TPi October 2010

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Carlo Grossi, Climaveneta CEO and Eurovent president

Climaveneta and Eurovent united for efficiency

The general meeting of the association of European manufacturers of air treat- ment, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment was held in Bruges, Belgium on 28 May. During the meeting Mr Carlo Grossi, vice president of the association and long time member of the board of directors of Eurovent Certification Company, took office as president. Mr Grossi is Climaveneta SpA chief executive officer and director of the holding company De’Longhi Professional, that manages the activities of B2B De’Longhi Group, focused on solutions for comfort and temperature control in both commercial and industrial processes.

recognisedbytheEuropeanCommission. Founded in 1958 as CECMA, Eurovent now includes 14 national associations with headquarters in 12 countries and represents more than 1,000 companies. Eurovent works in a collegial and democratic way – each association is placed on the same level as the others. In this period of great legislative activity at European level, the Association works because, together with the development of solutions that provide better comfort, there is also constant research for intelligent use of energy. Eurovent pushes these views within the European Commission, working actively in the drafting of the main directives and regulations on energy efficiency

in buildings, reducing environmental impact and total life cycle of plants.

In 1995 Eurovent founded certification programmes in Europe for the air condi- tioning industry in order to contribute to the improvement of HVAC products. Today Eurovent certified performance is recognised as an authoritative certificate in the market, not only in Europe but also worldwide, together with the American AHRI Association. Certification of performance helps end users to choose more efficient solutions, contributing to market development and providing a platform for user evaluations.

Climaveneta SpA – Italy info@climaveneta.com www.climaveneta.com

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