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Coronavirus shuts US contractors’ event
USA: The coronavirus has forced the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) to cancel its 2020 Annual Conference and Expo, which was…
IIAR cancels ammonia refrigeration conference
USA: The IIAR 2020 Natural Refrigeration Conference & Heavy Equipment Expo, due to start in Orlando, Florida on Sunday, has been cancelled…
UTC board approves Carrier spin-off
USA: The board of United Technologies Corp (UTC) has approved the previously announced separations of Carrier and Otis, and plans to complete…
Swegon buys UK company Waterloo
UK: Swegon, the Swedish manufacturer of ventilation and indoor climate products and owner of Blue Box chillers, has acquired UK grilles and…
Coronavirus shuts Australian fridge show
AUSTRALIA: The coronavirus has forced the postponement of the ARBS 2020 air conditioning, refrigeration and building services exhibition, which was due to…
Nibe acquires German heat pump company Waterkotte
SWEDEN/GERMANY: Swedish heat pump manufacturer Nibe has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares in the German heat pump manufacturer Waterkotte GmbH….
EPEE cooling conference now a webinar
BELGIUM: A top-level European conference on the role of cooling in a sustainable future, due to be held in Brussels this month,…
Bitzer selects first Nordic service centre
GERMANY/SWEDEN: German refrigeration and air conditioning compressor manufacturer Bitzer has appointed Kompressorteknik Sweden AB as its first Authorised Service Centre (ASC) in…
Chemours opens $150m R&D facility
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Chemours has officially opened its new $150m, 30,000m² state-of-the-art research and innovation facility at the University of Delaware….
Product supply unaffected by Italian coronavirus lockdown
ITALY: The production and transport of goods from air conditioning and refrigeration equipment manufacturers in northern Italy will be unaffected by measures…