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GEA’s Dr Hugo Blaum to retire
GERMANY: Ansgar Hoffmann is to take over from Dr Hugo Blaum as head of GEA’s DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) & Eastern…
Emerson announces next generation hermetics
USA: Emerson has announced the launch of higher efficiency fractional horse power hermetic compressors for low, medium and high temperature applications….
MHI to expand production in Thailand
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is expanding production at its joint venture air conditioning factories in Thailand….
Advansor to start production in Poland
DENMARK: Advansor, the CO2 refrigeration systems specialist, is setting up a new production plant in Szczecin, north-west Poland….
Record heat pump sales in Germany
GERMANY: Sales of heat pumps reached record levels in Germany last year on the back of high subsidy rates and more stringent…
Eurovent forms Middle East group
DUBAI: Brian Suggitt, Middle East md of Systemair, has been elected as the first chairman of Euorvent’s newly formed Middle East group….
Eurammon offers €5000 “naturals” award
GERMANY: Eurammon is again offering €5000 for the three best academic theses in the field of “natural” refrigerants and their application….
EPA continues ammonia safety crackdown
USA: In the latest example of the US EPA’s crackdown on facilities that use hazardous chemicals, a food processor in Hancock, Maine,…
First VRV produced at Daikin’s new US plant
USA: The first VRV unit has rolled off the production line of Daikin’s new 370,000m² manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas….
SME speech hits the right note
BELGIUM: A speech reflecting on the challenges and opportunities faced by small and medium-sized enterprises has been deemed the best from last…