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Italy reports big gains in 2021
ITALY: Sales of Italian-manufactured refrigeration and air conditioning equipment rose by 11% in 2021 to around €825m, while the total Italian market…
AREA backs help for Ukraine
BELGIUM: AREA, the European refrigeration and air conditioning contractors’ association, has offered its support to the Ukrainian people following an online meeting…
Tanzania ratifies Kigali
TANZANIA: The United Republic of Tanzania has become the 130th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs….
Danfoss to build energy-efficient “smart” supermarket
DENMARK: Danfoss has begun construction of a fully functioning 1,500m2 supermarket to incorporate the latest and most energy-efficient refrigeration and heating technologies….
Retailer to install heat pumps in €336m energy-saving pledge
DENMARK: The Salling Group, Denmark’s largest retailer and owner of Netto stores, is to invest DKK2.5bn (€336m) over the next three years…
RACHP in the digital age
ITALY: Training provider Centro Studi Galileo is hosting a free webinar on Tuesday March 29 to update the industry on the latest…
Ecodesign and energy labelling explained
BELGIUM: Eurovent has produced an updated interpretation of the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling requirements for refrigeration appliances with the addition of an…
Rise in higher GWP refrigerant prices in 2021
EUROPE: Prices of higher GWP refrigerants rose significantly in 2021, with R134a, in particular, up by 15% on average across the supply…
Maskara is new Lennox CEO
USA: Lennox has appointed Alok Maskara as its new CEO effective from May 9. He is currently CEO of advanced materials company…
Daikin wins Flanders investment award
BELGIUM: Ostend-based Daikin Europe has won the Foreign Investment of the Year Trophy, awarded by Flanders Investment and Trade (FIT). …