The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), Silver Spring, Md., announced the successful closing of its 2010 Board Resolution on Refrigeration, which installed low carbon refrigeration systems in over 4,000 supermarkets, 4 million ice cream and drinks chiller units worldwide and industrial plants with the majority being natural refrigerants.
Johnson Controls, Milwaukee, Wis., and Japan-based Hitachi Ltd. and Hitachi Appliances, Inc. completed their global joint venture agreement and will immediately commence operations of Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning.
The HVACR Workforce Development Foundation, Arlington, Va., released three new reports confirming that demand outstrips the supply of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration employees. In particular, mechanics and installers are in critical shortage in most areas of the nation.
ebm-papst Inc., Farmington, Conn., helps to support the location-based performance and efficiency requirements of commercial refrigeration systems thanks to its W1G200 axial fan with BUS communication.