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Daikin buys Italian service company
ITALY: Daikin Air Conditioning Italy has acquired the Italian technical service company Landi SpA….
F-gas proposals would impact EU climate targets
EUROPE: Industry groups from Europe and Japan have condemned F-gas amendments proposed by lead rapporteur Bas Eickhout, saying they would jeopardise the…
Folker Franz leaves EPEE
BELGIUM: Folker Franz, director general of EPEE, the body representing the European refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump industry, has left the…
Trane completes AL-KO purchase
IRELAND: Trane Technologies has confirmed its acquisition of German air handling unit manufacturer AL-KO Air Technology….
F-gas revision may need “balance” on heat pumps
EUROPE: The EU environmental committee rapporteur has urged industry to move to natural alternative refrigerants as quickly as possible but recognises that…
Tefcold buys Belgian firm TopCold
DENMARK: Tefcold, the Danish commercial refrigeration and freezing equipment company, has acquired the Belgian company TopCold and its French sister company Mondial Groupe France….
DiversiTech expands in Europe
USA: DiversiTech, the US HVACR component manufacturer and supplier, has announced the formation of DiversiTech Europe, following the acquisition of three new European component brands….
AHRTI continues refrigerant compatibility tests
USA: The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Technology Institute (AHRTI) has begun Phase II of its new refrigerant compatibility and lubricants research. …
Kigali Amendment boost for COP27
USA: In a flurry of activity before next week’s COP27 meeting in Egypt, three more countries – Philippines, Nauru and Belarus –…
Trane passes heat pump challenge
USA: Trane claims to have surpassed the US Department of Energy requirements in its challenge to improve the performance and energy-efficiency of…