World News
Beijer Ref sales up 16% in Q1
SWEDEN: Wholesaler Beijer Ref has reported a net sales increase of SEK8,898m (€813m) in Q1, a 16% increase on the same period last year. …
Daikin and Hitachi trial AI for fault diagnosis
JAPAN: Daikin and Hitachi are to begin a collaborative trial to commercialise a generative AI agent that supports equipment fault diagnosis in factories….
Lennox EMEA becomes LFB Group
FRANCE: Lennox EMEA has changed its name to LFB Group as the umbrella name for its Lennox (HVAC) and Friga-Bohn (refrigeration) businesses….
ASERCOM move to seamless integration
BELGIUM: ASERCOM, the association representing European refrigeration component manufacturers, has produced Modbus Electronic Data Sheets to enhance the interoperability and integration of Modbus server devices….
Christiane Schaufler-Münch RIP
GERMANY: The Bitzer Group has announced the death of Christiane Schaufler-Münch, wife of Peter Schaufler the German compressor manufacturer’s late owner and CEO….
Kristen appointed Ritchie Engineering president
USA: Kristen Ritchie has been appointed president of Minnesota-based Ritchie Engineering, filling the role held by her late husband Tom Ritchie who died suddenly last month….
Report highlights role of refrigeration
FRANCE: The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) has released a third edition of its technical brief highlighting the critical importance of refrigeration….
Honeywell adds 42% tariff surcharge on R454B
USA: Honeywell has announced a surcharge of 42% on orders for its lower GWP refrigerant R454B due to what it claims are unprecedented demand and the imposition of trade tariffs….
Panasonic offers Japan’s first DC AC
JAPAN: Panasonic has produced what it claims is Japan’s first commercial air conditioner primarily powered by DC current for a mixed use development using solar PV and electric storage in Osaka….
Japanese EcoCute shipments pass 10 million
JAPAN: Sales of EcoCute CO2 heat pump water heaters have exceeded 10 million units in the 24 years since its launch….