News Headlines
18th June 2026
Solstice licences A-Gas to reclaim low GWP blends
EUROPE: Refrigerant manufacturer Solstice has signed an agreement allowing leading lifecycle refrigerant management company A-Gas to recover and reclaim its patented lower GWP refrigerant blends.
15th June 2026
US aircon and heat pump shipments up 5.1%
USA: US shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps reached 837,098 units in April, an increase of 5.1% compared to April 2025.
12th June 2026
German refrigerant leak rates down to 1%
GERMANY: Latest figures from Germany suggest that average refrigerant leak rates were down to just 1% in 2025.
18th June 2026
Solstice licences A-Gas to reclaim low GWP blends
EUROPE: Refrigerant manufacturer Solstice has signed an agreement allowing leading lifecycle refrigerant management company A-Gas to recover and reclaim its patented lower GWP refrigerant blends.
17th June 2026
Daikin installs outdoor AC in Tokyo complex
JAPAN: Daikin is to install outdoor air conditioners at the Tokyo Midtown Yaesu complex with the aim of combating the summer heat and improving the comfort of visitors.
17th June 2026
Thomas Donato appointed Carrier Europe CEO
USA: Former Bosch Power Tools CEO Thomas Donato has been appointed president of Climate Solutions Europe to succeed Thomas Heim.
18th June 2026
Nordic Climate buys K4S
UK: Following its acquisition of long-established UK contractor Lightfoot International, the Swedish Nordic Climate Group has now announced the purchase of south-west-based K4 Services.
18th June 2026
The heat is on for WorldSkills competitors
UK: This year’s RACHP WorldSkills UK competition for apprentices will see 18 competitors battling it out at next week’s InstallerShow at the NEC, Birmingham.
17th June 2026
Offering simplified MCS umbrella scheme
UK: Mitsubishi Electric has partnered with Alto Energy, an Oxfordshire-based supplier and installer, to help heating engineers with a simplified MCS umbrella scheme.
18th June 2026
Trane R290 deep-freeze chiller
BELGIUM: The Aries N Deep Freezing (ASN DF) R290 packaged screw compressor chiller from Trane is designed to deliver leaving fluid temperatures down to -30°C.
17th June 2026
Daikin adds VKM-JM fresh-air unit to R32 VRV range
BELGIUM: Daikin’s new VKM-JM decentralised ventilation unit for commercial applications combines fresh-air treatment, humidity control, and heat recovery in a single system.
16th June 2026
Ultra-Line 360 fan coil for exposed-ceiling applications
UK: The new Ultra-Line 360 fan coil unit from UK company Diffusion is designed for exposed-ceiling applications in commercial office, retail, and hospitality projects.
16th June 2026
Ammonia heat pump heads emission reductions
TÜRKIYE: A GEA ammonia heat pump installed at the Türk Tuborg brewery in İzmir has achieved a 7.4% decrease in CO2 emissions over its first nine months of operation.
2nd June 2026
Largest distribution centre employs CO2 refrigeration
UK: An 8.6MW CO2 refrigeration system is providing the essential service for Britain’s largest supermarket distribution centre.
20th May 2026
Vertiv cooling refurb delivers 70% saving
SPAIN: The modernisation of the cooling infrastructure at the Madrid HQ of sustainable infrastructure solutions company Acciona is said to have delivered a 70% reduction in energy consumption.
3rd May 2026
Skills gap: the answer’s already on the van
Will Overton, director of Vectis Refrigeration and founder of the Wisdom Group FM, argues that the skills gap in refrigeration and HVAC is not a training problem: it is a knowledge capture problem.
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.
16th June 2026
Adaptation 2027 call for abstracts
UK: The organiser of Adaptation 2027, the 2nd IIR International Conference on Refrigeration Adapting to Rising Temperatures, has issued a call for papers.
10th June 2026
IOR to host briefing on electric future of RACHP
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) will host the next International Refrigeration Committee (IRC) business briefing which will focus on strengthening RACHP sustainability amid electricity market volatility.
27th May 2026
IOR to host Adaptation 2027
UK: The UK’s Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) is to host the second conference by the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) in the series on Refrigeration: Adapting to Rising Temperatures.