Combined U.S. factory shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps for December totaled 330,698, a 16 percent drop compared with December 2006 totals, according to the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).
Power tool manufacturer, DeWALT,
has collaborated with Ford Motor Co. to launch Tool Link, an RFID asset tracking system that lets contractors tag and track
detailed inventory of their tools and equipment stored in the pickup box or
van.
Elkay Plumbing Products Division announced it has committed to a substantial investment to transform its Broadview, Ill., sink manufacturing facility into the Elkay Technology Center, which will include a new “rapid production facility.”
Tyco Fire & Building Products recently announced that it has become certified as an authorized provider of Continuing Education Units from the International Association for Continuing Education and Training.