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28th March 2026
Lower costs boost Euro heat pump sales
BELGIUM: Predictably, research by the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) has confirmed that heap pump sales increase when upfront purchase prices and running costs are reduced.
25th March 2026
ECHA to open consultation on latest PFAS opinion
EUROPE: The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will publish its latest draft opinion on the proposed European PFAS restrictions tomorrow, with stakeholders having the opportunity to comment.
24th March 2026
Vertiv to buy heat exchanger firm ThermoKey
USA/ITALY: Critical digital infrastructure solutions provider Vertiv is to acquire Italian heat exchanger company ThermoKey SpA.
30th March 2026
Belgian MEP visits Daikin heat pump R&D centre
BELGIUM: Belgian MEP Wouter Beke, a member of the European parliament’s committee on industry, research and energy (ITRE), has visited Daikin’s EMEA R&D centre in Ghent.
28th March 2026
Lower costs boost Euro heat pump sales
BELGIUM: Predictably, research by the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) has confirmed that heap pump sales increase when upfront purchase prices and running costs are reduced.
27th March 2026
Hudson licensed to reclaim R448A/R449A
USA: Refrigerant reclaimer Hudson Technologies has signed a licensing agreement with Solstice Advanced Materials for the reclamation and resale of R448A and R449A refrigerants.
27th March 2026
Haier to sponsor Warwickshire Cricket Club
UK: Haier HVAC Solutions is to sponsor Warwickshire County Cricket Club, the air conditioning and heat pump manufacturer becoming the club’s lead partner from the 2026 season.
27th March 2026
Top engineer Linda McVittie retires
UK: Linda McVittie, technical applications manager for J & E Hall, retires today after nearly 40 years in the refrigeration industry.
26th March 2026
Bookings open for IOR Northern Region dinner
UK: The IOR Northern Region’s annual dinner returns to the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead in September.
26th March 2026
Panasonic adds three-pipe VRF on R32
UK: Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions has expanded its VRF portfolio with the new three-pipe ECOi EX MF4 series, using R32 refrigerant.
26th March 2026
All‑in‑one kit superheat control kit
DENMARK: Danfoss has created a pre-packaged superheat control solution for precise superheat control in low, medium, and high-pressure applications from 0.5 to 32kW. The EKE…
25th March 2026
Panasonic expands R290 commercial HP range
UK: Panasonic has launched the Aqua-G EVO series of R290 heat pumps, as part of its ECOi-W commercial range.
15th March 2026
Ammonia system ensures Olympic performances
ITALY: Consistent ice quality for the bobsleigh and skeleton track at the recent Olympic Winter Games was provided by an innovative ammonia-based refrigeration system.
14th March 2026
Mitsubishi Electric goes on safari
UK: Mitsubishi Electric has extended its partnership with Chester Zoo by providing renewable heating to 51 guest lodges at the zoo’s Heart of Africa zone.
26th February 2026
Praise for Panasonic at new Ellis Training site
UK: Ellis Training’s move into a former Methodist church, last year, has transformed the 19th-century building into a leading-edge HVACR training facility.
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.
28th March 2026
Industrial refrigeration focus on “naturals”
GERMANY: The Industrial Refrigeration Network Conference (IRN) returns to the Schaufler Academy in Rottenburg-Ergenzingen this June.
12th March 2026
Over 7,000 complete Daikin heat pump courses
UK: Daikin UK has reported that 7,333 installers completed its specialist heat pump training programmes in 2025, a 20% increase on 2024.
24th February 2026
Strategic skills plan published
UK: The Engineering and Building Services Skills Alliance (EBSSA) has published its strategic Sector Skills Plan, a comprehensive document setting out the sector’s skills needs and gaps.