World News
Ingersoll-Rand to buy Frigoblock for €100m
IRELAND: Ingersoll Rand, parent company of Thermo King, is set to acquire Germany’s largest refrigerated transport company Frigoblock for €100m….
AHRI adds new standards
USA: The AHRI has announced new certification programmes for air-handling unit casings and plate heat exchangers….
Japanese ac firms target Latin America
JAPAN: Daikin and Panasonic are two companies expected to participate in future energy-saving projects in Latin America….
EC clears UTC purchase of CIAT
EUROPE: The purchase of French air conditioning manufacturer CIAT by Carriers’ parent company UTC looks set to go ahead following approval by…
Training and standards head AREA manifesto
BELGIUM: AREA has placed the promotion of “non-obstructive” standards and the establishment of low GWP refrigerant training at the top of its…
Blygold completes one millionth coil treatment
UK: Anti-corrosion coating specialist Blygold has reached its landmark millionth coil treatment with an installation at the Sellafield nuclear facility in Cumbria,…
Pakistan customs seize 4,000 air conditioners
PAKISTAN: Over 4,000 air conditioners and electronic goods worth around €2.9m have been confiscated by Pakistan revenue authorities….
Daikin is Danfoss EnVisioneer of the Year
USA: Daikin Applied has won a Danfoss EnVisioneer of the Year award for the use of Turbocor compressors in its Magnitude chiller….
Johnson Controls predicts record profits
USA: Johnson Controls is expecting its joint venture with Hitachi and the divestiture of its GWS business to both be completed during…
Danfoss completes Vacon purchase
FINLAND: Danfoss has now acquired more than 90% of the shares in Finnish AC drives and inverter company Vacon….