World News
Eurovent Commission elects chairs
BELGIUM: Marta San Román, director general of the Spanish HVAC manufacturers’ group, AFEC, has been re-elected as vice-chairperson of the Eurovent Commission for an additional term….
Spool compressor outperforms scroll in new analysis
USA: New comparative analyses carried out with Torad’s R1234ze spool compressor are said to have demonstrated efficiency gains of up to 10% when compared to scrolls in cooling systems. …
Five heat pump leaders receive top award
AUSTRIA: Graeme Maidment of London South Bank University and Thomas Nowak of heat pump manufacturer Qvantum International are among the recipients of this year’s Peter Ritter von Rittinger Award….
Five arrested in F-gas smuggling swoop
GREECE: Five members of a criminal organisation have been arrested in Greece on suspicion of illegally importing and trafficking large quantities HFC refrigerant from Albania to Greece….
Beijer Ref buys US distributor AM
USA: Swedish refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler has made a further advance into the US market Beijer Ref with the purchase of Florida-based AM Distributors. …
Crombez re-elected EHPA president
BELGIUM: Patrick Crombez of Daikin has been elected to continue for a second two-year term as president of the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA)….
Modine lands $4bn data centre cooling deal
USA: Modine claims to have entered into a $4bn long-term capacity agreement with an unnamed data centre customer for its Airedale by Modine cooling solutions. …
Roller’s new state-of-the-art test cell
GERMANY: Equipment manufacturer Walter Roller has invested in a new test cell that enables a wide range of tests under precisely controlled conditions. …
Stepan Stojanov elected AREA president
SPAIN: Stepan Stojanov, secretary general of the Czech association for cooling and air conditioning technology (SCHKT) has been elected president of AREA, the European air conditioning and refrigeration contractors’ association….
Global heat pump sales show slow recovery
UK: Market research company BSRIA claims that around 3.5 million hydronic heat pumps were sold globally in 2025 – modest growth of 4% following a difficult 2024….