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Fujitsu Australia teams with controls and IoT firm
AUSTRALIA: Fujitsu General Australia has announced a strategic partnership with Western-Australia-based controls and IoT manufacturer Advantage Air to research, design and build…
HFC refrigerants see out 2019 with further price declines
EUROPE: Prices of HFC refrigerants continued to fall in the final quarter of 2019, completing a year of price decreases from the…
Chemours clarifies US status on HFC refrigerants
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Chemours has published a fact sheet outlining the status of refrigerant regulations in the US at both federal and…
AC and duct cleaning has no effect on Covid-19 spread
BELGIUM: REHVA, the European Federation of HVAC associations, has advised that humidification, air conditioning and duct cleaning has no practical effect on…
Firms unable to carry out leak checks face possible fines
SWEDEN: Refrigeration and air conditioning contractors in Sweden are concerned that they face possible fines for not carrying out mandatory leak checks…
Norway postpones F-gas renewal exams
NORWAY: The Norwegian Environmental Protection Agency has postponed the deadline for renewal of its F-gas certificate until September 1….
Lu-Ve sales increase 27.6% in 2019 to €391.6m
ITALY: Commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturer Lu-Ve has announced a consolidated turnover of €391.6m in 2019, a 27.6% increase on the…
Beijer Ref determined to maintain business as usual
SWEDEN: Per Bertland, CEO of refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler Beijer Ref, has reassured customers that the company is determined to keep its worldwide business running as normally as possible….
AC&R should be “essential business”
USA: Leading air conditioning and refrigeration groups have called on federal, state, and local authorities to grant “essential business” status to the…
Stulz acquires data centre JV business
GERMANY: Mission critical air conditioning specialist Stulz has now acquired the entire shareholding of its data centre design and build joint venture…