News Headlines
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.
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.
14th October 2026
French cyber agency warns of further attacks
FRANCE: The French government's national cybersecurity agency ANSSI has warned that attack campaigns are likely still underway targeting refrigeration equipment.
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.
16th October 2026
French supermarkets using date-based passwords
FRANCE: A new report reveals that prior to Sunday night’s cyberattack on French supermarket controllers most operators were using an admin password based on the current date.
16th October 2026
$36m funding marks 10th anniversary of Kigali
THAILAND: Climate philanthropies have announced funding of over $36m to drive down global cooling emissions.
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.
13th October 2026
Cyber firm claims over 800 UK supermarkets vulnerable to attack
UK: An internet scan has revealed that more than 800 refrigeration and BMS controllers in the UK are vulnerable to a cyberattack similar to those experienced in France this week.
12th October 2026
Call for action on incorrect heat pump insulation
UK: Industry groups are backing calls for a crackdown on incorrectly specified and installed thermal insulation on heat pumps.
16th October 2026
AxiBlade fan series extended
GERMANY: EBM-Papst is expanding its AxiBlade series with the new 1030mm AxiBlade S Perform and the 1250mm AxiBlade S models.
16th October 2026
Advansor compact CO2 condensing unit
USA: Advansor FlexONE is a new compact CO2 condensing unit from Hillphoenix for modern food retail and industrial refrigeration applications.
13th October 2026
Hitachi launches Air365 Max (Pro) R32 VRF
GERMANY: Launched at this week’s Chillventa show, Air365 Max (Pro) is Hitachi’s latest VRF system using R32 refrigerant for commercial projects.
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.
4th October 2026
Research looks to cut heat pump installation times
GERMANY: Researchers in Germany are looking at ways to make heat pump installations faster, more productive and more efficient despite the shortage of skilled workers.
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.
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.