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Tecumseh to offer full line of R449A units
USA: Tecumseh says it will be releasing a full line of R449A compressors and condensing units for low, medium and high temperature…
Tecumseh in trademark battle
USA: Tecumseh says it is taking legal action over trademarks with Thai compressor manufacturer Kulthorn Kirby Public Company Ltd and its US…
Eurovent Certita looks to close control
FRANCE: Eurovent Certita Certification intends to relaunch its certification programme for close control technologies under its Eurovent Certified Performance brand….
Daikin recognised for Ostend investment
BELGIUM: Japanese air conditioning manufacturer Daikin has been shortlisted for an award for its investment last year in its European hq in…
Aldi Süd reaches 1,000th CO2 milestone
GERMANY: Retailer Aldi Süd claims to have reached the milestone of 1000 CO2 refrigeration system installations in its stores….
Bitzer buys organic Rankine cycle business
USA: ElectraTherm, a supplier of organic Rankine cycle power generators, has announced its acquisition by the US subsidiary of German compressor manufacturer…
R404A “drop-in” claims 2,000 installations
USA: Honeywell claims that more than 2,000 supermarket installations have now been made using R448A, the lower GWP “drop-in” for R404A….
Aggreko buys US hire firm TuCo
USA: Aggreko has acquired TuCo Industrial Products (TuCo), an air conditioning equipment rental company of Lynnwood, Washington, for an undisclosed amount….
TV show exposes lack of recycling
SINGAPORE: A Singapore tv documentary claims that the majority of the refrigerants from over 300,000 domestic refrigerators per year are being released to…
Yönet elected ISKID president
TURKEY: Taner Yönet, general manager of Istanbul equipment supplier IMCO, has been elected president of the Turkish air conditioning and refrigeration manufacturers’…