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TÜV to build Europe’s largest test house
GERMANY: TÜV SÜD is to build what it is claimed will be Europe’s largest air conditioning and refrigeration equipment test house….
Shipping industry ill-prepared for F-gas regs
NORWAY: A leading maritime equipment supplier has warned that the shipping industry is ill-prepared for the new F-gas regulations….
Software compares low GWP refrigerants
GERMANY: DuPont has created an updated version of its DuPrex 4.0 refrigerant comparison software to mark the sales launch of its new…
Mitsubishi adopts R32 on commercial ac
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric is to expand the use of low GWP refrigerant R32 to its commercial air conditioning portfolio in Japan….
Meyer joins Bitzer management
GERMANY: Helmut Meyer, managing director of Bitzer’s Finnish subsidiary Lumikko Technologies has been appointed Bitzer’s chief sales and marketing officer….
Warning of fake refrigerant detector
TAIWAN: Center Technology has warned customers of Chinese counterfeits of its popular Center 382 refrigerant leak detector….
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…