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ITALY: Cosmotec has adopted lower GWP refrigerant R454B in its new WPA multi-scroll free cooling chillers.

EUROPE: Prices of the high GWP refrigerants R410A, R134a and R404A experienced significant price increases across the supply chain in the first quarter of this year.

MALAYSIA: Daikin Malaysia has launched an initiative to collect refrigerant  from installers in a recovery and recycling initiative.

UK: Parker Hannifin has launched the Hyperchill Plus-E industrial process chiller operating on lower GWP refrigerant R513A.

SPAIN: Sanhua has updated and optimised the design of its RFKH thermostatic expansion valve.

UK: Two of the UK’s main building services organisations have agreed a strategic alliance to work on key initiatives.

DENMARK: Danfoss has announced three new and extended compressor ranges for comfort and industrial heat pumps.

BAHRAIN: The Kingdom of Bahrain has followed its Gulf neighbour, the United Arab Emirates, in signing up to the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has added the new RC-ES1 remote control unit for commercial air conditioners for the European market, and plans to begin sales this summer.

USA: Carrier’s AquaEdge 19MV water-cooled centrifugal chiller is now available with R1234ze(E) refrigerant.

BELGIUM: The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) has published a detailed guide to the F-gas regulation revision 2024/573. 

UK: Last week’s InstallerShow at the NEC Birmingham attracted 20,290 visitors – a 38% increase on last year’s event – according to the organiser.

ITALY: RX Italy, organiser of the Mostra Convegno Expocomfort exhibition, has released further details of its proposed event next year dedicated to heat pumps and related technologies.

USA: A New York City supermarket chain has agreed to pay a $400,000 penalty for leaking 19 tonnes of R22 and R404A refrigerant over a three-year period. 

SWEDEN/NETHERLANDS: Nordic Climate Group has expanded its operations into the Netherlands with the acquisitions of Dutch installers Compair Airconditioning BV and T&S Klimaattechniek BV.

SWEDEN/NETHERLANDS: Swegon has acquired the Dutch indoor climate technology company HC Groep.

USA: Work by a research team led by the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is providing a better understanding of solid-state cooling materials.

UK: A digital version of the Engineering Services SKILLcard allowing users to access all their technical and health & safety qualifications is now available via a mobile phone app.

UK: Hamworthy Heating heralds the arrival of its new Tyneham CO2 monobloc heat pumps with inverter-controlled compressors.

USA: The new EasyStart Flex soft starter from Micro-Air is designed for all sizes of residential AC units up to six tons.

UK: Samsung has signed a UK distribution deal with Exeter-based heat pump supplier Unitherm (UK).

USA/CANADA/AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND: Daikin has been beset by a number of product recalls this month on Daikin and associated brand products in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

ITALY: Expanding its European presence, Haier HVAC Europe has signed a distribution agreement with Kokotas Klimatismos in Greece and agreed a partnership with Dutch supplier Rexel Netherlands.

BELGIUM: Daikin Europe has announced the addition of a one-way blow cassette to its VRV 5 air conditioning range.

UK: Vaillant UK has formed a partnership with the Heat Geek community of independent heating engineers in an effort to drive heat pump uptake.

UK: The new Dynament Axiom A2L refrigerant gas detector from Process Sensing Technologies now carries UL60355-2-40 certification.

GERMANY: With 947 exhibitors booked for October’s Chillventa exhibition, the organiser is expecting another visitor attendance of over 30,000.