World News
Diversitech appoints chief operations officer
USA: HVACR parts and accessories manufacturer and supplier DiversiTech has appointed Jon Evans as chief operations officer. …
Standard being developed for industrial IoT
USA: With the internet increasingly being used as a controls vehicle, a new control-networking standard is being developed for the Industrial Internet of…
R32 takes centre stage at Mostra
ITALY: The low GWP refrigerant R32 is making most of the air conditioning headlines at this weeks’ Mostra Convegno Expocomfort exhibition in…
Change at the top at Tecumseh
USA: Harold Karp has stepped down as president and CEO of compressor manufacturer Tecumseh, a position he has held since September 2014….
US ac shipments down again
USA: Shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps in the US continued to decline in January, according to figures released…
Daikin US facility open to 200,000 ac units
USA: Over 200,000 air conditioning units are already being stored in Daikin’s huge new manufacturing facility, currently under construction in Houston, Texas….
Carel backing for HFC-free supermarkets
USA: The US subsidiary of Italian controls and humidification specialist Carel has revealed its vision for US supermarkets to become free of…
Mitsubishi opens new technology centre
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric has opened a new air conditioning design and development building in Wakayama City….
Survey on natural refrigerant training
BELGIUM: Natural refrigerant marketing company Shecco is seeking input to its upcoming Guide to Natural Refrigerants Training in Europe and North America….
Prison for $1m Carrier embezzler
USA: A former Carrier accounting manager has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for embezzling more than $1m from the US…