Heat
pumps represent a significant growth opportunity in the swimming pool market. This new purchase was critical to Raypak’s product
strategy, the company says.
Six U.S. pipe manufacturers commended the U.S. International
Trade Commission (ITC) for last week's decision to impose hefty countervailing
duties (CVD) on Chinese exports of standard and structural steel pipe.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute
called on the U.S. Department of Energy to be more “thorough and vigorous”
during its next rulemaking process.
Sloan Valve Co. has received Cradle To Cradle
Design certification for its products by MBDC, a product process and design
firm that evaluates companies and their products based on their
"eco-effectiveness".
Green Mechanical Council has created “GreenMech
Solutions,” its own talk radio show through BlogTalkRadio.com that offers education, information and live
chat via the Internet.
William Sanford will step down from the role of
president and chief operating officer effective immediately, but will remain with the
company during a transition period.
Refron will continue to market as Refron, and
will be integrated with Airgas’ existing refrigerant and reclamation business
into a new company, Airgas Refrigerants Inc.