World News
RDM expands US sales team
USA: Controls manufacturer RDM has appointed Steve Moss as senior account manager in the USA, based in Atlanta, Georgia….
Lu-Ve appoints director of new OEM division
ITALY: Heat exchanger manufacturer Lu-Ve Group has appointed Michele Ampezzan as sales director of its OEM products business unit….
Trane opens new chiller test facility
FRANCE: Chiller testing has begun at a new state-of-the-art testing facility in Trane’s main European plant in Epinal, France….
Carrier latest to install R1234ze chiller
FRANCE: Carrier has joined the league of chiller manufacturers adopting the new low GWP HFO refrigerant 1234ze(E) with a debut installation in…
New York hit by fatal LD outbreak
USA: Authorities are currently testing water from cooling towers and other potential sources after an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in the South…
€1m needed to save Koxka/Kobol plants
SPAIN: A group of managers of the bankrupt Kobol and Koxka refrigeration factories are calling on former colleagues to help find the…
Beijer Ref buys Realcold
SWEDEN: Beijer Ref has strengthened its foothold in Australasia by acquiring the refrigeration wholesaler, Realcold. …
High efficiency ac could save 25Gt of CO2
FRANCE: Upgrading all existing room air conditioners to highest efficiency units, combined with the transition to lower GWP refrigerants, could save 25…
Cooling firm fined for R22 release
CANADA: A company providing district cooling to locations in Windsor, Ontario, has been fined a total of CAD100,000 (€70,000) for releasing R22…
Plans to develop “refrigerant driving license”
USA: The AHRI has met with UNEP to develop a global qualification programme for refrigerant supply chain networks….