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Suspended sentence for illegally importing R22
BULGARIA: A Macedonian national has received a suspended six month prison sentence and a fine of around €500.00 for attempting to import…
Dave Ball RIP
UK: Dave Ball, one of the UK’s most respected refrigeration engineers, has died at the age of 72, following a sudden Illness….
Trane buys Arctic Chiller Group
USA: Trane has acquired Arctic Chiller Group, the Ontario-based HVAC manufacturer, specialising in air- and water-cooled chillers for commercial HVAC and process…
Mitsubishi first with R32 VRF
UK: Mitsubishi Electric has launched the first VRF air conditioning system to make use of the lower GWP, “mildly flammable” refrigerant R32….
23 tonnes of illegal HFC seized in Greece
GREECE: Authorities in Greece have seized over 23 tonnes of illegal HFC refrigerant found in a warehouse near Athens….
Poland seizes over 13 tonnes of quota-busting refrigerant
POLAND: Environmental protection officers in Zielona Góra, western Poland, have reported the seizure of over 1,000 cylinders of quota-busting HFC refrigerant from…
SRF gains ASHRAE approval for R22 retrofit
INDIA: SRF Ltd claims to be the first Indian refrigerant manufacturer to have attained an ASHRAE refrigerant classification with its new refrigerant…
Ferguson to hive off Wolseley UK
USA/UK: US plumbing group Ferguson has announced the intention to spin off its Wolseley UK business as an independent listed company….
F-gas enforcement varies widely across Europe
BELGIUM: An analysis of the legal implementation and enforcement of the European F-gas regulation has revealed big differences across EU member states….
Italian customs intercept banned R22 refrigerant
ITALY: Customs authorities in Palermo have intercepted a shipment of refrigerant, including the banned HCFC R22, from Tunisia….