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March 30 - Sanyo Makes Executive Personnel Changes

On March 28, 2007 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Seiichiro Sano as the Company's new President. The appointment is a result of Sanyo's ongoing structural transformation process and is effective as of April 2, 2007.

Mr. Sano, 54, who until now has served as Vice President General Manager of General Affairs/Human Resources and, succeeds Toshimasa Iue as President.

Mr. Sano joined Sanyo in April 1977, starting in the Human Resources Section of the Audio Business. In April 2005, in addition to his responsibilities as General Manager of General Affairs/Human Resources, Mr. Sano was appointed a Vice President of Sanyo.

Mr. Sano will focus his efforts on the completion of the structural transformation initiated by his predecessor. Mr. Sano stated:

"With a view to successfully complete the Mid-term Management Plan, we will push forward as a company in unison, and we will continue to pursue our restructuring efforts to become an "Advanced Environment- and Energy-related Solutions Provider".

Mr. Sano will use his extensive experience of 30 years at the company and proven leadership skills in management to forge ahead to the next stage for the future success of the company.

March 29 - Fedders Technical Managers Earn NATE Certification

Fedders Corporation announced that its Field Service Technical Managers, Dennis Blievernicht, Bill Cox, Tom DiGiacomo and Bob McIvor have each recently earned NATE certifications in Air Conditioning, Heat Pump and Gas Furnace installation and service. Fedders' field service technical managers are led by Jon Howell, Director, Parts and Field Service. Jon, a NATE Certified Technician who has been in the HVAC industry for over eighteen years, joined the Fedders Service team in January 2007.

NATE, North American Technician Excellence, Inc., is the leading certification program for technicians in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry and it the only test supported by the entire industry, including manufacturers, utility companies, wholesalers, educators, technicians, contractors and trade associations. Being NATE certified means that Fedders' technicians have achieved mastery of an industry-approved level of knowledge-on everything from proper sizing and installation of HVAC equipment to sealing of ductwork to ensuring that Fedders' products are operating at peak energy efficiency.

March 24 - Air-Conditioning and Infrastructure Expo in Vietnam

PSV 2007, HVACR Vietnam 2007, and Projects Vietnam 2007 took place at Ho Chi Minh City International Exhibition & Convention Centre on March 15-17. With more than 250 participating companies from over 25 countries and regions, these three major industrial trade exhibitions will showcase the latest products and technologies used in the process and manufacturing industries, water & environment, industrial, engineering, building & construction, oil and gas and electricity.

At the opening ceremony, Vice Ministers Mr Luong Van Tu from the Ministry of Trade and Mr Tong Van Nga from the Ministry of Construction were present to grace the occasion.

PSV 2007 Д the 5th International Exhibition on Fluid, Air & Gas Handling Systems Incorporating Fluid Power and Control Systems & Instrumentation draws over 150 participating companies from more than 20 countries and regions with a strong representation from the Singapore pavilion organised by Regional Institute of Environmental Technologies. This exhibition consists of five-related profiles namely, Pumps & Systems, Valves & Piping, Compressors & Systems, Fluid Power and Control & Instrumentation.

Held in conjunction with PSV 2007 are Watertech Vietnam 2007 and Envirotec Vietnam 2007. These exhibitions will cover the water and wastewater treatment systems & technology and pollution control & environmental management technology sectors.

March 21 - KPS Acquires Bristol Compressors, Inc.

KPS Capital Partners, LP ("KPS") announced today that a newly formed affiliate, Bristol Compressors International, Inc. ("Bristol" or the "Company"), has acquired the assets of Bristol Compressors, Inc. from Johnson Controls, Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Bristol is a leading global manufacturer and designer of compression technology used in residential and commercial air conditioning and heat pump applications. The Company supplies many of the world's leading HVAC manufacturers as well as wholesale distributors. The Company is based in Bristol, Virginia and its products are marketed and sold on six continents and more than fifty countries around the world.

Bristol's senior management team will implement a business plan developed in partnership with KPS focused on improving manufacturing operations, productivity and supply chain management. The KPS investment will also provide the Company with access to substantial capital to continue new product development.

