World News
Austria wins gold at EuroSkills
DENMARK: Austrian Jonas Danninger, an employee of Hauser GmbH, won the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning gold medal at last week’s EuroSkills competition in Herning, Denmark….
Carrier completes 10-14ton RTU challenge
USA: Carrier has become the first manufacturer to complete the US Department of Energy’s Commercial Building HVAC Technology Challenge laboratory validation in the 10-14ton rooftop heat pump category….
Danfoss sells Dutch subsidiary Sondex BV
DENMARK/NETHERLANDS: Danfoss Plate Heat Exchangers has sold its Dutch heat exchanger subsidiary, Sondex BV, to heat exchanger experts Theo Thoen and Hans Ter Velde….
Saudi Arabia joins Kigali pledge
SAUDI ARABIA: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has become the latest country to have officially accepted the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs….
Worker dies in refrigerant plant leak
INDIA: One person died and 12 were reportedly hospitalised on Wednesday (10 September) after a leak in a pipeline at the Gujarat Fluorochemicals refrigerant plant in Ranjitnagar, India….
Smardt Chillers in Indian data centre deal
CANADA/INDIA: Montreal-based Smardt Chillers is to supply its oil-free centrifugal chillers to Indian company Shree Refrigerations, a leading player in cooling solutions serving the defence sector….
Trane sounds the NYSE opening bell
USA: Trane Technologies has rung the New York Stock Exchange opening bell to celebrate its fifth year as an HVACR-focused company….
Leak testing with oxygen caused heat pump blast
POLAND: Authorities in Opole have concluded that the heat pump explosion in Chrząstowice that killed two people last year was caused by using oxygen to carry out pressure tests….
Ambienta acquires Bonera Refrigerazioni
ITALY: Frigoveneta, the Verona-based commercial and industrial refrigeration contractor has acquired Bonera Refrigerazioni Srl, a family-owned company specialising in the design, installation, and after-sales servicing of industrial refrigeration systems. …
Pilot scheme to incentivise refrigerant recovery
USA: A new refrigerant recovery scheme in the District of Columbia aims to help contractors offset the costs of recovery equipment while also providing an additional revenue stream….