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Dutch crackdown on illegal air conditioning installations
NETHERLANDS: With Dutch air conditioning and heat pump contractors seeing installations increasingly being carried out by non-certified installers, the country’s F-gas enforcement…
Beijer Ref rejects Heatcraft acquisition claims
NEW ZEALAND: Beijer Ref insists it has not breached any competition rules and is entitled to HFC import quota rights following its…
Seized “R134a” was flammable
UK: F-Gas certification body Refcom has issued a warning to rogue refrigeration and air conditioning contractors following the confiscation of illegal products…
AHT Italy partners with Frost-trol
ITALY: AHT Italia, which recently integrated the commercial refrigeration sales activities of the Daikin Group in Italy, has signed an exclusive partnership…
Lennox reports 14% sales drop due to Covid-19
USA: The impact of Covid-19 is blamed for a 14% drop in Q2 sales for heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration product…
Global cooling action is key to climate goals
KENYA: Global action on energy-efficient, climate-friendly refrigeration and air conditioning could avoid as much as 460 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions…
EC commits to beat illegal HFC trade
EUROPE: The European Commission has repeated that it is aware of the black market in HFCs and insists it is taking targeted…
UNEP advises on dealing with seized refrigerant
FRANCE: With European authorities cracking down on illegal refrigerants, the United Nations Environment Programme has produced advice to enforcement authorities on correct…
Refrigerants under threat from new PFAS proposals
EUROPE: Proposals to restrict the use of PFAS – a range of chemicals dangerous to health – could further impact the use…
Beijer Ref reports €96m hit on sales due to Covid-19
SWEDEN: The full effects of Covid-19 saw refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref’s net sales drop by 16.5% in the second quarter of this year….