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Arbonia to buy Serbian manufacturer Termovent
SWITZERLAND: The Swiss building equipment supplier Arbonia is to purchase Termovent Komerc, a Serbian manufacturer of air handling units and clean rooms….
Koxka acquires manufacturing plants
SPAIN: Koxka, the rejuvenated commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer, has acquired its two manufacturing plants and is predicting a sales increase of 27%…
Daikin and Gree share Global Cooling Prize
INDIA: Teams led by Daikin and Gree have been named as joint winners of the Global Cooling Prize, the international innovation competition…
Carrier sales up 21%
USA: Carrier has reported Q1 sales of $4.7bn, up 21% compared to 2020 with organic growth up 17% in the period. …
Alfa Laval pioneers heat exchanger recycling
SWEDEN: Alfa Laval is to offer recycling of its heat exchangers in partnership with Stena Recycling, Sweden’s leading recycling company. …
Lennox reports record Q1 sales of $931m
USA: Lennox has reported record first-quarter sales of $931m, up 29% on last year. GAAP operating income also hit a record $114m, up…
African group grows to 38
AFRICA: The Union of Associations of African Actors in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (U-3ARC) has grown to 38 member countries. …
Lennox backs R32 as optimum replacement
FRANCE: Lennox is extolling the virtues of R32 over R454B as the optimum lower GWP replacement for R410A in chillers and rooftop…
Rik Van Leemput 1940-2021
BELGIUM: The Belgian refrigeration and air conditioning association Frixis is mourning the death of its honorary chairman Rik Van Leemput….
Daikin commits JPY1bn to arid environment research
JAPAN: Daikin has committed JPY1bn ($9.3m) over 10 years to research with Japan’s Tottori University in a number of areas including the…