ROCKLEIGH, N.J.—Crestron introduces the compact and lightweight MP-AMP40 that installs easily almost anywhere and offers a low-cost amplifier solution ideal for conference rooms, classrooms and boardrooms.Boasting energy-saving design features such as auto power on/off, Class D topology, fan-less design, and a special heat-reducing housing, MP-AMP40 combines 40 watts of crisp audio sound with environmental friendliness. MP-AMP40 amps are Energy Star qualified to enable organizations to meet their energy savings objectives without compromising audio performance.MP-AMP40 installs virtually anywhere with no equipment rack necessary. MP-AMP40 also meets the requirements of UL 2043 for installation in environmental air-handling spaces, or plenums, such...

WETHERSFIELD, CONN.—Waste to Water LLC, manufacturer of the Made in USA Bio-EZ family of food decomposition machines, announced the addition of two new sales representative organizations to their rapidly growing international sales team. Waste to Water now has sale agents deployed in 22 states and four countries. Acosta Cornerstone is now responsible for sales in the states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Kv41 LLC is managing sales in the states of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.Bio-EZ is a USA manufactured machine that decomposes up to 2,000 pounds...

MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS.—After introducing the new 4.10 ESi CT Express Combitherm in May of 2012, Alto-Shaam has re-launched this product with the additional features of an integrated catalytic converter, toasting/finishing element and smoking abilities. The new features were debuted at the 2013 NAFEM Show in Orlando.With the integration of a 4.10 CCi catalytic converter that “scrubs” the airstream of normal grease-laden byproducts, the CT Express now has the versatility to be placed in areas without a hood.Going beyond the usual Combitherm technology, the CT Express can be used as a finishing oven; quickly and efficiently toasting sandwiches, breads and...

WEST CHICAGO, ILL.—Tornado Industries, a leading manufacturer of professional cleaning equipment, has just introduced six new products for the professional cleaning industry. These new systems are all designed to address changing needs and challenges in the industry—including the increased need for more competitively priced, high-performing, safer and more sustainable effective cleaning equipment—as well as changes in the needs and wants of facility managers and other end-customers.According to Jolynn Kennedy, marketing manager for Tornado, the six new systems include: •    The Windshear Storm air blower/dyer with “driven air technology” that can provide very high air velocity but uses less energy and...

SAN LUIS OBISPO—ClearWater Tech has named Skip Mallios the new regional sales manager for the Eastern division. Mallios is a 30-year industry veteran who will be working with ClearWater distributors east of the Mississippi River on direct sales of EcoTex O3 ozone systems to commercial laundry accounts. Based in Columbia, S.C., Mallios began his career in the laundry business as a chemical sales territory manager for EcoLab. The majority of his time was spent with Texchine Inc., where he worked in several sales positions during two separate stints. He also was a regional sales manager for Cissell Dryer Corp., one...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Onity as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Onity is a leading global provider of energy management systems (EMS) for the hospitality, commercial, education, government and marine markets. The company’s EMS products merge digital temperature control with setback strategies that adjust the temperature to energy efficient levels when a room is unoccupied. Onity’s system offers many benefits such as: up to 35 percent HVAC run-time savings, works with all types of HVAC configurations and light control, and wireless capability. For more information, e-mail steve.lyons@onity.com, call (866) 866-6489,...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Greenview as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. Greenview works with meeting and event planners to develop, implement, measure, and report out sustainable event programs. Greenview helps events set overall strategies for their sustainability programs and then carry them out credibly through applying frameworks such as ISO 20121, the APEX/ASTM Green Meetings Standards, and the Global Reporting Initiative Event Organizers Sector Supplement. Call Cara Unterkofler, Director, Sustainable Event Programs, Greenview, at (571) 210-2272, or e-mail cara@gviewadvisors.com.Greenview also specializes in guiding hospitality and tourism companies through the...

DELRAY BEACH, FLA.—Taft Durst Inc., a Delray Beach, Fla.-based company that does business as Vet LEDs, announced the formal launch of the Veterans Lighting Initiative. The CEO of Vet LEDs, Randy M. Durst, a Vietnam veteran, created the concept after reading a news article about the difficulty veterans were having getting good jobs in today’s economic climate. “It occurred to me that hiring veterans to install LED lighting was a no-brainer,” Durst says. Over the course of the next two years, hundreds of thousands of military servicemen and women will be returning to a very uncertain future as they...

WEST CALDWELL, N.J.—MaxLite introduces the LED Round Flat Panel Pendant, which recently received Lighting for Tomorrow’s Honorable Mention in the Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Residential Lighting Products Design Competition and has been added to the FlatMax family of LED Flat Panels. The LED Round Flat Panel Pendant can be cable-hung or surface mounted easily in offices, hospitality and retail environments, and other spaces that demand sophistication.“Our LED Round Pendant is an aesthetically pleasing, decorative fixture that delivers style, technology and functional lighting levels in a variety of applications,” said MaxLite’s director of product marketing Pat Treadway. “Still very new to...

SOUTHAMPTON, PA.—Commercial customers are saving 5 to 12 percent on water utility bills with a new Conservation Water Valve. A Pennsylvania energy consulting company is helping large water users nationwide reduce rising water bills at the source. Their patented valve is designed to slow water turbulence and compress air. The air in the pipes is plentiful, and for heavy users can equate to thousands or tens of thousands every month. This costly air serves no benefit, it is never requested and there won’t be a refund.Many are surprised to find that every building owner nationwide is faced with the...