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2017.04.28

Industry backs threatened energy scheme

26 APR 2017 USA: More than 1,000 companies, including the owners of air conditioning giants Carrier and Trane, have called on Congress to preserve the EPA’s Energy Star programme.   In a signed l...

2017.04.28

EPEE backs swift EU approval of Kigali

26 APR 2017 EUROPE: EPEE has called for a swift ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol following approval by the EU’s council of ministers and the appointment of the team of rap...

2017.04.28

UK truck sales stall but rest of Europe booms

April 26, 2017 Brussels, Belgium: EU commercial vehicle registrations in March increased by 10.0% to 266,902 units with growth in all countries apart from the UK where sales fell 1.3%, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA).   During the first quarter of the year, the European market expanded by 7.5% with growth in all markets but the UK where sales fe...

2017.04.28

Fuel and food inflation put pressure on UK supply chain

April 26, 2017 Manchester, UK: Insolvency firm Begbies Traynor says that businesses within Britain’s supply chain are starting to feel the pinch, with more companies showing increased signs of stress. It blames the growing uncertainty surrounding the UK’s future trade links with Europe, combined with rising inflation.   According to Begbies Traynor’s Red Flag Alert research for the first thre...

2017.04.28

New van body from CoolKit

April 26, 2017 Birmingham, UK: CoolKit has launched a new refrigerated box body for vans.   Show at the CV Show fitted to a Mercedes Sprinter chassis, the new body has a lot of firsts, CoolKit sa...

2017.04.28

Alfa Laval AB (publ) Interim report January 1 - March 31, 20

April 26, 2017 Summary First three months Order intake increased by 9 percent* to SEK 8,801 (7,710) million. Net sales decreased by 6 percent* to SEK 8,126 (8,199) million. Adjusted EBITA**: SEK 1,279...

2017.04.27

Modelling energy use in a frozen food supermarket

25/04/2017 In an article1 to be published in June 2017 in the magazine Energy and Buildings, a British team of researchers presents a simulation conducted thanks to the EnergyPlus program. This progra...

2017.04.27

Hall of Fame Hotel breaks ground; Tom Benson Hall of Fame St

Progress continues at Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village, the first-ever sports and entertainment ’smart city’ A major milestone for the Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village occurred April 25, 20...

2017.04.27

Nidec to acquire Secop for 185m Euro

25 APR 2017 JAPAN/GERMANY: Japanese electric motor company Nidec is set to acquire hermetic compressor manufacturer Secop for 185m Euro. Formerly Danfoss Compressors GmbH, the company was renamed Sec...

2017.04.27

Systemair buys Austrian AHU firm Frivent

25 APR 2017 SWEDEN: Systemair has acquired the Austrian air handling unit manufacturer Frivent Luft- & Warmetechnik. Based in St Johann in Tirol, Austria, Frivent was established in 1976 and has ...