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AHR Expo and ASHRAE make welcome return
USA: The AHR Expo and ASHRAE winter conference, which are set to go ahead at the end of this month, mark the…
Free CO2 refrigeration course
DENMARK: CO2 refrigeration specialist Advansor has created eight online training modules covering the commissioning and servicing of refrigeration systems as well as…
Daikin faces $200k fines after fatal chemical leaks
USA: Daikin America faces fines of $232,103 following the deaths of two workers and the hospitalisation of another following exposure to toxic chemicals…
Survey names Trane as top brand for 8th year
USA: Trane has been named as America’s Most Trusted HVAC brand for the eighth consecutive year by a leading US market research…
AC engineer dies following “explosion”
SRI LANKA: A young engineer was killed yesterday in Sri Lanka when an air conditioning unit he was working on “exploded”….
Gustave A Larson expands with Progress Supply acquisition
USA: Gustave A Larson a leading HVACR wholesaler covering the midwest, plains and mountain states, has acquired Progress Supply Inc a long-established…
Carrier reefer in Covid vaccine delivery tests
USA: Researchers from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have collaborated with Carrier to keep Covid-19 vaccines ultra-cool for an extended period…
Carrier completes sale of Chubb
USA: Carrier has completed the $3.1bn sale of its Chubb fire and security business to APi Group Corporation. …
U-3ARC unites all of Africa
BURKINA FASO: U-3ARC, the African refrigeration and air conditioning association formed in 2020, is now fully representative of the whole of Africa….
NREL in search for energy efficient AC
USA: The USA’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is receiving funding for two projects focused on the use of liquid desiccant in energy efficient…