World News
Adler is Efficient Energy CSO
GERMANY: Efficient Energy, the German company developing the use of water as a refrigerant, has appointed Matthias Adler as its new chief sales officer….
Voltas to build US$60m air conditioning factory
INDIA: Air conditioning manufacturer Voltas has broken ground on a new US$60m factory in Tamil Nadu….
Customs stop more refrigerant at Ukrainian border
ROMANIA: Border police from the Vicovu de Sus have intercepted more illegal refrigerant being smuggled across the border from Ukraine….
Francks expands in Norway
NORWAY: Swedish refrigeration contractor Francks Kylindustri and its Norwegian subsidiary Therma Industri have further strengthened their position in central Norway through the acquisition of Trøndelag Kuldeteknikk….
ClimaCheck appoints new CEO
SWEDEN: ClimaCheck, the Stockholm-based air conditioning, refrigeration and heat pump energy optimisation company, has appointed Carl Johan Håkansson as its new CEO….
JCI faces cartel allegations in Hong Kong
HONG KONG: Johnson Controls is to face a competition tribunal in relation to suspected cartel conduct involving the supply of over HK$3bn (US$383m) worth of air conditioning works in Hong Kong….
Green group backs heat pump cost benefits
GERMANY: The environmental group Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) has called for a ban on installing gas and oil heating systems after claiming that heat pumps are cheaper even in existing buildings….
Bitzer to acquire Danish controls company
GERMANY: Bitzer is set to acquire OJ Electronics A/S, a Danish manufacturer of HVAC controls and drives manufacturer….
PFAS ban would render systems unsafe
GERMANY: A leading European refrigeration research council claims that the safe, efficient and trouble-free operation of RACHP systems is not possible without the use of PFAS-containing materials….
World Refrigeration Day looks to the future
UK: This year’s World Refrigeration Day on June 26 will focus on the future of cooling technology, the industry, the people working within it, and those that benefit from cooling. …