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Category: Business
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Pacific Ventilation appoints new Queensland distributor
Pacific Ventilation has strengthened its presence in the Queensland market with a new official distributor, Northern Airconditioning. Northern Airconditioning owner Michael Parker‐Walshe, with the support of Pacific Ventilation’s Queensland branch team, will handle the Northern Queensland sales region. Pacific Ventilation’s Queensland branch manager Pete Morris, Affil.AIRAH, and his team will continue to service the Central […]
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Carel reports positive 2020 financial results
The Carel Industries Board of Directors has released the company’s 2020 consolidated revenues. The Group’s consolidated revenues as of December 31, 2020, was €331.6m ($514m), which represents an increase of 1.3 per cent (plus 2.8 per cent at constant exchange rates). The consolidated EBITDA for the same comparative period is €65.2m ($101m) – an increase […]
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Temperzone launches virtual exhibition
Temperzone has announced the launch of a new virtual exhibition showcasing Temperzone and Hitachi products. According to the company, the site was partly created to circumvent COVID-19 restrictions that have made it difficult to present their products at physical exhibitions. The virtual tour provides a visual perspective of the products as well as the ability […]
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Voice-activated smart home system
Voice activation technology is not only used for “hands-free” driving or streaming music through a smart speaker. The iZone Smart Home System allows voice activation technology to control all smart devices in a home. Pairing a Google, Amazon or Apple smart speaker with the iZone Smart Home System allows users to voice activate smart home […]
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Kestrel offers HVAC&R a lift
Helicopters traditionally used in aerial firefighting now offer opportunities for heavy lift users, including those working in the HVAC&R industry, says local aviation operator, Kestrel Aviation. With fire seasons between the northern and southern hemispheres now starting to merge, Kestrel is moving into domestically based larger capacity aircraft to provide the services which have traditionally […]
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Plug-and-play standard switch cabinet
The FrigoPack BLU kompakt is a new plug-and-play standard switch cabinet from control technology specialist KIMO. The unit allows operating up to two compressors with a maximum refrigerating capacity of 50kW. The cabinet is designed for easy commissioning. According to KIMO, refrigeration technicians have only to connect the power cables to the mains and motor […]
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Airmaster acquires Specialised Fire Protection
Airmaster has entered into an agreement to acquire fire protection services company Specialised Fire Protection. Through this acquisition, Airmaster says it will build upon its portfolio of specialist in-house knowledge and expertise in fire services, while continuing to service Specialised Fire Protection customers. “With over 50 years of combined experience, and a customer base that […]
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iZone offers smart energy monitoring system
The iZone Smart Monitoring system is designed to show how much power appliances are using, thereby allowing householders to minimise their energy bills by scheduling appliances to exploit off-peak tariffs. According to the company, the system monitors how efficient appliances are, when they may be operating, and how their usage during a 24-hour cycle impacts […]
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Recessed wall VOC sensor
The new VT0R VOC Value Series sensor from Senva is designed to sense thousands of VOCs coming from sources such as paints, glues, cleaners, alcohol, building products, smoke, and other harmful or offensive gases. VOC refers to volatile organic compounds that can be found in a number of harmful gases, odours and smoke. “Its ability […]
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Mobile air filtration solution
The CAFNO portable active air filtration unit, RAF2020, is a mobile solution for treating small to large rooms. The US-developed product has been designed to help reduce aerosol transmission of airborne viruses along with particle, odour and VOC reduction. According to local distributor FridgeWize Australia, the combination of a variable speed motor along with GPS […]
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Glen Dimplex acquires majority shares in Thermofilm
The Glen Dimplex Group has announced its acquisition of majority shares in Thermofilm Pty Ltd. Thermofilm has over 30 years’ experience in the outdoor heating category. Based in Dandenong South, Victoria, the company produces and distributes a range of “Heatstrip” outdoor radiant heating products – both electric and gas. They also developed the “CrossRay” barbeque […]
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Dwyer’s differential pressure indicating transmitter
The Series AT-605 is an ATEX/IECEx approved Magnehelic Differential Pressure Indicating Transmitter from Dwyer Instruments. The unit provides for both visual monitoring and electronic control of very low differential pressures in hazardous locations. The dial gauge is supported by the two-wire, 4-20mA control signal, utilizing the Dwyer Magnehelic gauge mechanical design and Series 600 transmitter […]
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Bitzer appoints new Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
Global HVAC&R company Bitzer has appointed Martin Büchsel as a new member of the executive board and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. He replaces Gianni Parlanti, who is resigning from his position and returning to his home country as Managing Director of Bitzer Italia at his own request. Büchsel has held leading positions at various […]
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RLS names new Director of Sales for Australian office
US-based HVAC&R manufacturer RLS LLC has appointed Ian Robertson as Director of Sales for the company’s new Australian operation. Robertson was most recently Vice President Sales for Daikin Industries North America. He was previously Senior Consultant for Global Markets with Daikin, serving on the strategic planning and business development team that launched the company into […]
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Smartair releases new radial plug-flow diffuser
Smartair Diffusion has launched the Smartemp Radial Plug-flow Diffuser. The company says that the type RPC-AD diffuser is suitable for industrial displacement discharge from 4.5 to 8m height. The discharge direction of the plug-flow airstream is adjustable from a radial pattern to a vertical airstream. This provides both optimised cooling in which the low turbulence […]
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Activ8 COVID disinfectant earns TGA approval
Activ8 Barrier Guard HVAC is a Queensland-made, TGA-registered COVID disinfectant designed for use in the HVAC industry. According to air conditioning system supplier Complete Air Supply (CAS), it is the only HVAC TGA-approved COVID disinfectant on the market. Available in 5L and 15L containers, the product includes non-toxic products that are anti-bacterial, anti-fungal as well […]
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SA water project promotes renewable energy use
Rheem Australia has launched the Rheem Active Hot Water Control Project, to create the South Australian Smart Network. The project behind the network, designed to improve the state’s energy system and increase the use of renewable energy, is undertaken by Rheem’s renewables brand, Solahart. The project has been awarded funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and […]
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Holyoake and Price join forces
With effect from March 1, Price Industries will acquire an interest in Holyoake Air Management Solutions to form a new independent business, Holyoake by Price. Holyoake Air Management Solutions says that the new company will continue to operate as an independent business. Incorporated in 1949 by Ernest H. Price, the Price organisation started out as […]
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Beijer Ref acquires Australian HVAC distributor
Global refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref announced that they have acquired all the shares in Complete Air Supply. Complete Air Supply is a manufacturer and distributor of air conditioning supplies, including ducting and associated fittings. With 40 employees on staff, the company has an established sales distribution network with three branches in Queensland. Annual sales amount […]
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Mitsubishi Electric launches new floor console
Mitsubishi Electric has announced the launch of a new floor console that it says can heat rooms twice as fast as previous models. The MFZ-KW-VG is a slim, floor-standing air conditioner with RapidHeat technology, which uses advanced sensors with intuitive control logic technology. The heat technology automatically activates at start-up in low-temperature room conditions, blowing […]