March 21 - The Dubai District-Cooling Boom

The United Arab Emirates has the potential to become the world's largest district-cooling market: demand is estimated at 10 million tonnes of refrigeration (36 360 MW) in the next 10 years.

The construction boom in Dubai has triggered particularly high demand for cooling and the current cooling capacity is already estimated between 1 and 1.5 million tonnes of refrigeration. Tabreed is the leading district cooling service provider, but other players are also present. Carrier, for example, is claimed to be negotiating USD 250 million contracts at any given moment, despite the company not being a major player in the area.

Several impressive projects give a clearer idea of the present developments in the sector: the Emirates District Cooling Company LLC (Emicool) is working on the Dubai Investments Park. It includes half a dozen real estate developments, one of which is the Palisades project, the Middle East's largest privately funded mixed-use real estate development, and several other projects involving 250 000 tonnes of refrigeration. Trans Gulf Electro-Mechanical has obtained a AED(Dh) 220 million contract (almost USD 60 million) to provide district cooling to the Dubai Healthcare City, the world's first healthcare free zone. Phase 1 is to include cooling capacity of 24 000 refrigeration tonnes. As part of it, nearly 680 cement trucks laid a 5000 m3 concrete foundation in 36 hours: Dubai is definitely the scene of lightning development and cooling on a grand scale!

March 15 - Climate World 2007 Expo Opens in Moscow

The International HVAC Trade Fair

APIC and Euro Expo CJSC inform that the International specialized climatic Exhibition «Climate World 2007», has taken place in Moscow, Russia at the International Exhibition Center Crocus Expo, in exhibition halls Nos 2 and 3 of pavilion No 1, from March 13 (Tuesday) till March 16 (Friday) 2007.

The «Climate World 2007» is the third international specialized exhibition, which covers the whole of the Russian climatic market - from climatic equipment suppliers to engineering and mounting companies. Russian companies producing various climatic equipment and leading world manufactures and their representatives on the Russian market of air conditioning, heating and ventilation are among the Exhibition participants. Russian regional companies, professionally working on climatic equipment and services markets, also took part in the Exhibition.

The object of the Exhibition is to promote the state-of-the-art engineering and technologies, to cultivate civilized business practices and fair competition principles, to further the stable development of Russian climatic market.

The main product lines and themes of the Exhibition:

• Air conditioners (mobile, household, industrial, multi-zone);
• Ventilation and fans (household fans, ventilator units, air ducts etc.);
• Heaters (infrared heaters, fireplaces, halogen and carbon heaters, convectors, blast heaters etc.);
• Central air conditioning (central air-conditioning plants, fan coils, chillers, precision air conditioners etc.);
• Humidifying, dehumidifying, purification and ionization of air (air purifiers, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, ionizers,);
• Expendable materials and tools (materials for hermetical sealing and insulation, tools, piping etc.);
• Other products (water heaters, pumps, boilers, heated tower rails etc.);
• Industrial refrigeration;
• Clean room;
• Cooling boxes;
• Energy saving;
• Automation and building management systems; etc.

March 13 - Sanyo Revolutionary Cooking Technology with Less CO2 Output

Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. announced today the successful development of the world's first simultaneous microwave and induction heating (IH) cooking function. The "enegreen Hybrid Cooker" not only reduces CO2 emissions, but makes cooking faster while preserving the flavor of food. Sales of this new unit will start in Commercial-use cooking equipment until now had primarily only one sole function, and it took time and labor to cook foods such as hamburger steaks, which required cooking in a frying pan to leave burn marks on the outside of the steak and then in an oven cook the food all the way to the center. Also, for ovens and microwave ovens that have combined functions, users needed to pre-heat the oven before use, and microwave ovens process of heating and extracting the water from the center of the food to cook, left it dry and lacking appeal. The running cost of cooking and the time it took to cook the food were problematic.

This new product, which combines the functions of an IH cooker, like the type used in conventional ovens that cooks from the outside-in, and conventional microwave appliances, that cooked from the inside-out, not only allows cooking-time to be less time- and labor-intensive, but also maintains a delicious taste through superior cooking. By changing the type of pot or saucepan used, various menus can be created through IH and microwave cooking, such as baked, boiled, steamed, and simmered foods. Sanyo offers speedy operations for restaurant proprietors serving food and beverages.

