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Category: Business
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Beijer Ref Australia announces industrial team
In a move aimed at increasing its focus within the industrial refrigeration sector, Beijer Ref Australia has announced a specialised industrial sales team to service the Australian market. The announcement follows the June 2021 acquisition of the Industrial Refrigeration Components (IRC) business and also the exclusive distribution agreement for LU-VE products in Australia. Through the […]
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Trafalgar facility earns ISO 9001:2015 certification
Trafalgar Group’s Granville facility has earned ISO 9001:2015 certification for their quality management system. The certification applies to the quality management system, specifically the design, production and supply of passive fire protection products and systems, access panels, safety storage solutions and other specialty building products from Trafalgar’s facility in Granville. ISO 9001:2015 is the International […]
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Prefabrication provides ready-made advantage at UQ
ABB has shared details of its involvement with a progressive example of prefabrication construction used at the University of Queensland’s (UQ) Andrew N. Liveris Building. The 11-storey Andrew N. Liveris Building will be the new heart of chemical engineering at UQ. ABB describes it as “a nerve centre for their students and researches to solve […]
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Tesuco highlights gas welding safety
Tesuco has been highlighting the importance of safe equipment for HVAC&R practitioners, in particular for gas welding. “Since starting 1988, Tesuco has been focussed on supplying gas welding equipment which meets Australian Standards and complies with welding processes and codes of practice,” says the company. “Equipment developed overseas can be outside the scope of Australia […]
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Focus on fire safety in new DAs
AIRAH is releasing two Design Application (DA) manuals that focus on fire, smoke, and (smoke exhaust) air dampers within the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industry. The DA manuals are titled DA05 Guide to Fire and Smoke Control in Buildings using AS 1668 Part 1, and DA06 Guide to Fire, Smoke and Air Dampers […]
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Mitsubishi appoints new HVAC Sales Manager
Mitsubishi Electric Australia has appointed Sam Garside as HVAC Sales Manager for the New South Wales Central market. In his new role, Garside will manage the HVAC business within the Sydney and Central West region. Garside has more than 20 years of industry experience, including positions with mechanical contractors, service-based companies, and several global manufacturers. […]
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Rheem launches new heat pump water heater
Rheem Australia has launched its new generation Ambiheat heat pump water heater, designed to offer a reliable, flexible, renewable option for households. According to Rheem, thanks to the COP of 4.5, households with an Ambiheat installed could save up to 64-71 per cent of their usual water heating energy bill. Rheem Marketing Director, John Collignon, […]
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Aeris Environmental develops filter treatment spray
Australian company Aeris Environmental has developed a new polymer coating for HVAC filters designed to prevent the spread of airborne viruses, including COVID-19. Aeris Guard Bioactive Filter Treatment contains a readily biodegradable active biocide that the company says kills 99.99 per cent of bacteria and viruses including SARS-CoV-2 on the polymer coating. “A single application […]
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Gradient CEO reveals details of new AC
In recent years, especially in Australia, split systems have become the default appliance for home air conditioning, displacing the once ubiquitous “window rattlers”. Now, US company Gradient has reinvented the classic design and is offering a sleeker and more sustainable solution. Gradient hopes its new system – created by thermal scientists, engineers and executives from […]
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Kingspan Insulation acquires Thermakraft
Kingspan Insulation has announced the acquisition of New Zealand’s Thermakraft Ltd, positioning itself to provide a broader range of solutions to its customers both in Australia and New Zealand. “We are delighted to welcome Thermakraft into the Kingspan family,” says Kingspan Insultation APAC Managing Director Scott Gibson. “It is a terrific business and market leader […]
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Emerson launches new scroll compressor solution
Emerson has launched its new Copeland 110cc variable speed scroll compressor solution, manufactured in China and available for global distribution. The new product is designed to save energy and provide environmentally friendly improvements for a broad range of commercial air conditioning applications including chillers, data centres and package air conditioners. According to Emerson, the new […]
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Dwyer releases new photohelic pressure switch/gauge
Dwyer Instruments has released the Series AT-A3000, an ATEX/IECEx-approved photohelic pressure switch/gauge. “The flameproof-approved Series AT-A3000 ATEX/IECEx-approved photohelic pressure switch/gauge functions as versatile, highly repeatable pressure switch combined with a precise pressure gauge employing the time-proven Magnehelic gauge design,” says Dwyer. The device measures and controls positive, negative or differential pressures of air and compatible […]
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Sixth Element Australia offers ARC Earthrings
The ARC Earthring is a shaft earthing ring designed to protect electric motor bearings from bearing fluting generated by modern-day variable speed drive systems. “Damaging voltages are induced on the shafts of AC and DC motors controlled by variable frequency drives (VFD),” says Sixth Element Australia. “The extremely high on/off switching speeds of the pulse […]
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Avem Quirks offers Class A refrigerated display unit
Leading Australian supplier of refrigerated cabinets Avem Quirks is offering a new model that it says represents a first for energy efficiency. “Pastorfrigor’s Genova Overview model is the first commercial refrigerated wall display unit in the world to achieve Energy Class A, with Class A being the most efficient rating according to the rigorous Energy […]
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Mitsubishi Electric celebrates top dealers
Mitsubishi Electric Australia has celebrated its Diamond Dealer Network at its annual Diamond Dealer Awards Weekend. This year’s event was held in Hobart, and marked nearly 15 years since the event was last hosted in Tasmania. It was also a return to a face-to-face format, after the 2020 Awards were held virtually due to COVID-19 […]
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Samsung launches management system for air purifiers
Samsung Electronics Australia has announced the local launch of its Building Internet of Things Cloud (b.IoT Cloud), which enables air purifiers to be remotely managed on a large scale from one device. Up to 255 air purifiers can be remotely controlled through the b.IoT Cloud. This makes the system suitable for settings where it is […]
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Bitzer appoints Christian Wehrle as new CEO
Bitzer has appointed Christian Wehrle as CEO, with immediate effect. Wehrle will also chair the executive board. The position has remained vacant since former Bitzer CEO and leader Peter Schaufler died in 2015. His wife and chair of the supervisory board, Christiane Schaufler-Münch, has now realigned the board structure to ensure stability in the planned […]
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ABB launches more energy efficient integrated motor drive
ABB has launched the new Baldor-Reliance EC Titanium integrated motor drive, which it says delivers up to 16 per cent efficiency gains compared to alternative motor designs. The product caters to the growing demand for greater efficiencies as regulations continue to tighten on the total system for fans, pumps and compressors. It is designed to […]
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Bitzer launches new high-efficiency screw compressor
Bitzer has released its new compact screw compressor CSW85/95 motor version 4, designed for improved efficiency in water-cooled high-performance liquid chillers. The new compressor motor selection allows manufacturers to achieve the latest efficiency requirements. “CSW motor version 4 is a combination of the well-known Bitzer CSW screw compressor, with a special selected motor version 4 […]
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Airmaster grows fire protection business
Airmaster has entered into an agreement to acquire fire protection services company Celsius Fire and its Queensland operations Fire2U. The move strengthens Airmaster’s fire services capability, after its recent acquisition of Melbourne-based Specialised Fire Protection. Airmaster says the latest acquisition will further grow its suite of in-house knowledge and expertise in fire services. Celsius Fire […]