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21st October 2026
Chemours’ injunctions relate to R1234yf blends
GERMANY: Refrigerant manufacturer Chemours has confirmed that the injunctions it issued to four exhibitors at last week’s Chillventa exhibition were related to infringements of its patents for 1234yf blends.
17th October 2026
Solstice issues injunctions on Chillventa exhibitors
GERMANY: Refrigerant manufacturer Solstice claims to have issued injunctions claiming patent infringements against five exhibitors at this week’s Chillventa exhibition in Nuremberg.
16th October 2026
Chillventa 2026 was record-breaker
GERMANY: This week’s Chillventa 2026 show in Nuremberg, which closed yesterday, has been confirmed as the event’s largest yet, both in terms of exhibitor and visitor numbers.
21st October 2026
Chemours’ injunctions relate to R1234yf blends
GERMANY: Refrigerant manufacturer Chemours has confirmed that the injunctions it issued to four exhibitors at last week’s Chillventa exhibition were related to infringements of its patents for 1234yf blends.
21st October 2026
100 events celebrate Heat Pump Day
BELGIUM: Nearly 100 events are being organised this year to celebrate Heat Pump Day, according to the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA).
19th October 2026
Father and daughter plead guilty to R22 smuggling
USA: A father and daughter have pleaded guilty to smuggling thousands of dollars worth of banned R22 refrigerant in multiple trips across the border from Mexico.
20th October 2026
Birmingham society renames and relaunches
UK: The Birmingham Society of Refrigeration & Air Conditioning (BSRA) is to relaunch itself under a new name and new focus.
18th October 2026
Octopus develops a heat pump cooler add-on
UK: Energy and heat pump supplier Octopus Energy is developing an add-on cooler for its existing Cosy heat pumps.
14th October 2026
Space Engineering acquired by German group
UK: Bristol-based Space Engineering Services has been acquired by Bluu Unit, the German group of refrigeration, air conditioning and ventilation firms.
21st October 2026
Stainless steel industrial hand valves
USA: Parker Hannifin has introduced a new range of stainless-steel hand valves for industrial refrigeration systems in North American and Latin American markets.
20th October 2026
ADAPTIX designed to boost CO2 system efficiency
ITALY: Rivacold has developed ADAPTIX, a patented technology designed to improve CO2 transcritical refrigeration systems throughout the year.
20th October 2026
LG extends R290 monobloc range
UK: LG has extended its range of R290 monobloc S range with 12kW, 14kW and 16kW models.
19th October 2026
Wiesbaden supermarket is all CO2
GERMANY: A recently reopened supermarket in Wiesbaden claims to be the first to use CO2 refrigerant in all its commercial refrigeration, heating and air conditioning.
17th October 2026
Caverion stands out at Dusseldorf exhibition site
GERMANY: Caverion is to install the ventilation, refrigeration, plumbing, and compressed air systems for the renovation and expansion of Hall 9 at the Düsseldorf exhibition centre.
11th October 2026
Carrier cooler protects building workers
JAPAN: Construction workers building Tokyo’s Torch Tower, Japan’s tallest building, are being kept cool thanks to a temporary cooling system jointly developed by Carrier Japan.
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.
7th October 2026
Guide to good practice in HP pipework insulation
UK: The Heat Pump Association UK has published a new guide to insulating the external hydraulic pipework of domestic monobloc air-to-water heat pumps.
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.
27th September 2026
ASHRAE seeks abstracts for New Orleans conference
USA: ASHRAE is accepting abstracts for conference papers for its annual conference in New Orleans in June.