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Carel sales up 1.3% in 2020, despite Covid-19
ITALY: Despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, refrigeration controls manufacturer Carel recorded sales of €331.6m in 2020, a 1.3% increase on 2019….
Danfoss sales down 6% in 2020
DENMARK: Danfoss saw sales drop 6% in 2020 to €5,828m, with net profit down 13% compared to 2019….
Bertland elected to Beijer Ref board
SWEDEN: Per Bertland, currently CEO of Beijer Ref, has been elected to the board of the Swedish refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaling…
GEA Bock becomes Bock GmbH
GERMANY: Compressor manufacturer Bock is celebrating its renewed independence with a new logo and website with the motto “the clever art of…
IAQ focus of Honeywell’s university partnership
USA: Honeywell has formed a research partnership with Syracuse University to fund research on emerging indoor air quality technologies. …
Dakin invests in smart wearable devices
JAPAN: Daikin has invested JPY500m (US$4.7m) in Fairy Devices, a Japanese company developing smart wearable devices….
Colombia ratifies Kigali
COLOMBIA: The Republic of Colombia has become the 114th country to ratify the Kigali amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants….
GEA completes Bock sale
GERMANY: GEA has concluded the sale of its Bock compressor business to to German private equity business Nord Holding….
AEFYT creates A2L refrigerants group
SPAIN: The Spanish refrigeration association, AEFYT, has created a new working group to promote the development and promotion of A2L refrigerants. The group…
Beijer Ref buys German air conditioning distributor
GERMANY: Wholesaler Beijer Ref has acquired a majority shareholding in the German air conditioning distributor Coolair Klimasysteme. …