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The positive impact of reduced leakage
UK: A new UK government report recognises the growing importance of heat pumps but suggests that further efforts to reduce leaks would…
GEA sells heat exchanger interest for €1.3bn
GERMANY: GEA has sold its heat exchanger business to private equity firm Triton for €1.3bn….
Daikin UK names new md
UK: Dirk Slagmulder has been named as the new md of Daikin UK following Peter Verkempynck’s appointment as general manager of Daikin…
F-gas revision passes final hurdle
BRUSSELS: As expected, the Council of the European Union has passed the revision to the F-gas regulations….
Harp sold to French refrigerant supplier
UK: Harp International, the Pontypridd-based refrigerant supplier has been acquired by French conglomerate Gazechim….
Industry scorns new R1234yf toxicity claims
USA and GERMANY: The bickering over R1234yf continues with German chemists making new toxicity claims and US engineers and Honeywell reaffirming its…
GEA bidder buys Alstom heat exchangers
GERMANY: Private equity firm Triton, one of two reported bidders for GEA Heat Exchangers, has agreed to acquire the auxiliary components business…
Mystery surrounds R22 contamination
USA: State officials in New York are to investigate how chlorodifluoromethane, better known as the refrigerant R22, has contaminated a drinking water…
Meat could be transported above 7°C
EUROPE: Meat could be transported at temperatures above 7°C without causing additional bacterial growth, says the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)….
Legionnaires’ cases up 20% in 2012
EUROPE: After a significant drop in 2011, reported cases of legionnaires’ disease rose by nearly 20% in 2012, according to figures from…