News Headlines
30th September 2026
Systemair to close Dutch factory
NETHERLANDS: Swedish manufacturer Systemair plans to discontinue production at the factory of its Dutch subsidiary Systemair Production BV in Waalwijk.
29th September 2026
Partnership to expand high-efficiency cooling
USA: Kentucky-based KCC Manufacturing has formed a partnership with Transaera to scale US production of outdoor air systems using solid desiccants to remove moisture before cooling.
27th September 2026
Sam Jones wins WorldSkills gold
CHINA: Sam Jones of the United Kingdom has won the gold medal in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026.
30th September 2026
Systemair to close Dutch factory
NETHERLANDS: Swedish manufacturer Systemair plans to discontinue production at the factory of its Dutch subsidiary Systemair Production BV in Waalwijk.
29th September 2026
Vertiv to expand Slovakian data centre cooling plant
UK: Vertiv has announced the addition of a further 22,000m2 of manufacturing capacity to its current 56,000m2 data centre power and cooling equipment factory in Slovakia.
29th September 2026
Partnership to expand high-efficiency cooling
USA: Kentucky-based KCC Manufacturing has formed a partnership with Transaera to scale US production of outdoor air systems using solid desiccants to remove moisture before cooling.
30th September 2026
Shephard named president of BESA
UK: Anna Shephard, operations director at NG Bailey group company OSM Ventilation is the new president of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) for 2026/27.
30th September 2026
R32 VRF delivers 31% energy savings against R410A
UK: A trial of Mitsubishi Electric’s R32 City Multi YXM VRF system is said to have shown a 31% annual reduction in energy use, when trialled against an existing R410A system.
25th September 2026
DESNZ publishes UK space cooling report
UK: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has published its report into the UK space cooling market as a first step in its commitment to the Global Cooling Pledge.
29th September 2026
Collaboration creates high efficiency fan package
SWITZERLAND/DENMARK: Swiss motor and drive manufacturer ABB says it is collaborating with Danish fan company Novenco, to improve system-level energy efficiency across axial fan applications.
28th September 2026
Daikin upgrades Residential Cloud Service
BELGIUM: Daikin Europe has launched a major upgrade to Daikin Cloud Service Residential (DCS-R), transforming it into a full remote system management solution for all its residential products.
26th September 2026
Digital refrigerant management app
UK: A-Gas is to launch a new digital refrigerant management platform to help its customers manage waste, compliance and cylinder activity all in one place.
25th September 2026
Carter Synergy CO2 system at Granarolo cold store
UK: Carter Synergy designed and installed the bespoke CO2 refrigeration system at the new Granarolo distribution centre in Willenhall.
23rd September 2026
Heat pumps on track with waste heat recovery project
ITALY: A waste heat recovery project in Turin, employing Trane heat pumps, is demonstrating how district heating operators can unlock more value from existing cogeneration assets.
19th September 2026
Aquarea R290 heat pumps support senior living
GERMANY: Six Panasonic Aquarea Big M R290 air-to-water heat pumps are supplying 89 accessible apartments with heating and hot water at an old people’s residence in Leipzig.
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.
29th September 2026
Global Heat Forum will tackle extreme heat
THAILAND: An inaugural forum in Bangkok next month brings together over 400 leading scientists, city leaders, philanthropies and health experts to scale solutions and unlock finance for extreme heat action.
28th September 2026
CPD seminar covers R290 heat pump safety
UK: Ideal Commercial Heating has launched a new CIBSE-approved CPD seminar designed to help heating professionals understand the safety considerations associated with commercial R290 air-source heat pumps.
12th September 2026
Haier takes to the road
UK: Haier HVAC Solutions goes on the road this month, with a fully-kitted product trailer taking its latest heating and cooling solutions to installers across the UK.