DuPont Fluoroproducts has announced that the company has reached an out-of-court settlement with a major European fluorochemcials manufacturer over alleged infringement of DuPont patents for certain hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blend refrigerants.
Combined U.S. factory shipments of 705,605 central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps for April 2002 were up 23% from April 2001, according to the Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute (ARI).
Western Nevada Supply Co., a distributor of Rehau products, has announced the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art hvac training center at the Truckee Meadows Community College Technical Institute.
The 2003 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition is on track to become one of the largest gatherings in show history, according to organizers.
The Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Contractors of Canada (HRAC) successfully completed an eight-month undertaking to design and organize elementary school workshops, and organize a new demonstration competition at the 13th Annual Ontario Technological Skills Competition, held recently in Waterloo, ON.
Officers and members of the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) will convene Oct. 20-24 at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, NV, for the association’s 65th Annual Conference.
Dirk Van Dongen, president for the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW), recently sent a letter to Labor Secretary Elaine Chao dismissing a recently released report from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) regarding association health plans (AHPs).
AK Steel will donate steel coated with AgION™ antimicrobial compound for City of Hope’s Helford Clinical Research Hospital, currently under construction in Duarte, CA.
SkillsUSA-Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) will hold its National Leadership and Skills Conference and 38th SkillsUSA Championships in Kansas City, MO, June 24-28, 2002.