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Tegut supermarket is “green” winner
GERMANY: A Tegut store employing CO2 refrigeration, cabinet doors and LED lighting is the first supermarket to be recognised with an environmental…
Refrigeration Council has new leadership
USA: Heating, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) has named new leaders to its Refrigeration Council….
Emerson’s Helix will be home to home
USA: Emerson Climate Technologies is to include a 2,000ft², two-storey home within its Helix research centre being built at the University of…
Zehnder to close UK and Italy facilities
SWITZERLAND: Indoor climate solutions company Zehnder is to cut staff by 10% and close its facilities in Rustington (UK) and Vedelago (Italy)….
AC unit falls 28 storeys, injures 10
USA: An air conditioning unit being craned onto the roof of a building in New York City has fallen 28 storeys, injuring…
Bitzer eyes 14 companies in piracy crackdown
GERMANY: In its bid to crack down on counterfeit products, compressor manufacturer Bitzer says it is currently monitoring 14 Chinese companies suspected…
It’s back! Methyl chloride found in fake R22
CHINA: A leading Chinese manufacturer is offering a reward for help in stopping sales of counterfeit refrigerants, including dangerous methyl chloride cocktails….
Action demanded after hydrocarbon explosion
HONG KONG: The Government of Hong Kong has been criticised for failing to regulate flammable refrigerants after an air conditioner containing a…
Refrigeration conference at EXPO2015
ITALY: The United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organisation and Centro Studi Galileo are behind a conference at the EXPO2015 Milan focused on…
Danfoss OK for R404A replacements
DENMARK: The lower GWP refrigerants R407A/F have been validated for use in Danfoss Maneurop reciprocating MTZ compressors and Danfoss scrolls MLZ….