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UTC to spin off Carrier business
USA: Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment manufacturer Carrier is to become a separate independent company after parent United Technologies (UTC) announced its…
Daikin confirms €881m purchase of AHT
JAPAN: Daikin has confirmed the acquisition of the Austrian commercial refrigeration company AHT for €881m (JPY114.5bn)….
Daikin to acquire AHT Cooling
JAPAN/EUROPE: The Nikkei is reporting that Daikin is set to acquire commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer AHT Cooling Systems for just over JPY100bn…
Is this the future for air conditioning?
USA: The development of a high speed compressor working with a low pressure refrigerant could herald a low gwp, non flammable future…
Amazon Italy removes refrigerant adverts
ITALY: A group of Italian refrigeration contractors have been successful in getting HFC refrigerants removed from the Amazon website that were being…
Kulthorn Kirby buys Bristol technology
USA/THAILAND: Kulthorn Kirby has acquired the intellectual property, technology and processes of US manufacturer Bristol Compressors International….
Device that cools and makes energy
USA: Scientists at Stanford University, California, have built a device that has the potential to generate electricity and, at the same time,…
Industry call to end illegal F-gas sales
BELGIUM: European refrigeration and air conditioning contractors have called for action after a survey reveals that nearly 90% of the industry is…
Bitzer takes majority stake in Wurm
GERMANY: Compressor manufacturer Bitzer has taken a majority stake in Wurm, a leading German manufacturer of refrigeration and air conditioning data transmission…
Inadequate fridge recycling “a threat”
EUROPE: The failure of Finland, Germany, Greece and Sweden to correctly treat waste fridges and freezers is a threat to European climate…