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Carrier celebrates millionth front wall
SINGAPORE: Forty-six years after pioneering the first front-wall refrigeration unit, Carrier Transicold presented its millionth unit during a ceremony at its Singapore…
Johnson Controls buys air distribution firm
USA: Johnson Controls is to acquire Air Distribution Technologies, the Texas-based manufacturer of air distribution products, for $1.6bn….
Europe gets tough over EPBD
BRUSSELS: The EC is referring Belgium and Finland to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to transpose the…
Poland to face court for F-gas breaches
EUROPE: Poland has been referred to the EU Court of Justice for failing to comply with the F-gas regulations….
AC cleaner fumes send 21 to hospital
GERMANY: Twenty one fire station workers were taken to hospital yesterday after being affected by fumes from an air conditioning cleaner….
GEA sells heat exchanger interest for €1.3bn
GERMANY: GEA has sold its heat exchanger business to private equity firm Triton for €1.3bn….
Egypt to limit air conditioners to 20ºC
EGYPT: In an effort to help reduce its energy consumption by 20%, Egypt is to ban the sale of air conditioners that…
F-gas revision passes final hurdle
BRUSSELS: As expected, the Council of the European Union has passed the revision to the F-gas regulations….
Flammable refrigerant safety seminars
Australia: In a bid to promote safe use of flammable refrigerants, AIRAH is running a free national seminar series based on its…
Five injured in CO2 refrigerant leak
GERMANY: Five people were slightly injured following a CO2 refrigerant leak at a supermarket in Laufach….