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25th March 2026
ECHA to open consultation on latest PFAS opinion
EUROPE: The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will publish its latest draft opinion on the proposed European PFAS restrictions tomorrow, with stakeholders having the opportunity to comment.
24th March 2026
Vertiv to buy heat exchanger firm ThermoKey
USA/ITALY: Critical digital infrastructure solutions provider Vertiv is to acquire Italian heat exchanger company ThermoKey SpA.
22nd March 2026
Warning of rising gas prices and supply issues
UK: British businesses are advised to engage proactively with suppliers and stay informed of availability in the face of rising refrigerant price rises and supply issues.
26th March 2026
Trane RTUs meet DOE challenge
USA: Trane Technologies has announced the successful laboratory testing of its rooftop units in the US Department of Energy’s HVAC Technology Challenge in the 10-14 and 15-25 ton categories.
25th March 2026
Takeshi Ebisu to spearhead General growth
JAPAN: Takeshi Ebisu, a former director of Daikin, has been appointed representative director and CEO of General Inc.
25th March 2026
ECHA to open consultation on latest PFAS opinion
EUROPE: The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will publish its latest draft opinion on the proposed European PFAS restrictions tomorrow, with stakeholders having the opportunity to comment.
24th March 2026
Government moves to ban retentions
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has described the UK government’s decision to ban retentions in construction contracts as a “landmark and long-awaited victory” for specialist contractors.
23rd March 2026
Government consults on training board merger
UK: The government has opened a consultation on its plans to merge construction and engineering boards to simplify the skills system and strengthen industry leadership.
23rd March 2026
CCF initiates transport refrigeration census
UK: The Cold Chain Federation has launched the UK’s first transport refrigeration unit census to evidence sector progress on decarbonisation.
26th March 2026
Panasonic adds three-pipe VRF on R32
UK: Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions has expanded its VRF portfolio with the new three-pipe ECOi EX MF4 series, using R32 refrigerant.
26th March 2026
All‑in‑one kit superheat control kit
DENMARK: Danfoss has created a pre-packaged superheat control solution for precise superheat control in low, medium, and high-pressure applications from 0.5 to 32kW. The EKE…
25th March 2026
Panasonic expands R290 commercial HP range
UK: Panasonic has launched the Aqua-G EVO series of R290 heat pumps, as part of its ECOi-W commercial range.
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.
26th February 2026
Praise for Panasonic at new Ellis Training site
UK: Ellis Training’s move into a former Methodist church, last year, has transformed the 19th-century building into a leading-edge HVACR training facility.
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.
12th March 2026
Over 7,000 complete Daikin heat pump courses
UK: Daikin UK has reported that 7,333 installers completed its specialist heat pump training programmes in 2025, a 20% increase on 2024.
4th March 2026
First meeting of new Industry Skills Alliance
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is to hold an inaugural meeting of its recently announced Industry Skills Alliance training initiative next month at Bitzer UK’s HQ in Milton Keynes.
9th February 2026
Mitsubishi Electric expands heat pump training
UK: Mitsubishi Electric is offering a comprehensive suite of LCL Awards-certified, Ofqual-accredited heat pump and low temperature heating training courses at its Hatfield training centre.