World News
Serial smuggler sentenced to probation
USA: A Texas court has sentenced a serial refrigerant smuggler to serve three-years probation and 25 hours of community service….
Company boss pleads guilty to illegal HFC import
USA: The CEO of a Georgia-based HVAC company has pleaded guilty to illegally importing HFCs refrigerants in contravention of the US AIM…
Swegon acquires Dutch distributor
SWEDEN/NETHERLANDS: Swedish HVAC manufacturer Swegon has acquired its Dutch HVAC distributor Western Airconditioning….
Hoshizaki to begin shipments from Vietnam
JAPAN/VIETNAM: Hoshizaki, the Japanese manufacturer of commercial food and beverage refrigeration equipment, is to begin shipments from its manufacturing facility in Vietnam….
US manufacturers face price-fixing lawsuit
USA: Leading US residential and commercial air conditioning manufacturers have been accused of price fixing and overcharging in a civil antitrust action….
A-Gas to sponsor Milan data centre event
ITALY: Refrigerant supplier and management company A-Gas is to attend Data Center Nation (DCN) in Milan as a gold sponsor….
Panasonic merges HVAC and cold chain businesses
JAPAN: Panasonic has combined its Air Quality & Air Conditioning Company and Cold Chain Solutions business, to establish a new company, Panasonic HVAC & CC Corporation….
Eurovent publishes air filter EPD guide
BELGIUM: Eurovent has released its latest environmental product declaration (EPD) guide, providing practical guidance on assessing and communicating the environmental performance of air filtration products….
Belgian MEP visits Daikin heat pump R&D centre
BELGIUM: Belgian MEP Wouter Beke, a member of the European parliament’s committee on industry, research and energy (ITRE), has visited Daikin’s EMEA R&D centre in Ghent….
Lower costs boost Euro heat pump sales
BELGIUM: Predictably, research by the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) has confirmed that heap pump sales increase when upfront purchase prices and running costs are reduced….