World News
$100K fine but praise for swift action
USA: A US food company set to pay $100K for safety violations with its ammonia refrigeration system has, unusually, been praised by…
Pearson made ASHRAE Fellow
USA: Andy Pearson of Star Refrigeration has been made a Fellow of ASHRAE on the opening day of the Society’s Winter Conference…
Swegon is Carel dehum distributor
GERMANY: Carel has appointed Swegon Germany GmbH as exclusive German distributor of its humidification products….
Panasonic set to launch R32 in Europe
EUROPE: Panasonic is set to follow Daikin and introduce air conditioners running on the lower GWP refrigerant R32….
GT Phelan to distribute Samsung
IRELAND: Air conditioning distributor GT Phelan has agreed a partnership deal with Samsung, covering product distribution, support and training in Ireland….
York chillers compatible with R513A
USA: York centrifugal and screw chillers from 440 to 21,100kW are now compatible with R513A, the lower GWP alternative for R134a….
CGF records refrigeration successes
FRANCE: The successes of the Consumer Goods Forum’s five-year commitment to replace HFCs in refrigeration systems are recorded in a new publication….
Emerson extends R290 compressor offering
USA: Emerson Climate Technologies says it has invested in an expanded propane R290 offering along with testing facilities for its customers….
Europe sits on huge HFC stockpile
EUROPE: Shocking new figures reveal evidence of huge European stockpiling of HFC refrigerants in advance of the 2015 F-gas quotas….
Weiß joins Ziehl-Abegg board
GERMANY: Dr Klaus Weiß has been appointed to the executive board of fans and drives manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg….