News Headlines
11th April 2026
Project proves heat pumps can assist the grid
GERMANY: Viessmann, along with transmission system operators TenneT Germany and TransnetBW, claim to have demonstrated that heat pumps can help prevent grid congestion.
8th April 2026
Firms knowingly breach the F-gas regulations
UK: A new report claims European companies are knowingly breaching the F-gas regulations by exceeding quota limits, falsifying invoices, mislabelling virgin refrigerants as reclaimed gases and evading VAT.
6th April 2026
Hauser debuts magnetocaloric cabinet
GERMANY: Hauser has produced a prototype commercial refrigerated cabinet that, based on magnetocaloric technology, dispenses with conventional refrigerants.
14th April 2026
Haiti ratifies the Kigali Amendment
HAITI: The Republic of Haiti is the latest country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs.
14th April 2026
Daikin joins rare earth recycling scheme
JAPAN: Daikin has joined a collaboration to build Japan's first circular scheme to recover and recycle rare earth magnets from the Japanese manufacturer’s commercial air conditioning compressors.
11th April 2026
Project proves heat pumps can assist the grid
GERMANY: Viessmann, along with transmission system operators TenneT Germany and TransnetBW, claim to have demonstrated that heat pumps can help prevent grid congestion.
14th April 2026
Daikin expands rental fleet
UK: Daikin Rental Solutions has expanded its UK rental fleet with higher-capacity screw chillers, a broader range of scroll heat pumps, new dry air coolers and purpose-built AHUs.
13th April 2026
Parr appointed Ryan-Jayberg MD
UK: Richard Parr has been appointed managing director of commercial refrigeration and air conditioning specialist Ryan-Jayberg. He replaces Colin Green, who becomes the company’s vice chairman.
13th April 2026
Nordic Climate buys Iceline Yorkshire
UK: The Swedish contractor group Nordic Climate has acquired Doncaster-based coldstore installation company Iceline Yorkshire Ltd.
14th April 2026
Bipolar EEV controller
SPAIN: Sanhua has announced the release of its SEC711 series bipolar electronic expansion valve controllers.
13th April 2026
Trane’s higher-capacity air-cooled chillers
BELGIUM: Trane claims to have set a new benchmark in data centre cooling with its new high-capacity Sintesis eXcellent GVAF air-cooled chillers.
12th April 2026
R-Press fittings available through BES
UK: Instantor’s R-Press fittings are now available through builders merchant BES.
10th April 2026
Heat pumps replace gas boilers at Surrey offices
The three Climaveneta EW-HT water-to-water heat pumps UK: The refurbishment of a landmark 70,000ft2 Surrey office block has seen gas-fired boilers and air-to-water cooling systems…
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.
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.
11th April 2026
Flammable refrigerants explained
DENMARK: Danfoss is to tackle the topic of flammable refrigerants in the next of its RETHINK Live series of virtual events.
8th April 2026
Schemes collaborate on R290 heat pump training
EUROPE: The Real Alternatives project and SkillSafe EU are to collaborate in a specialised training programme on the safe handling of flammable refrigerants and the use of R290 heat pumps.
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.