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Lennox and Goodman to school’s rescue
USA: Air conditioning firms have rallied around to replace air conditioning units vandalised by copper thieves at an Arizona school….
Emerson prepares to address EPA bans
USA: Compressor manufacturer Emerson Climate Technologies has sympathised with the retail refrigeration industry over US EPA proposals to ban a number of…
Refrigerant ban “a threat to industry”
USA: Foodservice equipment manufacturers have been the first to react to the US EPA’s proposal to phase-out high GWP refrigerants by 2016, calling…
Dubai sets air conditioning to 24ºC
DUBAI: The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is encouraging customers to set their air conditioning thermostats to 24°C in an effort…
Ghana to seize secondhand fridges
GHANA: Once the major dumping-ground for used fridges, Ghana’s Energy Commission is to deploy a taskforce to seize all secondhand fridges on…
Cold room destroyed by leaking LPG cylinder
AUSTRALIA: It is believed that a cold room explosion at a shopping mall in New South Wales, on Saturday, was caused by a…
Beijer’s Latvian success with Bitzer Ecostar
LATVIA: Europe’s largest refrigeration and air con wholesaler Beijer Ref is making inroads into the Latvian market through its Latvian subsidiary Max…
Kuwaiti ahus added to Eurovent list
KUWAIT: A range of air handling units from Kuwait-based manufacturer Coolex has received Eurovent certification. …
NZ restricts refrigerant sales
NEW ZEALAND: The major refrigerant suppliers in New Zealand have agreed that from January 1 2015 refrigerant will only be sold to…
Setback for NYC refrigerant recovery law
USA: A crucial part of a New York City law making manufacturers responsible for recovering refrigerants from residential appliances has been invalidated…