March 10 - Carrier Corporation Acquires Longville Group Ltd.

Carrier Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Longville Group Limited. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Longville is a leader in rental services of heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) temperature controls and pumps, mainly marketed under NuTemp, SLD Pumps and CRS brands. Longville employs 430 people and is headquartered in the United Kingdom with branches in the United States, France, Holland, Germany, Poland and Singapore.

"Longville brings with it sizable assets and technical expertise in the rental business, together with strong customer relationships. The combination of Carrier and Longville will allow us to provide a more comprehensive range of products and services," said Kelly Romano, president, Building Systems and Services, Carrier Corp. "We are building on our existing and attractive rental service business by adding scale in the United States and by expanding into Europe."

March 10 - Supermarket Trade Show 2007 in Tokyo

The 41st Supermarket Trade Show was held from February 28 to March 2 at the Tokyo Big Sight under the sponsorship of the Japan Self-Service Association. 788 companies, including those many from overseas, exhibited filled the entire 51,380 m2 space of the East Hall, . with the The number of visitors for over the three days topping topped 70,000, according to the show organizer's announcement.
At On the Business Talk Floor for Overseas Products operated by Mesago Messe Frankfurt Corporation, a leading German trade fair organizer, many food producers and overseas food importers put on display a variety of products, thus drawing the attention of many from the industry people.

The Store Development Show 2007 and the Specialty Food Fair 2007 were also held concurrently.
The show assumed an even more international atmosphere than that in last year with the backup or support of American, Italian, Australian, New Zealand, French and other embassies, bureaus of commerce and external trade organizations.
In the exhibition area of the refrigeration & showcase sector, Sanyo electric?s exhibits stood out in particular. For the first time in the industry, Sanyo unveiled a new refrigerated cabinet using carbon dioxide (CO2), drawing the attention of many visitors.

Within In Sanyo's booth, a supermarket's sales counter or backyard and food preparation area have been reproduced to make three proposals: 'Making a space friendly to shoppers,' 'Making a comfortable and joyful sales counter' and 'Considering the environmental future of the earth.' A wide spectrum of exhibits were on display, such as desiccant air conditioning equipment, a virus washer, a super-showcase with that actually displayed foods, and a supermarket showcase refrigerating system incorporating the a DC inverter W-multi system which thoroughly pursues energy savings.

Fuji Electric Retail Systems exhibited various types of cold chain equipment, vending machines available in the industry's No. 1 variations, and automatic change paying machines. The company also reproduced a supermarket's food sales counter within its booth.

March 06 - HARFKO 2007, Korean HVAC&R Show

Heating, Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration and Fluid Exhibition

JARN will participate in HARFKO 2007 exhibition.

HARFKO is focusing on introducing continuously developing refrigeration and air-conditioning technologies and products. Furthermore we contribute in the development of HVAC & R industry by improving domestic technology, promoting technology transactions, exchanging information and cultivating international competitiveness.

March 03 - PSV 2007 and HVACR Vietnam 2007

PSV 2007 and HVACR Vietnam 2007 will be returning to Ho Chi Minh City with Projects Vietnam 2007 debuting this year. These three exhibitions will showcase the latest range of products, technologies and services on manufacturing, industrial, engineering and building and construction. Together, they will be staged at Ho Chi Minh City International Exhibition & Convention Centre, HIECC from 15-17 March 2007.

Vietnam's burgeoning economy is receiving a much welcome boost with its recent entry into the World Trade Organisation. With such positive prospects, many market leaders have already signed up for this year's event. Together, we have more than 250 participating companies from over 25 countries/regions.

Vietnam's economy is poised to grow about 8% this year, making it one of the world's fastest growing economies (source: Reuters). Already, ASEAN has invested close to US$10 billion in hundreds of projects (source: The Straits Times). Experts predict the country's economy will double in size within the next decade. PSV 2007, HVACR Vietnam 2007 and Projects Vietnam 2007 are staged at the ripe time for Vietnam to offer quality buyers and sellers an ideal opportunity to source for new businesses or to establish their business.

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