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Midea adopts R452B for US market
USA: Chinese air conditioning manufacturer Midea is to use R452B, a lower GWP alternative to R410A, in its unitary air conditioning units…
Systemair buys Austrian AHU firm Frivent
SWEDEN: Systemair has acquired the Austrian air handling unit manufacturer Frivent Luft- & Wärmetechnik….
Nidec to acquire Secop for €185m
JAPAN/GERMANY: Japanese electric motor company Nidec is set to acquire hermetic compressor manufacturer Secop for €185m….
Beijer Ref sees sales increase 13%
SWEDEN: In a solid start to the year in Europe, refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref saw sales increase by 13% in the first quarter….
Daikin aims to reduce workers’ stress
JAPAN: Air conditioning manufacturer Daikin is participating in a project looking at the relationship between occupation, work environment and stress in the…
Early success with CO2 trailer
GERMANY: Retailer Netto Marken-Discount has reported a successful start to its three-year trial of Carrier Transicold’s CO2 refrigerant trailer prototype….
ORNL engineer becomes ASHRAE director
USA: Van D Baxter, a researcher at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been appointed director-at-large for ASHRAE….
Aermec buys German distributor Novatherm
ITALY/GERMANY: Italian air conditioning manufacturer Aermec has acquired its German distributor Novatherm….
Bitzer expands presence in Africa
GERMANY/NIGERIA: Compressor manufacturer Bitzer is expanding its presence in Africa with the opening of an office in Lagos….
Freezer failure damages Arctic ice cores
CANADA: A malfunction in a refrigeration system at the University of Alberta has led to partial melting of ice core samples used…