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Steve’s up for a Stevie
UK: The Derby-based consultancy and its proprietor Steve Gill have been named as a finalist in a major international award for sales…
German greens call for ban on R1234yf
GERMANY: The influential German green group Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) has accused the EU of ignoring the safety risks of R1234yf and has…
F-gas revision passes environment vote
BRUSSELS: The proposed F-gas revision agreement has been approved by the European Parliament’s environment committee this morning by a large majority….
Calls for “naturals” training under F-gas
USA: The European contractors’ association AREA has repeated its calls for minimum requirements for training and certification of contractors handling low GWP…
Copeland Scroll is top AHR product
USA: The latest generation Copeland Scroll compressor was the overall winner of the 2014 AHR Expo Product of the Year Award….
Strong refrigeration interest at EuroShop
GERMANY: A lot has happened in the retail refrigeration sector in the last three years, so there should be plenty of interest…
Mackelenbergh is ECSLA president
BRUSSELS: Derk van Mackelenbergh, md of Rotterdam-based transport refrigeration company Eurofrigo BV, is the new president of the European Cold Storage and…
EC issues proceedings against Germany
BELGIUM: As expected, the European Commission has issued an infringement notice against Germany for failing to enforce the MAC directive….
Japanese plant for R1234yf
JAPAN: Asahi Glass Co (AGC) is to supply Honeywell with the new HFO refrigerant R1234yf from a new manufacturing plant it is…
R1234yf safety argument escalates
GERMANY: With Germany on the brink of being dragged before the European courts over its failure to enforce the MAC directive, arguments…