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Carrier adds refrigeration-as-a-service offer
GERMANY: Carrier Commercial Refrigeration is collaborating with Munich-based IoT technology company Relayr to provide a refrigeration-as-a-service offering to customers….
Qvantum plant has 1 million heat pump capacity
SWEDEN: Swedish manufacturer Qvantum has acquired Electrolux’s Hungarian refrigerator factory with a potential output of one million propane heat pumps per year….
CMA investigates Wolseley/Kooltech deal
UK: The acquisition of air conditioning equipment distributor Kooltech by wholesaler Wolseley is being investigated by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)….
Vertiv acquires Efficient Energy assets
GERMANY: The patents and other assets of Efficient Energy GmbH have been acquired by Vertiv, owner of Liebert-brand chillers, following the German company’s insolvency….
Heat pump apprenticeship receives government funding
UK: The UK’s first ever dedicated low-carbon heating apprenticeship is set to be launched following government confirmation of funding for the scheme….
Study proves heat pump efficiency at low temperatures
EUROPE: A new report confirms that heat pumps can provide the most efficient heating in many cold climates around the world….
Europe risks “shooting itself in the foot”, EPEE warns
EUROPE: With F-gas negotiations reaching a critical point, industry has repeated its concerns about the costs and effectiveness of a full F-gas ban as proposed by the European Parliament….
Turkish refrigerant supplier duped by illegal trader
TURKEY: The Turkish supplier of the refrigerant shipment recently seized by Romanian customs has congratulated the authorities for their diligence and denied any knowledge of the trade being illegal. …
Aira launches in Germany and makes UK move
UK/GERMANY: In separate moves, Aira, the Swedish company with big plans for Europe’s air-source heat pump market, has launched in Germany and acquired a UK installer….
PFAS proposals are “disproportionate”
BELGIUM: An association representing 770,000 European technology companies has called the proposed “blanket restriction” of all PFAS, regardless of their toxicity and risk profile, disproportionate….