World News
IR completes Thermocold purchase
IRELAND: Ingersoll-Rand, owner of US HVAC manufacturer Trane, has completed the acquisition of Italian manufacturer Thermocold….
Seeking innovative cooling projects
BELGIUM: Projects on solar cooling, heat pumps and thermal energy storage are invited for presentation at an EC-backed renewable heating and cooling…
City buys FM business MML
UK: City Facilities Management Ltd has strengthened its UK business and extended its footprint into Europe with the acquisition of Lesprit Ltd….
HFC phase-down becomes law in Australia
AUSTRALIA: The Australian government has introduced legislation to phase down HFCs starting in 2018….
Three-months jail for selling 12kg of R22
EUROPE: A further conviction for the sale of illegal R22 refrigerant and an investigation into 40 more instances have been reported by…
ASHRAE’s $118,000 for student projects
USA: ASHRAE has awarded grants totalling more than $118,000 to 26 undergraduate HVACR projects from around the world….
Goodman first with new Copeland Scroll
USA: Daikin’s US subsidiary, Goodman, is the first to announce use of Emerson’s latest Copeland Scroll two-stage compressor….
California backs stricter HFC phase down
USA: California has moved ahead of the Kigali amendment to phase-down HFCs by approving plans to implement its own phase-down of HFCs….
Viessmann signs CO2 heat pump deal
GERMANY: Viessmann has agreed a deal with Dresden-based Dürr Thermea which will see joint sales and marketing of heat pumps….
Bitzer opens Green Point in Tunisia
TUNISIA: Bitzer has opened its 47th Green Point site for compressor overhauls, repairs and remanufacturing, this time in Tunisia….