World News
US supermarket to pay $400k for refrigerant leaks
USA: A New York City supermarket chain has agreed to pay a $400,000 penalty for leaking 19 tonnes of R22 and R404A refrigerant over a three-year period. …
Nordic Climate expands into the Netherlands
SWEDEN/NETHERLANDS: Nordic Climate Group has expanded its operations into the Netherlands with the acquisitions of Dutch installers Compair Airconditioning BV and T&S Klimaattechniek BV….
Swegon acquires the HC Groep
SWEDEN/NETHERLANDS: Swegon has acquired the Dutch indoor climate technology company HC Groep….
Daikin recalls due to electrical issues
USA/CANADA/AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND: Daikin has been beset by a number of product recalls this month on Daikin and associated brand products in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand….
Haier expands European presence
ITALY: Expanding its European presence, Haier HVAC Europe has signed a distribution agreement with Kokotas Klimatismos in Greece and agreed a partnership with Dutch supplier Rexel Netherlands….
Chillventa exhibitor numbers reach 947
GERMANY: With 947 exhibitors booked for October’s Chillventa exhibition, the organiser is expecting another visitor attendance of over 30,000….
Home Depot fined $1.6m for selling R134a
USA: Home Depot, the USA’s largest home improvement retailer, has been issued with a $1.6m fine for selling R134a refrigerant. …
Heat pumps to save 12,500MWh for Danish hospital
DENMARK: The replacement of oil-based heating and cooling systems with heat pumps at a hospital in southern Denmark are expected to provide energy savings of 12,500MWh….
Celebrating World Refrigeration Day
UK: The Cooling Post joins with the HVACR industry in celebrating World Refrigeration Day and pays homage to thermodynamics pioneer Lord Kelvin on the bicentenary of his birth….
Trane heat pump rises to cold climate challenge
USA: Trane Technologies has announced that its high efficiency prototype heat pump has successfully completed the US Department of Energy’s Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge….