World News
LD outbreak shuts Disney cooling towers
USA: Two cooling towers at Disneyland, California, have been shut down after an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in the city of Anaheim….
Canada latest to ratify Kigali amendment
CANADA: Canada has become the latest country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and joined the global phase down…
EPTA CEO named in entrepreneur awards
ITALY: Marco Nocivelli, CEO of commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturing group Epta, has been named an Italian Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017….
$10,000 fine for ammonia leak
USA: The operator of a cold storage facility in Alaska has agreed a $10,008 penalty and $26,000 in improvements after an ammonia…
ACCA opposes Energy Star reforms
USA: The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has announced its opposition to the draft US Energy Star Reform Act….
Retrofitted IDVs could produce 7.3% gain
DENMARK: Danfoss claims that lab tests have proven that intermediate discharge valves (IDV) retrofitted on air conditioning compressors could yield a 7.3%…
ASERCOM president steps down
FRANCE: ASERCOM president Claude Blanc has announced his intention to retire at the end of this year….
Trane buys ice storage firm CALMAC
USA: Trane has acquired the New-Jersey-based ice storage company CALMAC….
Belloni takes on Güntner’s euro sales
GERMANY: Andrea Belloni has been appointed sales director for Western Europe by commercial refrigeration component manufacturer Güntner. …
Panasonic triumphs in iF Design Awards
GERMANY: Panasonic has once again been awarded an international iF Design Award for its Etherea range of air conditioners….