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Retailers seek help on low GWP refrigeration
UK: The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called for targeted financial support for the installation of climate-friendly refrigeration to aid its “critical…
California introduces rules to limit HFC refrigerants
USA: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has introduced new rules to reduce HFC emissions to 40% below 2013 levels by 2030. …
Crewman was asphyxiated by leaking R22
UK: A ship’s second engineer working in the salt water tank of a trawler was asphyxiated by R22 leaking from the ship’s…
Carrier to sell Beijer Ref stake for $1.1bn
USA: Carrier is to sell its remaining shares in the Swedish refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler Beijer Ref for $1.1bn. …
Air conditioning engineer killed in explosion
SERBIA: An air conditioning engineer has died and two others were injured, one of them seriously, in an explosion at the Belgrade…
Hackers target Covid vaccine cold chain
USA: IBM has urged companies involved in Covid-19 distribution to be “vigilant” and remain on “high alert” after detecting a global phishing…
BESA enables online F-gas certificate renewals
UK: Air conditioning and refrigeration engineers in the UK can now renew their F-gas certificates online through a new service being offered…
Ignoring illegals, Europe achieved 2019 F-gas target
DENMARK: The quantity of HFCs placed on the European market was 2% below the 100.3MtCO2e F-gas quota limit for 2019, according to…
Beijer Ref takes stake in CO2 refrigeration manufacturer
SWEDEN: Beijer Ref has expanded its OEM interests with the acquisition of a minority stake in Fenagy A/S, a new Danish CO2…
EPEE: the F-gas regulation works
BELGIUM: The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) has stressed the importance of participating in the current public consultation on…