World News
LDC to sell stake in A-Gas?
UK: A number of private equity firms including 3i and the Carlyle Group are reported to have submitted bids for refrigerant distribution…
International conference to focus on HFOs
UK: The application of HFO refrigerants will be the subject of an IIR International Conference in Birmingham, UK, being planned for September…
Daikin officially opens US plant
USA: Politicians and a crowd of more than 400 staff, customers and suppliers attended yesterday’s opening of Daikin’s US factory – the…
Webinar on R404A conversions
BELGIUM: With the pressure on to quit using high GWP refrigerants like R404A, Honeywell is hosting a webinar on how to retrofit…
Tesco to convert 1200 stores to R448A
UK: Tesco, one of the world’s largest supermarket chains, is to convert more than 1,200 existing stores across the UK from R404A to lower…
Armacell ground-breaks new Bahrain plant
BAHRAIN: Insulation company Armacell has formally begun construction of a new manufacturing facility in Bahrain with a groundbreaking at the Bahrain International…
Studying effectiveness of UV coil cleaning
USA: Researchers at Penn State University are investigating the effectiveness and safety of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) when applied to cooling coils….
Koxka success at European design awards
SPAIN: Commercial refrigeration cabinets from Koxka, the company saved from bankruptcy in 2015, have won four 2017 European Product Design Awards….
Latest R32 Sky Air offers 50 indoor units
UK: Daikin is set to introduce its new R32-based A-Series Sky Air commercial air conditioners to UK customers at this week’s Daikin D1…
Rasmussen president for further year
FRANCE: Alex Rasmussen, senior vice president at Systemair Denmark, is to serve as president of the Eurovent Association for a further year….