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Buoni elected AREA president
AUSTRIA: Marco Buoni, director of Italian training company Centro Studi Galileo, has been elected president of European air conditioning and refrigeration contractors’…
Bookings open for major HFO conference
UK: Discounted early-bird booking are now open for the first ever international conference on the real-life applications of HFO refrigerants….
Embraco workers offered new jobs
ITALY: Most of the remaining workers at Embraco’s doomed Italian refrigeration compressor plant look set to be offered jobs with new employers….
Chemours improves Fortune 500 ranking
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Chemours has improved its position in the Fortune 500 list following the company’s first inclusion on the list of…
US industry urges Trump to back Kigali
USA: Thirty-two leading US air conditioning and refrigeration companies have signed a letter to president Trump urging him to ratify the Kigali…
Sahin confirmed as Eurovent president
NORWAY: Naci Sahin, former president of Turkish air conditioning and refrigeration association ISKID, has been confirmed as the new president of Eurovent….
Fire destroys Dutch training school
NETHERLANDS: One of the leading Dutch air conditioning and refrigeration training schools was destroyed by fire last night….
SKM joins Eurovent Middle East
UAE: Sharjah-based SKM Air Conditioning, one of the Gulf region’s leading air conditioning manufacturers has joined the Eurovent Middle East association….
EU heat pump market grows by 9%
BELGIUM: The EU heat pump market grew by 9% last year, with nearly 1.1 million heat pumps sold….
Global AC sales recover in 2017
UK: The global air conditioning market showed recovery in 2017 with year-end sales expected to reach 137 million units at a value…