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Carel sees sales rise 9.7%
ITALY: Controls and humidification company Carel has reported sales of €280.22m in 2018, an increase of 9.7% on the previous year….
Heat pump maker Yanmar buys German firm KKU
GERMANY: Yanmar, a Japanese manufacturer of gas engine heat pumps, has acquired German systems designer and contractor Eschenfelder KKU….
Güntner to invest €25m in Hungarian factory
HUNGARY: The Hungarian government is backing an investment of over €25m in an expansion of the Güntner-Tata heat exchanger product factory in…
Eurammon to discuss future-proof cooling solutions
GERMANY: Natural refrigerants group Eurammon meets for its 2019 symposium in June when it will discuss future-proof solutions in cooling and heating…
India devises future cooling plan
INDIA: India has produced a comprehensive action plan to address the country’s cooling requirement over the next 20 years with a range…
Stulz plans new US factory
USA: Precision HVAC equipment manufacturer Stulz is reported to be investing $2m in a new factory in Dayton, Tennessee….
Eight hospitalised after ammonia leak
BELGIUM: Eight workers were taken to hospital on Thursday evening following a reported ammonia leak at a chicken processing facility in Mouscron….
Zehnder acquires Dutch heat exchanger firm Recair
SWITZERLAND: The Zehnder Group has acquired Dutch heat exchanger company Recair….
Stolen R134a closes German autobahn
GERMANY: Police suspect that 90 cylinders of R134a that spilled onto the A4 autobahn near Dresden following an accident may have been…
Epta’s Nocivelli is ANIMA president
ITALY: Marco Nocivelli, chairman and CEO of commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturing group Epta has been named president of ANIMA, Italy’s Federation of…