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2nd June 2018
Heat recovery VRF is fit for purpose
UK: Toshiba has supplied heat recovery VRF air conditioning to the Bannatyne Health Club and Spa in Peterborough as part of a major refurbishment. The…
1st June 2018
Tunnel vision proves R1233zd efficiency
FRANCE: Initial results show that energy savings of 33% have been achieved by the new Trane CenTraVac chillers using the HFO 1233zd(E) to cool the…
20th May 2018
Epta UK celebrates 90 years
UK: Commercial refrigeration company Epta UK celebrated the 90th birthday this week of its George Barker brand with three days of events at the company’s…
7th May 2018
Beijer Ref benefits from CO2 developments
[caption id="attachment_46774" align="aligncenter" width="900"] The new Beijer Ref Academy will host around 100 engineers this year[/caption] ITALY: Wholesaler Beijer Ref is continuing to benefit from…
26th April 2018
Fujitsu keeps HMS Belfast shipshape
UK: HMS Belfast, the most significant surviving Second World War Royal Navy warship, now a top London tourist attraction, has upgraded its Fujitsu VRF…
4th April 2018
A2L refrigerant at core of fruit store
FRANCE: A French wholesale fruit distributor is using Honeywell’s “mildly flammable” A2L refrigerant Solstice L40X in a new state-of-the-art storage warehouse. The Ortolan facility in…
3rd April 2018
Cooling Post hits new high
The Cooling Post hit new heights in March, attracting more visitors and more visits than the previous best month in January. Latest figures show the…
28th March 2018
Study sees fridge doors as sales barrier
UK: Initial studies carried out by one of the UK’s leading shopper research companies has revealed that doors on supermarket refrigerators do inhibit shoppers. While…
27th March 2018
Engie claims largest R1234ze installation
GERMANY: Engie Refrigeration has supplied what it claims is the world’s largest chiller installation using the low GWP HFO refrigerant R1234ze. The Lindau-based refrigeration specialist…
21st March 2018
Cereal chiller puts CO2 through the mill
UK: One of the world’s largest breakfast cereal companies has chosen a CO2 refrigeration system to provide process cooling at a new cereal mill. Cereal…
21st March 2018
Perfect recipe for Thai restaurant
UK: A Fujitsu Airstage V-III VRF heat pump system, with 12 indoor cassettes, is providing heating and cooling to the Yum-Sa Thai restaurant in Putney,…
14th March 2018
Star performance keeps ASDA moving
UK: An overnight ammonia leak at an ASDA distribution centre required safe and prompt attention from maintenance contractor Star Refrigeration. Under a national contract, Star…
9th March 2018
Canadian Pacific orders 400 R452A reefers
USA/CANADA: The Canadian Pacific Railway’s has ordered over 400 Thermo King refrigerated containers using the lower GWP refrigerant R452A. Canadian Pacific’s (CP) investment in the…
5th March 2018
Lennox EMEA adds inverter technology
FRANCE: Lennox EMEA has added inverter compressor technology to several of its range of horizontal, vertical and rooftop packaged air conditioners. The models now employing…
4th March 2018
Star role in curling success
UK: Star Refrigeration’s expertise in helping to create the ideal playing surface for Scotland’s recently opened National Curling Academy has been called on again for…
28th February 2018
Bespoke Toshiba VRF calms Crossrail
UK: A bespoke VRF air conditioning system has been developed for the Crossrail project to provide high resilience cooling for its new underground facilities. Crossrail…
26th February 2018
Heat pump air curtain in City hotspot
UK: Madison restaurant at St Paul’s in London is the first venue in the UK to install Toshiba’s new heat-pump-based heating and cooling air curtain.…
15th February 2018
First R407H retrofit bears fruit
USA: Daikin has completed its first US retrofit of its new lower GWP refrigerant, Creard R407H, in the refrigeration system of a cold storage warehouse.…
1st February 2018
50,000 visits and rising
The Cooling Post broke through another landmark in January, playing host to over 50,000 visits in a single month for the first time since…
26th January 2018
Thermo King boosts Spar fleet with R452A
BELGIUM: Henderson Group, owners of the Spar, Eurospar, ViVo, ViVoXtra and ViVo Essentials grocery franchises, has upgraded its refrigerated fleet with Thermo King SLXi units…
21st January 2018
Condensate pump eliminates sticking
UK: The latest condensate pump from Blue Diamond can be mounted in any orientation whilst operating both wet and dry continuously. Available now, the MicroBlue…
15th January 2018
Fujitsu VRF in iconic Hoover Building
UK: A total of 66 compact Airstage J-IIs VRF systems from Fujitsu have been installed at the iconic Hoover Building in Western Avenue, West London.…
15th January 2018
HVAC & Refrigeration Show preview
UK: The focus of the UK air conditioning and refrigeration industry turns to London next week with the opening of the HVAC & Refrigeration Show…
9th January 2018
Data centre optimisation saves £115,000
UK: A thermal optimisation plan undertaken by a leading UK data and telecoms provider is said to have saved over £115,000 in cooling energy costs…
26th December 2017
All the best for 2018
As we bid farewell to 2017, we can look back at a year that forced the refrigeration and air conditioning industry to face the challenge…
21st December 2017
Cabinet efficiency is open and shut case
UK: Tests carried out by a major supermarket have shown that refrigerated display cases are at their most efficient when specifically designed for use with…
19th December 2017
Cimco fridge truck skates into New York
[caption id="attachment_45035" align="aligncenter" width="594"] Citi Field in the Queens district of New York is being prepared for the 2018 Winter Classic ice hockey match (Photo…