World News
Manitowoc to separate businesses
USA: Manitowoc is to separate its foodservice and cranes businesses under pressure from activist investors….
Pharmacy fined $500,000 for cooling failure
USA: A US pharmacy chain will pay more than $500,000 after air conditioning outages caused drugs to be exposed to excess temperatures….
Danfoss Turbocor is AHR winner
USA: The Danfoss’ Turbocor VTT compressor has been named as the AHR Expo Product of the Year at this week’s show in…
EPA to crack down on ammonia plants
USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency is to crack down on refrigeration facilities that are failing to implement procedures to prevent the…
IIAR updates piping handbook
USA: An update of the International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration’s Ammonia Refrigeration Piping Handbook is now available….
R513A an option in new Trane chiller
USA: Trane is to offer an air-cooled chiller using R513A, DuPont’s low GWP, non-flammable replacement for R134a….
Honeywell launches lower GWP refrigerants
USA: Honeywell has today officially launched four new lower GWP refrigerants for applications ranging from supermarket refrigeration to industrial cooling….
Daikin to introduce R32 heat pump
JAPAN: Air conditioning manufacturer Daikin is to launch a heat pump water heater running on the low GWP refrigerant R32….
Fridge technology exceeds energy standards
USA: Emerson says it has retrofitted a glass door reach-in cabinet that far exceeds proposed new US energy efficiency standards for commercial…
Stephen Gill tipped for another Stevie award
UK: Stephen Gill Associates has again been listed amongst the finalists of the international Stevie Awards for sales and customer service….