DANBURY, CONN.—FuelCell Energy, Inc., a global leader in the design, manufacture, operation and service of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable fuel cell power plants, announced the launch of a new website at www.fuelcellenergy.com and an updated FuelCell Energy logo. In the past year, the company has executed a number of initiatives including the acquisition of European manufacturing capacity, expansion in Asia through licensing agreements, development and sale of a multi-megawatt fuel cell park in North America to a leading utility, and the acquisition of solid oxide fuel cell technology to expand adjacent market opportunities.The new website highlights this progress as...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes TEMP-AIR as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. To battle insecticide-resistant bed bugs, TEMP-AIR is offering a line of Thermal Remediation electric bed bug heat treatment equipment, an effective solution designed specifically for the needs of pest control professionals, hotels, universities, and property  managers—from stand-alone portable electric packages to complete, integrated truck and trailer packages. The Thermal Remediation target temperature during treatment is between 120 and 135°F, the temperature necessary for heat to penetrate bed bug harborages. This safe, effective, and environmentally friendly process uses dry...

OSHKOSH, WIS.—Continental Girbau Inc. recently partnered with RJ Kool Co., a full-service laundry distributor headquartered in Kansas City, Mo. As a result, RJ Kool now provides Girbau Industrial products to high-volume laundries throughout Missouri, Kansas, Southern Illinois and Northern Oklahoma. Girbau Industrial is a brand of Continental Girbau Inc.“We were looking for a top-level manufacturer that shared our same values and commitment to quality,” said RJ Kool’s Tiffanni Sanstra, marketing coordinator. “Girbau Industrial products have filled some voids for us in the industrial market. We are blown away with the quality of these products.”Established in 1961, RJ Kool provides...

JEFFERSON CITY, TENN.—Longtime industry veteran, Peter Mandel, has created an exclusive collection of internationally known brands of Italian designed seating and tables to be manufactured and represented in North America under Motivo Furniture. Motivo Furniture, geared for the trade and hospitality industries, now offers more than 300 SKUs of highly styled modern Italian design that is fabricated in Tennessee, partnering with several Italian manufacturers that include: Costantini, Livoni and Softline-Allkit. Products include: exposed wood seating and tables along with mixed materials of wood, metal and plastics. Items are all inventoried, assembled, finished and upholstered in the United States.“The timing...

CHICAGO—Master-Bilt, manufacturer of premier commercial refrigeration, will showcase its newest award-winning innovation, the Parallel Glycol Rack Refrigeration System, in the Kitchen Innovations Pavilion (booth 2440) at the 2013 National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, May 18 to 21 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. Master-Bilt received a National Restaurant Association 2013 Kitchen Innovations Award for the parallel glycol rack refrigeration system which uses the most energy efficient refrigeration system available to chill a glycol loop that cools equipment in a foodservice kitchen or retail environment.The most unique feature of the Master-Bilt glycol system is its utilization of floating head pressure technology...

MILL VALLEY, CALIF.—Auberge Resorts, developer and operator of resorts and spas, announced a new, exclusive U.S. partnership with Marie Veronique Organics, the boutique skincare brand renowned for its 100 percent natural and organic ingredients. Auberge spas will be the only spas in the United States to offer facials custom-designed to feature the brand’s new high-performance Pacific line of luxury, marine-based skincare products.“The Pacific line partnership with Marie Veronique Organics emphasizes our commitment to organic skincare, health and wellness,” said Mark Harmon, CEO, Auberge Resorts. “We are delighted to be the first U.S. spas to introduce the highly effective Pacific...

TEMPERANCE, MICH.—MTS Seating announced that Josh Swy has been promoted to Director of Design. “Since being named product designer in 2012, Josh has created several new chair designs,” said MTS president Bart Kulish. “He has also completely redesigned our major trade show presence to give MTS a new, fresh image.”Swy was responsible for creation of the new Catalyst chair in an ultra-contemporary, asymmetrical design. The flex-back chairs feature multi-color upholstery treatments that offer customized design. Swy has also worked on an extended line of the company’s classic Moderne Collection, and next-generation stacking chairs for major lodging companies. Providing ‘Bold Design...

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.—Zagster, a company that provides bikes as a service, announced it has partnered with the Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing to offer bike sharing services to guests. Hotel guests can reserve and ride comfortable, city-friendly cruiser bikes, giving them a healthy, convenient and fun way to explore the area, visit friends or attend business meetings.  “In today’s congested cities, it’s increasingly easier, less expensive and more fun to get out and see the sights or attend meetings on a bike, rather than in a cab or rental car,” said Timothy Ericson, co-founder and CEO of Zagster. “With...

TRAVELERS REST, S.C.—EnviroPure Systems Inc., a world leader in the development of alternative technologies for organic food waste disposal, announces the appointment of Stefan Kahl as national sales manager. Kahn comes from the Atlanta division of U.S. Foods, where he has been specialist/category manager of non-foods/equipment & supplies for the past nine years. With a degree in hotel and restaurant management, a diversity of hands-on experience in the hospitality industry and longstanding relationships with key accounts such as Hilton and Marriott, Stefan brings a wealth of marketing knowledge and expertise to the company, which has recently moved its headquarters...

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA—Milk & Co. has partnered with Concept Amenities on a new amenities collection. “We saw an opportunity to create a guest collection with Concept Amenities that are for people on the go, who also care about looking after themselves,” says Michael Klim, world swimming champion, world record holder, three-time Olympic swimming champ and director of Milk & Co. “Our products are packed full of the good stuff, environmentally conscious, sulfate and paraben free, and mineral oil free for those people conscious about what they are applying on their skin.”The collection is made in Australia using natural and marine...