World News
Modine to acquire Luvata for $422m
USA: Modine Manufacturing, the US owner of Airedale, is to acquire coil company Luvata HTS in a $422m deal….
Hudson appoints new CFO
USA: Hudson Technologies, the US refrigerant and refrigeration services and solutions provider, has appointed Nat Krishnamurti as chief financial officer….
Lokring gains Coast Guard approval
USA: Vulkan Lokring solder-free refrigeration and air conditioning tube connectors system have been approved for use by the US Coast Guard….
Spreading the low GWP message
ITALY: As the world moves towards lower GWP refrigerants, training in their safe use was recently extended to a group of refrigeration…
Daikin technology centre wins award
JAPAN: Daikin Industries has won a major Japanese office development award for its Technology Innovation Centre, opened last year in Settsu City,…
Four new refrigerants seek ASHRAE approval
USA: The number of potential new lower GWP refrigerants continues to rise with four more proposed for inclusion in ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 34-2013….
Double celebration at Bitzer’s Leipzig plant
GERMANY: Bitzer has marked the 25th anniversary of its factory in Leipzig with the sale of its 2.5 millionth product. …
Melrose completes Nortek purchase
UK: British investment group Melrose Industries has completed the acquisition of US hvac equipment manufacturer Nortek….
Emerson buys temperature monitoring firms
USA: Emerson has expanded its presence in cold chain control with the acquisition of two temperature monitoring companies….
Huayi shuns R449A as potential drop-in
SPAIN: Huayi has announced that lower GWP refrigerant R449A is not a suitable drop-in replacement for R404A in its Cubigel compressors….