Emerson Electric Co. signs agreement to purchase the valves and controls business of Pentair plc.; Friedrich Air Conditioning Co. names national account manager of HVAC systems; more HVAC manufacturer news briefs.
Tencarva Machinery Co. LLC has acquired Dixie Pump & Machine Works in Brookhaven, Mississippi, plus the assets of a portion of Predictive Maintenance Consultants in Brookhaven, from owners Reggie Allen and Collins Allen.
Angie’s List has announced the launch of its “Work with the Best” sweepstakes for current and newly registered service providers, providing the opportunity to win one of four monthly drawings for DeWalt tool kits and a grand prize of a 2017 work truck.
ACCA has published the results of its 2016 Contractor Compensation and Benefits Survey. The survey was conducted in June and contractors were asked to provide information for calendar year 2015.
LonMark® International, an association for the certification, education, and promotion of interoperability standards for control networking, announced it has joined as a partner in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Grid Modernization Initiative Foundational Project 3: Interoperability.
The Department of Energy (DOE) has published a Federal Register supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNOPR) pertaining to test procedures for consumer and certain commercial water heaters 81 FR 59736 (August 30, 2016).
DOE proposes prescribing energy conservation standards for certain categories of walk-in cooler and freezer refrigeration systems and plans to hold a public meeting to receive comment on these proposed standards along with their accompanying analyses.