Harting Electric has won the Manufacturing Excellence (MX) Award in the 'sustainability' category with its highly effective deployment of sustainable and eco-friendly production processes. [ + ]

Standards Australia has released three draft Standards on Energy Audits for public comment.

Yingli Green Energy has signed a distribution deal with Energy Matters, a leading Australia solar supply and installation company. [ + ]

Legrand has announced the acquisition of Lastar Inc, a US provider of preterminated solutions for VDI and A/V networks. [ + ]

Nexans has been engaged to deploy the world's longest and deepest 420 kV XLPE cable system. The €78 million project is part of a new power link crossing two of Norway's fjords. [ + ]

Investment in training is vital to ensure job opportunities for young Australians, GTA says. The national peak body for group training organisations has called for continued government support to enable apprentices and trainees to begin and complete their training. [ + ]

Lighting Council Australia has organised LED seminars in Brisbane (17 February), Sydney (19 February) and Melbourne (21 February). The seminars will be useful for lighting industry specialists, utilities, municipalities, town planners, facility managers, architects, engineers and other professionals with an interest in lighting. [ + ]

Philips Lighting and Pierlite Australia have agreed to end their 10-year lamp distributor agreement in Australia, effective 10 March 2014. Pierlite will, however, continue to represent a suite of Philips professional luminaires for the region. [ + ]

Alcatel-Lucent has signed a turnkey contract with the Libyan International Telecommunication Company (LITC) to build a new 1000 km undersea cable system linking the country's capital, Tripoli, to Benghazi. [ + ]

Rockwell Automation has appointed Tim Keech as State Manager, Victoria and Tasmania. [ + ]

AIRAH is calling for abstracts for The Future of HVAC 2014 conference, to be held in Sydney from 16-17 July. [ + ]

When it comes to renewable energy, South Australia leads the way, new data from the ABS shows. The percentage of SA residences with renewable electricity systems such as solar panels has increased by 352% between 2010 and 2012. [ + ]

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has voiced its support for the restoration of the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC). [ + ]

Following a successful event in February 2013, the Australian Data Centre Strategy Summit will return in March 2014. The summit comprises 40 keynotes, plus roundtables, collaborative think-tanks, prequalified one-on-one meetings, an exhibition and workshops. [ + ]

Philips has reported a successful Q4 2013, with a comparable sales growth of 7% and operational results up by 20%. The company says it achieved its 2013 sales targets set in 2011. [ + ]