News Headlines
29th June 2026
Ideal announces lifetime heat pump warranty
UK: Claimed to be an industry first, Ideal Heating has announced a lifetime warranty on its Logic Air heat pumps.
25th June 2026
US contractors challenge EPA’s HFC ruling
USA: HVAC contractor organisations have challenged the US EPA’s technology transitions reconsideration rule, claiming that it's legally flawed, economically reckless, and directly at odds with the AIM Act.
25th June 2026
Refrigerant supplier group will fight illegal trade
BELGIUM: European refrigerant manufacturers, distributors and reclaimers have come together to form a new association to promote circularity, and ensure the effective implementation of, and compliance with, EU regulations.
27th June 2026
Daikin plans R&D company in India
JAPAN/INDIA: Daikin has announced plans to establish an air conditioning research and development company in India.
26th June 2026
Celebrating World Refrigeration Day
The Cooling Post celebrates today’s World Refrigeration Day and its focus on Cool Intelligence – the intelligence that quietly keeps the world running.
25th June 2026
US contractors challenge EPA’s HFC ruling
USA: HVAC contractor organisations have challenged the US EPA’s technology transitions reconsideration rule, claiming that it's legally flawed, economically reckless, and directly at odds with the AIM Act.
29th June 2026
Ideal announces lifetime heat pump warranty
UK: Claimed to be an industry first, Ideal Heating has announced a lifetime warranty on its Logic Air heat pumps.
28th June 2026
HVACR was highest-earning UK sector
UK: HVAC and refrigeration has been identified as the highest-earning trade sector over the last 12 months, rising 17% on average to £428,529.
26th June 2026
BUS boost for households on heating oil
UK: The UK government has announced a 20% increase in the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant to £9,000.
28th June 2026
Carrier USX Edge chiller for data centres
JAPAN: Carrier Japan has begun sales of a data centre specification version of its modular air-cooled Universal Smart X (USX) Edge chiller.
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.
29th June 2026
Bringing ink-based technology to thermoelectrics
USA: A recent study by University of Notre Dame researchers claims to have developed an ink-based printing technology to create low-cost and high-performance thermoelectric materials and devices.
24th June 2026
Employing liquefied hydrogen as a cold energy source
JAPAN: A new heat exchange technology that employs liquefied hydrogen as a cold energy source for air conditioning and refrigeration equipment is being trialled in Japan.
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.
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.
25th June 2026
Daikin first to C&G Assured status
UK: Daikin claims to be the first HVAC manufacturer to have achieved City & Guilds Assured status with its Altherma heat pump training courses.
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.
1st June 2026
Panasonic trainees offered 20% discount on Testo tools
UK: Those who participate in Panasonic UK’s in-person HVAC training courses can now claim a 20% discount on Testo tools.