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Safe use of naturals is IRI conference topic
IRELAND: The safe use of natural refrigerants is the topic of a one-day conference being organised by the Institute of Refrigeration Ireland…
US bodies join support for World Refrigeration Day
USA: The Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Heating Institute (AHRI), and the International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR) have joined the list of…
Eureka 2019 continues cross-generational debate
BELGIUM: EPEE and EVIA will continue its cross-generational debate on ways to achieve UN sustainable development goals when the two bodies host…
Refrigeration? What’s that?
FRANCE/USA: The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) and US body ASHRAE have spent the last year working to establish common definitions of…
Mastrapasqua is Assocold president
ITALY: Epta’s advocacy & regulatory affairs manager Francesco Mastrapasqua has been elected president of Assocold, the Italian refrigeration equipment manufacturers’ association. …
EFCTC introduces illegal refrigerant reporting “hotline”
EUROPE: Illegal refrigerant imports and sales activity in Europe can now be easily reported, and in confidence, through a new website established…
Criocabin buys fellow Italian refrigeration firm Zoin
ITALY: Refrigerated counter manufacturer Criocabin has acquired fellow Italian commercial refrigeration equipment company Zoin Refrigerazione….
European smart ac market to treble by 2023
EUROPE: The European market for smart air conditioning is forecast to almost treble to €130m by 2023, according to a new report….
Industry mourns loss of Carrier’s Eric Prieur
ETHIOPIA: Eric Prieur, Carrier’s director of cold chain sustainability, has been named as a passenger on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 which crashed…
Denmark set to amend HFC charge limit
DENMARK: The Danish government looks set to change the maximum allowable limit of HFCs in new refrigeration and air conditioning systems to…