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Frise calls for action on payments
UK: BESA CEO David Frise has called on the government to speed payment reform following news that M&E firm Vaughan Engineering is…
California approves original SNAP rules
USA: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) yesterday adopted the EPA’s proposed SNAP rules to reduce emissions of HFC refrigerants despite the…
UK a hub for illegal refrigerant sales
UK: There are concerns that the UK has become a centre for sales of refrigerant in illegal disposable cylinders, a container which…
Phase down sparks rise in illegal sales
EUROPE: With the F-gas regulations beginning to bite and higher GWP refrigerants becoming expensive and scarce, evidence of illegal imports and sales…
Electrolux develops bioplastic fridge
SWEDEN: Electrolux has developed a prototype refrigerator where all the visible plastic parts are made of recyclable bioplastics from renewable sources….
Italians could face jail for R32 retrofits
ITALY: The Italian refrigeration association, Assofrigoristi, has warned installers who retrofit R410A air conditioners with flammable R32 that they could face jail…
Ice Factory thrown heritage lifeline
UK: Efforts to save the historic Grimsby Ice Factory have been thrown a major lifeline by being named as one of the…
Beijer Ref to buy Heatcraft Australia
SWEDEN/AUSTRALIA: Beijer Ref is set to acquire Heatcraft Australia Pty, one of the largest refrigeration wholesalers in the region….
Beijer Ref and MHI form UK joint venture
UK: Swedish refrigeration wholesale group Beijer Ref AB has formed a joint venture with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to market MHI air conditioners…
Refcom repeats R32 retrofit concerns
UK: The F-gas registration body Refcom has backed warnings by FETA following instances of “mildly flammable” R32 being retrofitted in air conditioners…