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UK: Hometree Group, the London-based residential energy services company, has acquired contractor IMS Heat Pumps.

GERMANY: Despite a recent 52% slump in sales, the heat pump is now the dominant heating system in new buildings in Germany.

NETHERLANDS: An unprecedented large-scale day of action by Dutch authorities seized around 85 cylinders of HFC refrigerant during unannounced visits to 70 car companies in Lelystad, central Netherlands.

UK: Clade Engineering Systems has introduced the Birch R290 HT heat pump, described as a groundbreaking solution for high temperature heating needs. 

GERMANY: Trane Technologies has officially opened a new 14,000m2 innovation centre in Oberhausen.

INDIA: One man is reported to have died and another seriously injured after a refrigerant cylinder being carried on a motor scooter exploded.

JAPAN: Real estate company GLP Japan is to develop what will be one of Japan's largest multi-tenant refrigerated and frozen logistics facilities.

USA: Refrigerant supplier Hudson Technologies has announced the acquisition of “substantially all” of the assets of USA United Suppliers of America, trading as USA Refrigerants for $20.7m. 

NETHERLANDS: Dutch authorities recently seized more than 3,500 cylinders of HFC refrigerants at the Venlo border with Germany.

IRELAND: Trane is helping to further our understanding of the Earth's climate system by helping to preserve and transport Antarctic ice cores to Germany.

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric has received a top Japanese award for the technology related to its compressor motor that reduces the use of rare earths by effectively using magnetic flux. 

AUSTRALIA: HVACR consultant Mikaila Ganado has been named president of AIRAH, the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating.

AUSTRALIA: Daikin has commenced construction of a new 7,500m2 R&D building in an expansion of its manufacturing site in the Sydney suburb of Chipping Norton.

IRELAND: Johnson Controls has created a dedicated Global Data Centre Solutions organisation to provide integrated solutions to data centre customers around the world. 

UK: Ed Miliband, the shadow secretary for Energy and Net Zero, toured ground-source heat pump company Kensa’s Cornwall factory today.

GERMANY: This year’s Chillventa exhibition in Nuremberg is “almost booked out” according to the organiser NürnbergMesse.

GERMANY: Research on a heat pump with a propane refrigeration circuit in an industrial cleaning machine has proven the suitability of propane to industrial processes with heating and cooling requirements.

UK: Baxi has added new Auriga medium temperature monobloc heat pumps, compatible cascade and hybrid controls, and pre-contract design guidance to its existing commercial heat pump offering.

DENMARK: Danish CO2 refrigeration systems specialist Advansor has announced a new online training programme for this autumn.

SWEDEN:  Aira, the Swedish direct-to-consumer heat pump company, has secured a €200m warehouse financing facility with BNP Paribas to help finance heat pump installation in Germany.

TAIWAN: Evergreen Marine Corp, one of the world’s leading shipping lines, is enhancing operations by deploying Carrier Transicold’s Lynx Fleet monitoring solution onto 7,000 refrigerated containers. 

ITALY: Clivet’s new Fresh Large EVO air renewal unit is said to simplify the air conditioning system and increases its energy efficiency.

UK: Deane Flint has joined Fujitsu General Air Conditioning UK as chief operating officer, replacing Ian Carroll, who moves to become deputy CEO and retains overall responsibility for UK operations.

CZECHIA: Mirai Intex haș announced the introduction of the first oil-free propane turbo compressor.

SWEDEN/DENMARK: The Nordic Climate Group has expanded activities in Denmark with the acquisitions of Nordfrost Køleservice and Buus Køle-Service ApS.

SWEDEN/NORWAY: Nordic Climate Group is expanding in Norway by acquiring Trondheim-based Reftec AS and its subsidiary Rana Kulde. 

BELGIUM: Two of Daikin’s top executives have received Commander in the Order of Leopold awards by the Kingdom of Belgium.