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Electrolux agrees $7m fine for unregistered AC filters
USA: Electrolux Home Products Inc is to pay a civil penalty of nearly $7m for importing dehumidifiers and air conditioners with filters…
EPEE seeks senior policy director
BELGIUM: Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, EPEE, the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment, is looking to appoint a senior…
Chillventa eSpecial attracts 6,800 “visitors”
GERMANY: This week’s first virtual Chillventa exhibition attracted more than 6,800 participants according to the organiser….
AHR Expo 2021 cancelled, ASHRAE now virtual
USA: ASHRAE has announced that the 2021 AHR Expo, originally scheduled to be held January 25-27, 2021, in Chicago, has been cancelled. …
EFCTC urges support for illegal refrigerant campaign
GERMANY: The refrigerant producers group EFCTC is inviting companies from across the refrigeration and air conditioning industry to join a new campaign…
ASHRAE offers secure online exams
USA: ASHRAE has announced a new online testing method for completing its certification exams….
Epta invests $27m in new US headquarters
USA: Commercial refrigeration company Epta is to invest $27m in the expansion of its Kysor Warren Epta US manufacturing operations in Columbus,…
Virtual Chillventa set to open with 200 exhibitors
GERMANY: The first ever online version of Chilventa, Europe’s leading refrigeration and air conditioning exhibition, opens next week with around 200 companies…
Heat pump company fined for bogus refrigerant top-ups
NEW ZEALAND: A servicing company has been fined NZ$75,000 (US$50,000) for falsely claiming that customers required refrigerant top-ups….
AIA Lu-Ve lands €3.2m order
SWEDEN: AIA Lu-Ve Sweden, part of the Italian Lu-Ve Group, has taken its largest ever order, worth €3.2m, for 28MW of cooling power for…