-Atlantic region. Managing Viega’s sales strategies In this position, Sturgill’s responsibilities will include implementing and managing Viega’s sales strategies throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, which includes parts of Georgia, Maryland, North Car...
Viega, globally renowned provider of mechanically attached pipe fittings (MAFs) for the maritime industry, has announced obtaining a type approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and an acceptance letter from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for its Viega MegaPress Stainless and MegaPress CuNi piping systems. These join Viega’s previously approved MegaPress and MegaPressG systems for use with carbon steel and galvanized pipe, providing a full line of materials—carbon...
On the basis of the surveys by the chimney sweep trade, ZIV (Federal Association of the Chimney Sweep Trade - Central Guild Association) and BDH (Federation of German Heating Industry) presented the inventory figures for the central heat generators in 2017. Increase in installed heat pumps For the first time, the number of heat pumps installed in Germany exceeded 1 million. Even if heat pumps only accounted for 5% of the total of almost 21 million central heat generators, the disproportionate...
As part of its longstanding effort to foster inclusivity and create an environment where women can excel in the heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) industry, Bryant Heating & Cooling Systems hosted its fourth annual Women in HVAC event in South Florida. Bryant is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies. Bryant welcomed approximately 170 women from across North America for leadership and business development training, heating and cooling bes...
LUX Products Corporation announced the launch of LUX KONOz, a Zigbee Certified smart hub thermostat. The thermostat uses the Zigbee 3.0 platform to work with Zigbee-based smart hub systems. In addition to seamlessly connecting to various smart hubs, KONOz comes in an attractive white finish and offers additional Interchangeable Décor-snap covers in nine trend-setting colors for added personalization and is priced at $149 MSRP. KONOz can be powered by 4 AA alkaline batteries for up to two...
To help healthcare providers comply with regulations for vaccine cold storage, Sensaphone® now offers a local temperature display. The device can be affixed to the door of a medical-grade refrigerator or freezer to provide an at-a-glance reading of the current temperature inside, as well as the minimum and maximum temperatures. This device is ideal for physician offices and clinics that participate in programs such as the CDC's Vaccines for Children (VFC), which require them to clearly disp...
Viessmann is continuing to make step changes to its customer service provision with the appointment of four new area service managers. The roles will support a field service engineer force that has grown by more than 25% over the past 18 months including five engineers recently recruited and trained. The first UK engineer apprentice will also begin his three-year training in September. It follows an increase in the operational hours of Viessmann customer service, which is now available six days...
Victaulic, the globally renowned manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, hosted and sponsored the 2018 Let’s Build Construction Camp for Girls of the Lehigh Valley. The week-long camp invites high school age girls to explore the construction trades, architecture, engineering, and construction manufacturing through hands-on experiences and field trips. Revit demonstration by VDC team On the morning of Wednesday, July 11, Victaulic welcomed about 30 participants and volunteers at...
When Letitia Conliffe was asked to share her story about the Lil 4’s Club in Sulphur Springs, Texas on ABC’s The View, she had no idea that Goodman Distribution, Inc., had donated a new Goodman brand air conditioning system to her after school youth community center. Goodman, a brand of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) products for residential and light commercial use, donated an entire energy-efficiency heating and cooling system. JFK, Inc., a local HVAC dealer, ins...
Hospital applications require clean air and a sanitary environment. In response to this requirement, we must ensure that our HVAC solutions & products are energy efficient and create a healthy indoor climate for patients, staff and visitors. Cleaning time should be minimized, space should be used effectively and the product must be resistant to dust in order that bacteria is not able to grow. The Coil in this Chilled Beam has flexible hoses and a locker so that it can easily be opened in or...
Heat Transfer Products Group, LLC (HTPG), manufacturer of commercial refrigeration equipment sold under the recognized brands of Russell, Witt, Kramer and ColdZone, announces the release of its new EcoNet Enabled Unit Coolers. Developed in conjunction with Rheem Manufacturing, it builds on the success, reliability and efficiency of Rheem’s EcoNet technology and brings it to the commercial refrigeration market. “Rheem developed a powerful, customizable tool with the EcoNet platform....
The EU’s Ecodesign policy aims to make products more energy efficient and less environmentally harmful. The final phase of the ErP (Energy Related Product) directive will come into force on 26 September 2018 and all new gas-fired appliances must meet the maximum NOx emission of 56 mg/kWh level from this date onwards. Preference for condensing-only systems Emphasizing on the need to care for the environment, Lochinvar has been investing in condensing technologies for over 20 years. The co...
Data Aire, Inc. announced that BUILDINGS Magazine has selected gForce Ultra as a 2018 Money-Saving Product winner. This product is a member of an elite group of 67 products showcased in the June 2018 issue of BUILDINGS Magazine and on the magazine’s website. Finalists were evaluated by the BUILDINGS editorial staff for the money-saving qualities they offer to building owners and facility managers in areas such as energy efficiency, water savings, and maintenance. gForce Ultra gForce Ult...
