At a time when many North American trade shows are experiencing declining exhibitor participation and delegate attendance, the recent CIPHEX West trade show and conference in Calgary bucked this trend. Produced by the Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH), it attracted almost 3,000 industry delegates.
Carrier Corp. sold its Dettson residential heating operations in Canada to the Ouellet Group, a manufacturer of electric heating systems based in Quebec. Dettson is primarily a residential oil heating products manufacturer with 125 employees and revenues of approximately $20 million in 2009.
Westech Energy Training Center announced it will offer a “Preparation for 5th Class Power Engineering” course. The course, which will begin Jan. 8, 2011, will be taught by D. Brian Baker and will primarily be formatted through lecture and assignments.
Noble (www.noble.ca), a subsidiary of distributor Rona Inc., has acquired the assets of MPH Supply Ltd. MPH, which specializes in the distribution of plumbing products, operates five branches in Vancouver and the lower mainland.
According to the Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH), its September 2010 PHCP Wholesalers’ Sales Report showed sales were up 8.4 percent. CIPH reported that September was a $509 million dollar month, and noted, “The industry has not seen these numbers since 2008.”
A new low-rise residential sheet metal installer trade certificate is being proposed by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities (MTCU) to better serve the needs of the residential HVAC sector. The new trade will be a separate branch of the existing Sheet Metal Worker trade.
On Oct. 7 during a special dedication ceremony held in St. John’s, Newfoundland, the Alvarez family received the keys to their new home from Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH) Chairman of the Board Russ Morgan (IPEX Inc.). The home features comfortable hydronic heating.
The Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) received an official response from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) to a letter to the Ministry expressing the industry’s concerns about the curtailment of “A” energy audits under the federal ecoEnergy program and requesting a re-examination of the decision.
The Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH) announced its support but also expressed concerns about certain aspects of the Canadian government’s efforts to achieve higher energy efficiency targets and to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the commercial packaged boiler market.
The Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating (CIPH) announced that it worked with Health Canada on guidelines for the use of domestic reclaimed water systems for residential or commercial locations that can help reduce water consumption in Canada.
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