World News
AHR Orlando matches previous best shows
USA: Bad weather on the eastern seaboard had little effect on attendance at this year’s AHR Expo, which matched previous shows in Chicago…
Low GWP refrigerant presentations now online
USA: The presentations delivered at the recent sell-out AHRI-hosted conference on the Low GWP Alternative Refrigerants Evaluation Programme (AREP) are now available online….
Heat pump sales triple in Poland
POLAND: Although a market still in its infancy, sales of electrically driven heat pumps in Poland are reported to have nearly tripled…
Systemair first to new Eurovent standard
SWEDEN: Systemair is the first manufacturer to have products certified under the new Eurovent programme for residential air handling units (RAHU)….
AIAC relocates
SOUTH AFRICA: AIAC Air Conditioning South Africa, part of the Airedale International group, has moved to larger premises on Laser Park, Honeydew,…
Bitzer opens new training academy
GERMANY: Compressor manufacturer Bitzer has officially opened its new 1500m² international training centre in Rottenburg-Ergenzingen….
R134a faces chiller ban from 2025
USA: HFC refrigerants R134a, R410A, and R407C could be banned from use in US chillers from 2025 under new industry proposals….
EC must act over HFC “stockpile”
BELGIUM: A leading fluorocarbon watchdog has called on the EC and member states to demand verification of HFC import data following concerns of…
Carrier Transicold buys Dutch firm TRS
NETHERLANDS: US transport refrigeration company Carrier Transicold has announced the acquisition of TRS Transportkoeling bv, a Dutch manufacturer of sustainable transport refrigeration…
AHU boss threatened associates at gunpoint
UK: The president of a Polish air handling unit manufacturer has been jailed after pleading guilty to robbery, blackmail and false imprisonment….