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Top 30 M&E contractors see turnover rise 7.9%
UK: The latest survey of the top 30 largest M&E contracting firms shows a collective turnover of nearly £6.8bn in 2025, up 7.9% on the previous year….
Mitsubishi triples heat exchanger performance
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric claims to have developed a plate heat exchanger for heat pumps with a heat transfer performance triple that of its conventional grooved plate heat exchangers….
Clivet opens new €24m heat pump factory
ITALY: Production is now underway at a new €24m Clivet heat pump factory in Feltre, northern Italy….
Beijer Ref acquires majority stake in FG Europe
SWEDEN/GREECE: Wholesaler Beijer Ref has signed an agreement to acquire 75% of the shares in FG Europe, with an option to acquire the remaining shares….
UK half-year heat pump installs down 22%
UK: The number of retrofit heat pump installations in domestic properties in the UK in the first half of this year were 22% down on the first six months of 2025….
Solstice launches R1234yf car AC retrofit kit
BELGIUM: Solstice has announced the launch of its R1234yf vehicle air conditioning system retrofit kit, enabling the conversion of existing R134a vehicle systems to the low GWP alternative….
Daikin issues second Amana recall
USA/CANADA: Daikin Comfort Technologies has issued a further recall of certain models in its Amana range of window and through-the-wall air conditioners due to risk of serious injury from fire….
Solid-state cooling without electricity
GERMANY/JAPAN: Researchers in Germany and Japan have developed a new approach to solid-state cooling that uses heat instead of electricity….
Kelvion to be acquired by SLB for $3.4bn
USA/GERMANY: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Kelvion is set to be acquired by global energy technology company SLB for approximately $3.4bn, who will assume approximately $0.7bn of debt….
Solstice and Element Solutions cancel merger
USA: Solstice has announced that it is to terminate by mutual agreement its proposed $14.5bn acquisition of specialty chemical manufacturer and supplier Element Solutions….