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Wieland invests $500m in US site
USA: Wieland, the German manufacturer of copper and copper alloy tubes and components has broken ground on a $500m capital investment in its facility located in East Alton, Illinois….
Daikin acquires New York contractor
USA: Daikin Applied Americas has acquired New-York-based customised HVAC solutions provider Modular Comfort Systems….
Lu-Ve to produce dry and adiabatic coolers in US
USA: Italian heat exchanger product manufacturer Lu-Ve is expanding its Jacksonville, Texas, factory with the aim to start local production of its largest dry and adiabatic coolers….
Vertiv to offer Tecogen data centre chillers
USA: Critical digital infrastructure solutions provider Vertiv is to offer Tecogen’s natural gas-powered chiller technology to data centres worldwide….
Donners appointed Carel Deutschland MD
GERMANY: Björn Donners has been appointed managing director of Carel Deutschland GmbH….
Modine wins $180m data centre order
USA: Modine has announced $180m in orders for its Airedale by Modine data centre cooling systems from a new customer described as a leading AI infrastructure developer. …
Daikin opens new Egypt head office
EGYPT: Daikin Egypt has moved into a new and upgraded head office in New Cairo City. …
Danfoss Climate Solutions sales €3.1bn in 2024
DENMARK: Danfoss Climate Solutions, the Danish manufacturer’s heating and cooling business, saw stable sales in 2024 at €3.1bn….
German customs intercept illegal gas
GERMANY: Customs officers from Bad Reichenhall customs office on the Austrian border recently intercepted 176 refrigerant cylinders on a semi-trailer truck carrying refrigeration equipment from Turkey….
Midea merges Clivet and Arbonia businesses
ITALY/SWITZERLAND: Midea has created a new company, MBT Climate, through the merger of its Italian Clivet air conditioning business and the newly acquired climate division of Arbonia….