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22nd December 2025
Paloma takes majority stake in Groupe Atlantic
FRANCE: Paloma Rheem Holdings, the company behind the recent acquisition of Fujitsu’s air conditioning business, is now set to acquire a majority stake in French HVAC company Groupe Atlantic.
20th December 2025
EU study recommends excluding refrigerants from PFAS restrictions
EUROPE: The European parliament’s Policy Department for Transformation, Innovation and Health has recommended that F-gases should be excluded from future PFAS restrictions, and focus regulatory controls through the existing F-gas regulation.
19th December 2025
48 tonnes of F-gas seized in Spanish raids
SPAIN: Authorities in Spain claim to have dismantled a criminal group said to be responsible for the illicit marketing of fluorinated gases.
27th December 2025
Daikin revises AC recycling fees
JAPAN: Daikin is to reduce its air conditioner recycling fees in Japan from February due to increased efficiency in processing at its recycling plants.
26th December 2025
India levies anti-dumping duties on Chinese R134a
INDIA: The Indian government has imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of R134a refrigerant from China.
25th December 2025
Japan’s first GPU servers with two-phase D2C
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have built and begun commercial use of graphics processing unit (GPU) servers cooled by two-phase direct-to-chip (D2C) cooling. Said to be…
20th December 2025
Companies unaware of potential energy savings
UK: Most UK manufacturing companies are unaware how much heat they use or how efficient their heating systems are, a new survey reveals.
19th December 2025
Shepherd appointed Worcester Bosch CEO
UK: Jo Shepherd, sales and marketing director at heat pump manufacturer Worcester Bosch, has been appointed CEO to succeed Carl Arntzen.
19th December 2025
Triton creates technical services group
UK: Private equity investors, Triton Partners, is behind the creation of Tendra Technical Services, a new group, initially comprising the James Mercer Group, Fletchers Engineering and Coat Facilities Group.
21st December 2025
Hamworthy adds 65kW R290 heat pump
UK: Hamworthy Heating has extended its Tyneham 290HT commercial R290 heat pump range with the addition of a 65kW model.
21st December 2025
Rhoss water-source chillers on low GWP refrigerants
ITALY: Rhoss has expanded its offering with a range of non-reversible water-source, stepless screw compressor chillers and heat pumps, opted for R1234ze and R515B.
17th December 2025
Daikin adds heat recovery to Compact series AHU
ITALY: Daikin is expanding its Compact series air handling unit portfolio with the addition to a new model that includes rotary heat recovery in the same footprint.
16th December 2025
Arup HQ switches to heat pumps
UK: Consultant Arup has significantly reduced the carbon footprint at its London headquarters by replacing gas boilers and R134a chillers with air-source heat pumps.
1st December 2025
Trane heat pumps land savings at Schipol Airport
NETHERLANDS: Trane heat pumps are combined with thermal energy storage (TES) systems in commercial office buildings located at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.
30th November 2025
Fruit and vegetable wholesaler relies on propane
GERMANY: A propane chiller has replaced an R404A refrigeration system at a fresh produce supplier's warehouses in central Germany, reducing operating costs and improving the overall carbon footprint.
14th December 2025
When glycol loops go bad
David McKune, corporate account manager of Ecolab EU, a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services, discusses the hidden risks of ignoring coolant health in AI-era data centres.
2nd November 2025
Who really owns the S&M data?
Digital job systems and client portals have transformed service and maintenance efficiency, but they have also blurred the line between compliance reporting and intellectual property.
31st August 2025
Cooling at an AI crossroads
Piergiorgio Tagliapietra, senior director of application engineering thermal management EMEA at critical infrastructure technologies company Vertiv, looks at how AI workloads are reshaping data centre cooling requirements.
23rd December 2025
Polish HVAC show presents 450 exhibitors
POLAND: The next edition of Warsaw HVAC Expo, one of the most important HVAC exhibitions in central and eastern Europe, opens its doors in February on around 450 exhibitors.
22nd December 2025
Trane provides $1.5m to promote STEM
USA: Trane Technologies has renewed its grant to the Science Museum of Minnesota to cultivate leadership skills, career readiness, and a profound appreciation for STEM among young people.
3rd December 2025
Registration opens for Cold Chain Conference
GERMANY: Registration is now open for the 29th GCCA European Cold Chain Conference, taking place in Dusseldorf, Germany, from 18-20 March 2026.