World News
Schneider Electric buys US liquid cooling firm
FRANCE: Schneider Electric is set to acquire an initial 75% controlling interest in US data centre liquid cooling solutions company Motivair for $850m….
Customs discover R404A in car LPG tank
POLAND: Polish customs officers discovered an attempt to smuggle R404A refrigerant in an LPG gas tank in the boot of a car stopped in Korczowa at the border with Ukraine….
Electric refrigeration system passes Spanish test
BELGIUM: Spanish logistics group Carreras is reported to have successfully completed trials of a new refrigerated semi-trailer with Thermo King’s self-charging electric refrigeration system….
Liebherr R290 HVAC systems for Nordic Express
AUSTRIA: Liebherr-Transportation Systems will supply 166 HVAC systems using R290 to Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Rheintal….
Eurovent defines process chiller standard tests
BELGIUM: Eurovent has published a new recommendation interpreting and defining the European standard for process chillers EN14825:2022….
Frigoglass expands MENA footprint
GREECE: Commercial cooler manufacturer Frigoglass Group has formed a strategic partnership with Egyptian home appliance manufacturer Fresh SAE to expand its market in the Middle East and Africa….
Chillventa restates its popularity with visitors up 7.5%
GERMANY: As Chillventa 2024 closes, the organiser reports an attendance of 32,796 trade visitors, 7.5% up on the last show in 2022 and just 7.5% short of 2018’s record event….
DSI Dantech buys GEA’s US freezing business
DENMARK: Food processing equipment company DSI Dantech has acquired GEA’s North American freezing business….
Schneider to step down as Turbocor president
USA: Rogerio Federici, Danfoss Turbocor’s head of sales and marketing, is to succeed Ricardo Schneider as president of the company from January 1….
Daikin heat pump passes latest cold climate test
USA: Daikin has advanced to the final stage of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge after the successful completion of multiple field tests….