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Parkman in as Cowlard joins Haier
UK: Former Airedale md Clive Parkman has been named as md of Daikin Applied (UK) Ltd following Bob Cowlard’s move to Haier…
ASHRAE publishes 2016 refrigerant standards
USA: The 2016 editions of ASHRAE’s major refrigerants-related standards have been published as a package with 30 new refrigerants and refrigerant blends…
£400,000 fine for fridge engineer’s fall
UK: A dairy company has been fined £400,000 after a refrigeration engineer fell 15ft (4.6m) through a fragile roof panel….
Ant Wilson awarded MBE
UK: Ant Wilson, a director of consultant engineers AECOM, has been awarded an MBE for services to building and engineering….
Linde and Praxair agree merger
GERMANY/USA: Industrial gas companies Linde and Praxair have announced that they have agreed to merge to create a $30bn business….
Switch now to low GWP refrigerants!
NETHERLANDS: Despite figures that suggest Europe is within the F-gas phase down limits, concerns remain that industry is failing to switch fast…
MEHITS provides leaner structure
ITALY: Following news of Mitsubishi’s intended integration of its Climaveneta and DeLclima businesses, the company has revealed further details of the new…
HFC supply within the EU drops by 29%
EUROPE: Following evidence of massive pre-phase-down stockpiling in 2014, the supply of HFCs within the EU declined by 29% to 183.3Mt of…
EC calls for flammability standards review
EUROPE: The European Commission sees current flammable refrigerant standards as a barrier to low GWP alternatives and recommends that these should be urgently…
Councils ignore prompt payment law
UK: The majority of local authorities in the UK are flouting government prompt payment laws, according to a new report by the…