There are new technologies available to homeowners that can reduce the amount of energy they use to heat their water.

Bradford White Water Heaters recently introduced their new Bradford White ICON System™ Accessory Packages. The new accessory packages work in conjunction with the company’s recently introduced ICON System gas control to provide homeowners with additional benefits such as comprehensive leak protection and better, more energy efficient performance including up to 36% savings on energy usage and an increase in usable hot water by as much as 50% or more.

 The packages include features such as a fully programmable 7-day, 4 period/day LCD digital control that can be attached to the water heater or mounted remotely throughout the house, leak detection that includes an audible alarm and optional automatic cold water shut off valve, and an enhanced integrated mixing device with multiple optional water connections that is quick and easy to install. 

For more details and to watch a video about the new Bradford White ICON System™ Accessory Packages, please visit www.bradfordwhite.com.

Bradford White Water Heaters is a full line manufacturer of residential, commercial and industrial products for water heating, space heating, combination heating and storage applications. The company is headquartered in Ambler, PA and has manufacturing facilities is Middleville, MI, Nile, MI, and Rochester, NH and a distribution center in Mississauga, ON Canada.

Energy efficient night covers for refrigerated display cabinets

SHAWNIGAN LAKE, BC November 25, 2007— Western Grocer, a long-established Canadian retail publication, August edition, features Econofrost night covers in “What’s Cool in Cooling.” The article showcases Econofrost as an innovative technology for refrigeration storage systems to help grocers protect their profit margins, leading the way to reduced energy expenditures while maintaining food storage safety, customer satisfaction and profitability.

Western Grocer’s Colleen Stewart announced that sales of Econofrost woven aluminum night covers for refrigerated product display cases are “taking off globally in a big way.” Jamie Orr, key account manager for Econofrost reports that “new installations in perishable food merchandisers are saving more than the full cost of the Econofrost installation in a matter of weeks,” with demonstrated payback periods of three to eighteen months when a store is closed a minimum of 60 hours a week.

How do Econofrost night curtains work? The benefits are accomplished overnight. Made from a woven heat reflective material, Econofrost night covers stabilize cool temperatures in open refrigeration cases to reduce energy losses while a store is closed. Better temperature and humidity control prolongs the shelf life of refrigerated merchandise and decreases the energy load on refrigeration equipment.

Independent laboratory tests have proven direct energy savings of up to 36% during the hours used from lower heating and air conditioning costs. Econofrost night covers can be specified as an option from most manufacturers of commercial refrigeration equipment or ordered for retrofits.

Econofrost has served the supermarket industry since 1975 and made over 250,000 installations in nearly 30 countries. Market Group Ventures, Inc., the parent corporation for Econofrost and Promolux Lighting International, is a world leader in providing retail technology solutions for merchandisers.

See www.econofrost.com.

For more details contact:

Lyn Rose

Market Group Ventures Inc, PO Box 40

Shawnigan Lake, BC V0R 2W0 Canada

Call 1-800-519-1222 / 250-743-1222 Fax 250-743-1221