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4/19/2011 - ECR APPOINTS DAVID WALSH - DIRECTOR OF SALES

Utica, N.Y. – Apr. 19, 2011 – ECR is pleased to announce that David Walsh has been appointed Director of Sales for the organization’s wholesale distribution businesses.

David began his career with his family owned plumbing and heating business. David has been in the hydronic and related HVAC business for over 25 years many of which were spent with Weil McLain where he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Dave later held an executive position within distribution and recently owned and operated a representative agency.

“I’m excited to be part of a team that’s focused on getting back to basics and being a truly great, customer-oriented boiler and HVAC company” said David Walsh, ECR International Director of Sales.

In his new position David will be responsible for sales of boilers, controls, ductless air conditioning, furnaces, micro combined heat and power products, PTACs and indirect water heaters. He will also be responsible for channel management of ECR’s nine brands; Argo, Airco, Dunkirk, ecr, EMI, Olsen, Pennco, RetroAire and Utica.

4/1/2011 - ECR ANNOUNCES CONTEST

Starting Friday, April 1 and running throughout the spring and summer, spot the ECR truck and be entered in a drawing to win a $50 gift card!

Here''s what to do -
- Spot the truck
- Take a picture (Be creative, put yourself in the picture or take a
picture of our driver, Bob)
- E-mail the photo to info@ecrinternational.com
- Include in the e-mail - your name and where you spotted the truck

We''re making this easy for you. We''ve been posting on facebook and twitter where we will be every week. Make sure you like us on facebook and follow us on twitter so you can see where the truck will be.

The ECR demo vehicle is a showroom on wheels featuring highlights of the ECR product offering.

3/9/2011 - U.S. EPA AWARDS FREEWATT MICRO-CHP SYSTEM WITH EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD

Award presented at NESEA Building Green Conference 2011 in Boston

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today awarded ECR International’s freewatt® micro-combined heat and power system with the 2011 ENERGY STAR Emerging Technology Award. The award was presented to ECR International during a news conference at the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association’s Building Energy Conference.
“ECR is honored to receive such a prestigious award from the EPA,” said Karl Mayer, freewatt product manager. “We applaud the EPA’s commitment to technologies like freewatt that have a positive impact on the environment and the future of home energy.”
The freewatt system operates using micro-combined heat and power (microCHP) technology, which uses an ENERGY STAR-rated, high-efficiency gas furnace or boiler combined with a Honda engine/generator to produce heat, creating electric power as a byproduct.
The U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR Emerging Technology Award is an annual award given to products that meet rigorous performance criteria in select categories each year. By recognizing innovative products that have the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the award aims to advance promising technologies that may not yet meet key principles associated with categories eligible for the ENERGY STAR label or may be relatively more complex to properly install and operate. By raising the profile of products like freewatt, the EPA is helping to build demand so costs may be reduced and availability of these products broadened.
“By installing a freewatt system, the home’s annual environmental impact can be reduced by up to 6,000 pounds* or more of greenhouse gases,” said Mayer.
Operating at approximately 90 percent efficiency, freewatt also provides continuous, low-level heat without the temperature swings and cycling associated with a traditional heating system, creating constant comfort. Additionally, the freewatt plus system provides back-up power in the event a home loses power, such as during a bad winter storm or emergency.