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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…
16th December 2017
Making the Christmas Jumper cool
[caption id="attachment_44909" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Staff at Leeds-based Airedale were once again top of the knits[/caption] UK: They are by far the coolest companies for the…
3rd December 2017
Rhoss chiller provides dual benefits
UK: An innovative high efficiency heat-pump chiller, developed by Rhoss in conjunction with Padua University, has been installed at Salisbury District Hospital’s Breast Care Unit.…
26th November 2017
AC contractor Coolair wins £1.5m orders
[caption id="attachment_44107" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A Daikin VRV heat recovery system is destined for the University of Birmingham's new 172-bed hotel and conference centre[/caption] UK: Air…
22nd November 2017
Commercial kitchen uses R1234ze and R455A
FRANCE: A municipal kitchen in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, has been upgraded with a refrigeration system using a combination of the HFO R1234ze and R455A, a lower…
21st November 2017
Hapag-Lloyd orders 1,000 R513A reefers
DENMARK: Shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has invested in 1,000 Star Cool Integrated containers using refrigerant R513A, the lower GWP alternative to R134a. The investment, part of…
23rd October 2017
Samsung 360 proves point at Eastleigh FC
UK: Samsung heat recovery air conditioning systems have been installed in the new £2m hospitality facility at National League football club Eastleigh. The club’s Silverlake…
8th October 2017
Toshiba VRF fulfils “tall” order
[caption id="attachment_42032" align="aligncenter" width="630"] The new £1m Giraffe House[/caption] UK: Not to be dissuaded by a “tall” order, Bristol-based Just Air Conditioning has installed Toshiba…
29th September 2017
A-Gas goes to sea with Rapid Recovery
USA: A-Gas’ Rapid Recovery service came into its own recently when asked to recover around 3 tonnes of refrigerant from a cruise ship while the…