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Target aims for 3,600 York rooftops

Target-storesUSA: Johnson Controls has won the contract to install a total of 3,600 rooftop units at 225 Target retail stores over the next three years.

The initiative will see the 3,600 York Predator series packaged rooftop units being installed at Target stores eight years or older. Target is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart.

The York rooftop units feature energy-saving technologies including variable-speed drives, California Title 24-compliant economisers and new energy recovery ventilators specifically designed for retailers.

The project is delivered by the York national accounts team in partnership with Minneapolis-based Midwest Mechanical Solutions.

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