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Bosch commits over €1bn to heat pump production
GERMANY: Bosch has committed more than €1bn over the remainder of this decade to further expand its heat pump development and manufacturing…
Daikin apologises for German funding error
GERMANY: Daikin Germany is advising purchasers of an energy-labelling error on certain models of its air-to-air heat pumps that may preclude them…
Honeywell’s R455A lands in Italy
ITALY: Italian discount supermarket chain MD Discount has selected the lower GWP blend refrigerant R455A for its store in San Giovanni in Persiceto….
Fujitsu buys Norwegian distributor
JAPAN/NORWAY: Fujitsu General is to acquire 67% of the shares of Kløver Vest Holdings AS (KVH), parent company of its Norwegian air…
Facade panels as heat sources for heat pumps
GERMANY: A concrete solar thermal building facade panel is being developed and tested as a heat source for heat pumps….
Ziehl-Abegg reports record annual sales
GERMANY: Fans and drives manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg has reported record annual sales for 2022 of €873m, a 22% increase on 2021….
Rheem meets cold climate heat pump challenge
USA: Rheem has announced that one of its heat pumps has met the challenge set by the US Department of Energy (DOE)…
Parts Town adds HVAC spares
USA: Parts Town, the Illinois-bases supplier of foodservice equipment parts, has expanded its business into the HVAC industry….
Alfa Laval sources low-carbon copper
SWEDEN: Alfa Laval has teamed up with Swedish mining and smelting company Boliden as a source for low-carbon copper to produce its…
Gel-Clear signs Euro deal with Linum
UK/EUROPE: Gel-Clear’s range of refrigeration drainage and cleaning products are now being distributed in Europe following the signing of a deal with…