PROFILE
DIVERSIFICATION IS THE force that has propelled US manufacturer Ingersoll Rand from the early days of the industrial age to the 21st century . The company once held the patent for a rock drill credited with replacing the pick axe and revolutionising the mining industry — but in recent years it has been broadly concerned with creating sustainable environments . In practice , this means devising operational-level strategies for reducing energy use at home , in the workplace and in-transit .
Ingersoll Rand works to create efficiency behind-the-scenes , helping businesses and consumers to save money while controlling their surroundings . The company ’ s family of brands includes Thermo King , a transport temperature control system manufacturer , and Trane , a supplier of air conditioning systems . As technologies like the Internet of Things continue to move into our built environments , Ingersoll Rand has acknowledged that its existing expertise could give it an edge in innovation .
“ We ’ ve been inside industries , improving the efficiency of processes inside those industries ,” says Scott Tew Executive Director of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability at Ingersoll Rand . “ We have been in the commercial and the home-building space as
8 August 2016