World News
AHR Expo donates to Chicago charity
USA: The organiser of the AHR Expo, the US HVACR show in Chicago in January, has donated $20,700 to a local charity….
Bitzer transport interest going to Songz
CHINA/GERMANY: Chinese company Songz Automobile Air Conditioning is taking over Lumikko Technologies Oy, Bitzer’s Finnish transport refrigeration subsidiary….
Johnson Controls extends online ordering
GERMANY: Johnson Controls has extended its EasyParts chiller and air conditioning spares platform to Germany….
EIA hits back at efforts to derail F-gas
UK: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has accused some countries of attempting to derail the European F-gas phase down process….
Tom Watson honoured by AHRI
USA: Tom Watson, former chief engineer at Daikin Applied, has received a Distinguished Service Award from the US Air Conditioning, Heating…
Spain warns of critical gas shortage
SPAIN: The Spanish refrigeration association AEFYT has warned of a “critical” refrigerant shortage and appealed to the Spanish government to reduce the…
Bitzer agrees new container deal
GERMANY: Bitzer has agreed a new 10-year deal to supply refrigeration compressors for Maersk Container Industry’s Star Cool refrigerated container system….
Hudson backs US Kigali vow
USA: A leading US refrigerant services provider has backed indications that the USA will join the global HFC phase-down by signing the…
$540m pledged to phase-out fight
CANADA: Developing countries are to receive US$540m between 2018 and 2020 to initiate the phase-down of HFCs under the Kigali Amendment to…
Kaltra opens plant in Slovenia
GERMANY/SLOVENIA: German commercial and industrial refrigeration and air conditioning manufacturer Kaltra has opened a new 4,000m² factory in Slovenia….