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Heat pumps “indispensable” to cut emissions
FRANCE: The International Energy Agency (IEA) has described heat pumps as “indispensable” in efforts to cut emissions and has urged policy makers…
Keyworth is first INWIC president
FRANCE: Colleen Keyworth, current president of the US group Women in HVACR, has been appointed as the first president of the International…
Herwig Coppens is Frixis chairman
BELGIUM: Herwig Coppens has been named as the new chairman of the Belgian refrigeration and air conditioning association Frixis….
Mastrapasqua re-elected Assocold president
ITALY: Francesco Mastrapasqua, Epta’s institutional affairs manager, has been re-elected president of Assocold, the Italian industrial and commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturers’ association. …
Ziehl-Abegg plans new €100m US factory
USA: German fans and drives manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg is to invest €100m in a new production plant in the USA. …
Eurovent makes AHU recommendations
BELGIUM: Eurovent has released its new Recommendation 6/18 on quality criteria for Air Handling Units….
UMC code change: important steps remain
USA: The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) has denied claims that a recent vote might block the move to…
Enex buys Italian Emicon Group
ITALY: Enex Technologies has further expanded its portfolio of “natural” refrigerant focused companies with the acquisition of the Italian Emicon Group and…
Worker’s death blamed on HVAC refrigerant leak
USA: The death of a maintenance worker at an arena in Augusta, Georgia, on Friday evening has been blamed on a refrigerant…
Munters adds US dehumidification businesses
SWEDEN/USA: Stockholm-based air treatment and climate solutions company Munters has acquired the US dehumidification component manufacturer Rotor Source Inc and sister company…