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A COOL BREEZE FROM <BR>ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
"Airedale International, the largest privately-owned designer and manufacturer of air conditioning systems in the UK, has been acquired by Modine, a major US thermal management business."
"Founded in 1974, Airedale has its headquarters in Leeds and operations in the United States, South Africa and China, exporting its products to over 50 countries worldwide.<BR> The Leeds operation of Airedale will become the European headquarters for the Modine heating and ventilation, air conditioning and refrige
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VRV AIR CONDITIONING - STILL THE MAJOR FORCE IN UK COMMERCIAL BUILDING SERVICES
"The Daikin VRV system was launched in the UK in 1987. Already established in Japan, the system quickly achieved a position of dominance within the European air conditioning industry, leading many equipment manufacturers to retreat to the drawing board for a thorough reappraisal of traditional air conditioning techniques. "
"The VRV, which eventually became available in inverter cooling only, heat pump and heat recovery forms, is a rapid response sealed system in which up 32 indoor fan coil units can ope
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ABB INTEREST IN HVAC HOTTING UP
ABB has increased its market share of drives in the UK heating and ventilation industry to 30 percent and is aiming to reach even higher by the end of this year.
"The position has been achieved after only three years in the market. The expansion is in line with the forecasts made when ABB entered the HVAC market with its drive products in 2002.<BR> ABB now estimates that it is the largest supplier of HVAC drives in the UK.<BR> The growth has mainly been achieved at the expense of other major manufactur
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VERSATILE EVAPORATIVE COOLERS FROM METMANN
"Clever Engineering, an importer and distributor of air conditioning systems, is launching the latest range of evaporative cooling systems from Spanish manufacturer MetMann SA, from its offices in London and Kent."
"The team at Clever Engineering have been designing and installing evaporative cooling systems for the past 10 years and average installations number 100 systems per season in places where conventional air conditioning is unsuitable such as factories and large workspaces.<BR> ""
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EVAPORATIVE HUMIDIFIERS <BR> - A COOLER APPROACH TO HUMIDITY
"Of all the ways in which building operators can reduce running costs, humidification is one of the most neglected."
" Chris Howard of Munters explains that by using the appropriate technology, humidity control costs can be reduced without compromising the comfort and productivity of the workforce and with the added benefit of free cooling. With ever-increasing pressure on margins, the mind of many a building operator is firmly focused on ways of reducing overheads that impact directly on the bottom
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HVAC CONTROLS ACCESS GETS EASIER AND CHEAPER WITH NEW ETHERNET INTERFACE FROM SMARTKONTROLS
HVAC controls innovator smartkontrols has announced a major breakthrough in control system accessibility with the launch of its new smartEinterface module.
"This new Ethernet Interface device allows communication between a SeaChange control system from smartkontrols and a PC using the company's InSite engineering or Doorway supervisor software through an Ethernet connection on any valid TCP/IP network eg LAN, WAN, radio LAN or internet.<BR> The new smartEinterface is an embedded hardware module fitted as pa
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AIR QUALITY - A DRY SUBJECT
"In recent years we, as an industry, have become much more aware of the importance of air quality in the workplace. "
"We go to great pains to filter and condition air before we introduce it to a building, we keep a careful watch on the levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from furniture and fabric, we control the temperature - yet the guidance on the Relative Humidity (RH) levels that we should seek to maintain and control in an office, are both confusing and contradictory.<BR> Last year a
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INVESTORS GET HELP WITH ECA CLAIMS
"The Government's Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) scheme offers property owners an excellent incentive to invest in new energy efficient technologies, but is the process of claiming this tax break over complicated? One major UK air conditioning supplier has positively addressed this issue."
"Space Airconditioning plc, award winning distributor of Daikin air conditioning equipment, has developed an idea to simplify the process of claiming on the Climate Change Levy's (CCL) Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA
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FANS YOU NEED
"Kiloheat's in-depth knowledge of fan Engineering and air handling technology has led their equipment to be the preferred choice of an extensive blue-chip customer base. As a result, their fans are in everyday use in applications ranging from clean rooms to high-rise offices, shopping malls to hospitals and calling sows to offshore oil platforms. "
"A rapidly growing number of energy and cost-conscious end users are choosing to retro fit new ranges of ultra-high efficiency fans. <BR> All products a
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THE HEAT IS ON FOR SGB YOUNGMAN
"SGB Youngman, the UK's leading supplier of access systems and products, is preparing for the winter by assembling a winning range of high quality space heaters to suit every application. "
"The new range being launched this summer offers a wider and more varied selection than ever before. <BR> The new In-direct range is designed to control fumes especially in closed areas. Whereas the Easi-Heat Supa 350 is ideal for rental. It is simple to use and minimises downtime as it requires little maintenan
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Furness and West Cumbria’s West Coast is about to experience a major investment that will strengthen the tourism and industry s ...
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At the pinnacle of its construction, the National Stadium in Beijing had 7,000 workers toiling over the infrastructure. ...
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No smoke without fire
It seems that commentators, industry heads, central bankers and, dare I say it, Industrial Focus’s own journalists have made so ...
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Innovation for the nations
Hope for the future has arisen from the turmoil of the last few months, as industrial technologies have spun out some marvels o ...
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Supposedly the construction
materials of the future, composites are increasingly seen in
applications where optimum efficiency is paramount including
aircraft construction and renewable energy. As two research
examples show in this video, composites really are the future
for efficiency.
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