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Fines totalling over £400K for F-gas quota violations
UK: The Environment Agency has issued fines totalling over £400,000 for breaches of the F-gas refrigerant regulations….
Rhine DH project includes 165MW heat pump
GERMANY: Mannheim-based energy company MVV has commissioned a river heat pump as part of a €200m project to heat 40,000 households in the Rhine-Neckar region….
Kenny calls for heat pump action
EUROPE: The European Heat Pump Association has called for the needs of the sector to be included in the forthcoming EU Heating and Cooling Strategy and Electrification Action Plan….
Spanish tax agents seize 53 tonnes of illegal refrigerant
SPAIN: A total of 53 tonnes of illegal refrigerant and nearly €1m in cash have been seized in two operations by the Spanish tax and customs authorities….
Carrier sales down 7% in Q3
USA: Carrier has reported net sales down 7% at $5.6bn in Q3, with organic sales down 4%….
Copeland to acquire high temp heat pump firm
USA: Copeland is to acquire Sustainable Process Heat (SPH), a German industrial heat pump technology company. …
RACES promises a new voice for HVACR engineers
UK: Former IOR president Graeme Fox is behind a new society, launched today and described as the “new voice” for engineers working in the UK refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sector. …
Beijer Ref to unite UK wholesalers
UK: Beijer Ref is to unite its UK and Ireland wholesale operations into two brands – Beijer Ref UK and Beijer Ref Ire….
Third of UK heat pumps are UK manufactured
UK: New figures from the Heat Pump Association (HPA) show that 32,920 of the 98,345 heat pumps sold in the UK in 2024 were manufactured domestically, accounting for a third of the total factory gate sales. …
Beijer Ref takes majority stake in Baltic distributor
SWEDEN/ESTONIA: Beijer Ref has signed an agreement to acquire 80% of the shares in Airwave, a leading HVAC distributor in the Baltic markets….