World News
CompaNamic wins German sustainability award
GERMANY: The EBM‑Papst Group has won a German Sustainability Award Products 2026 for its CompaNamic oil-free turbo compressor….
Magnavale coldstore is controlled environment winner
USA/UK: The Magnavale Easton cold storage facility in Grantham, UK, and Griffco Design/Build’s Scout Cold Logistics project in Texas, USA, are winners…
Daikin aircon profits up 6%
JAPAN: Daikin has reported net sales of JPY2,478,798m ($16,120m) in the half-year to the end of September, down 0.6% on last year….
Syclef expands into the Netherlands
FRANCE/NETHERLANDS: French industrial and commercial refrigeration contractor Syclef has expanded in the Netherlands with the acquisition of Rotterdam-based industrial refrigeration and HVAC engineering company Geerlofs….
Daikin acquires direct-to-chip cooling company
USA: Daikin Applied Americas has acquired Chilldyne, a California-based manufacturer of negative pressure liquid cooling systems for high-performance and AI data centres. …
Seeking heat pump solutions for food and drink industry
BELGIUM: A newly launched EU-funded project aims to accelerate the decarbonisation of Europe’s food and drink industry by developing standardised heat pump solutions….
Hudson Technologies CEO steps down
USA: Refrigerant products and services provider Hudson Technologies has announced that its chairman, president and CEO, Brian Coleman, has stepped down from the role….
Danfoss and ANEO Retail expand into Norway
DENMARK: Danfoss and ANEO Retail intend to drive growth and advance energy efficiency in food retail by expanding their partnership into Norway….
AEFYT warns of continuing illegal HFC trade
SPAIN: The Spanish refrigeration association, AEFYT, has warned of the continuing illegal trade in refrigerant, particularly selling banned R404A as legal HFC blend substitutes….
Rhine DH project includes 165MW heat pump
GERMANY: Mannheim-based energy company MVV has commissioned a river heat pump as part of a €200m project to heat 40,000 households in the Rhine-Neckar region….