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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…
AC firm fined after worker’s fatal fall
CANADA: Design Air Ltd, an Ontario-based air conditioning contractor was fined CAD$70,000 (€48,000) after a worker fell from a roof and died….
Lack of ac linked to 30 deaths
JAPAN: A lack of air conditioning may have contributed to the heat-stroke deaths of around 30 people in Tokyo so far this…
Ex-Mitsubishi man is JRAIA president
JAPAN: Tetsuji Okada, former general manager of Mitsubishi Electric Europe bv, is the new president of the Japan Refrigeration and Airconditioning Industries Association…
Chillventa set to surpass IKK
GERMANY: The organiser of Nuremberg’s Chillventa exhibition is expecting to reach close to 1,000 exhibitors….
Daikin develops 1,500 ton oil-less chiller
USA: The efficiencies of oil-less magnetic bearing technology is now available in a chiller of 1,500 ton capacity….
Shecco to survey naturals in China
BELGIUM: Shecco, the Brussels-based natural refrigerant market development company is to conduct a survey into the use of naturals in China….