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Ebm-Papst to invest €15m
GERMANY: Fan and motor manufacturers Ebm-Papst is to invest around €15m to double the production capacity of its factory in Mulfingen-Hollenbach….
Suspected refrigerant leak injures 9
USA: Nine people were taken to hospital last night after a suspected refrigerant leak at a supermarket in New Hampshire….
F-gas agreement: Further details revealed
BELGIUM: EFCTC, the organisation representing fluorocarbon interests in Europe, has broken ranks with other stakeholders by revealing further details of the recent…
Carrier and Trane back call for change
FRANCE: Air conditioning suppliers Carrier and Trane are amongst 50 major international companies appealing on the newspaper website Les Echos calling for…
Ceiling collapse brings down ac equipment
NEW ZEALAND: A young girl was treated for minor injuries today after part of the ceiling collapsed at an Auckland cinema bringing…
Snow cooling created greater emissions
JAPAN: An experiment to ship snow from the north of Japan to help reduce the air conditioning load in Tokyo has created…
Bitzer shuffles top managers
GERMANY: Rob de Bruyn is the new md of Bitzer subsidiaries in Asia, Indonesia and Malaysia, replacing Gianni Parlanti who has been…
Mitsubishi Electric fined $2.2m
AUSTRALIA: Mitsubishi Electric Australia has been fined AUS$2.2m (£1.19m) for engaging in resale price maintenance on its air conditioning units….
R32 unit wins eco prize
JAPAN: The new Mitsubishi Electric range of air conditioners running on the low GWP refrigerant R32, has won the top energy efficiency…
Firefighters call R1234yf “dangerous”
GERMANY: Germany’s professional firefighters’ association is calling for a clearly visible warning on all cars that are filled with the new air…