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Belgium is 11th EU nation to sign Kigali
BELGIUM: The host country of the European Union, Belgium, has become the 38th nation to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down…
Republicans call to back Kigali
USA: A group of Republican senators have written to US president Donald Trump urging him to send the Kigali Amendment to phase…
NSW allocates $500m for schools AC
AUSTRALIA: AUS$500m (€320m) has been allocated for air conditioning in New South Wales schools – the largest investment of its kind in…
Fridge technology in line for top award
UK: The aerodynamic shelf-edge technology developed to reduce the energy consumed by refrigerated display cabinets is in the running for this year’s…
BSRIA’s Julia Evans awarded OBE
UK: BSRIA chief executive Julia Evans has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours for services to the construction industry….
Martin Richards to head 3D Plus
UK: Martin Richards, who was recruited to head new Midea air conditioning distributor FG Europe UK last year, has moved to the…
Auto firm fined €3,500 for F-gas breach
CZECH REPUBLIC: An auto dismantling company has been fined CZK90,000 (€3,500) for failing to fully recover R134a from car air conditioning systems….
Chemours signs XP40 deal with Arkema
EUROPE: Chemours has signed a distribution agreement with rival refrigerant manufacturer Arkema, giving the French company access to Opteon XP40, Chemours’ lower…
Buoni elected AREA president
AUSTRIA: Marco Buoni, director of Italian training company Centro Studi Galileo, has been elected president of European air conditioning and refrigeration contractors’…
Price rises hit lower GWP refrigerants
UK: Air conditioning contractors are facing further price increases on both R410A refrigerant and the lower GWP alternative R32….