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Tesco fined £733k after supermarket slip
UK: Supermarket Tesco has been fined £733,333.33 after pooled water from a blocked refrigerator condensate drain caused a man to slip and…
UK and EU agree mutual recognition of F-gas certificates
UK: DEFRA has confirmed that UK F-gas certification will continue to be recognised in the EU, ending fears that they would cease…
Danfoss to close Danish refrigeration valve plant
DENMARK: Danfoss is to close its refrigeration and air conditioning valves factory in Kolding, Denmark, moving production to its Grodzisk manufacturing plant…
Volume of illegal imports is “like not having any regulations”
EUROPE: The volume of illegal refrigerant flooding the European market is described as “like not having any regulations, or worse,” by the…
EC fraud office makes illegal F-gas imports a priority
BELGIUM: The fight against illegal imports of HFC refrigerants into the EU is said to have been made an operational priority for OLAF, the European Commission’s anti-fraud office….
Danfoss to close US scroll compressor plant
USA: Danfoss has announced it will close its Arkadelphia, Arkansas, scroll compressor plant by the end of this year….
Daikin set to launch R32 mini VRV air conditioner
BELGIUM: Daikin is set to launch its first European VRV air conditioning system running on the lower GWP refrigerant R32 at its…
High GWP byproduct of R22 growing at alarming rate
UK: HFC23, a potent greenhouse gas created as a byproduct of the manufacture of ozone-depleting refrigerant R22, has been found to be…
Daikin to test viability of CO2 Conveni-Pack
BELGIUM: Daikin is looking to demonstrate the viability of a CO2 version of its established Conveni-Pack integrated supermarket refrigeration and comfort cooling…
Toshiba Carrier plans air conditioning factory in Poland
JAPAN: Toshiba Carrier is to establish a JPY3bn ($27m) air conditioning and heating factory in Poland. …