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New Zealand to install refrigerant cracking plant
NEW ZEALAND: The first refrigerant destruction facility in New Zealand is to be built in Kawerau in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island.
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Heatcraft to adopt R455A
USA: Commercial refrigeration product manufacturer Heatcraft is said to be developing new walk-in unit coolers, condensing units and condensers to operate on the lower GWP refrigerant R455A.
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Gradient AC unit wins $18m funding
USA: Gradient, the San-Francisco-based company producing a quiet and efficient alternative to the conventional window AC unit, has received $18m in Series A financing.
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Putting women in the frame
BELGIUM/UK: European contractors group AREA is partnering with World Refrigeration Day (WRD) to launch a video competition on best practices for all EU women in cooling.
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Heat pumps boost Viessmann sales to €4bn
GERMANY: The Viessmann Group reports total revenue in 2022 of €4bn, an increase of 19% on 2021. Viessmann Climate Solutions, the largest business area within the Viessmann Group, is said…
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Lennox sales up 13%
USA: Climate-control solutions company Lennox has reported sales up 13% in 2022 to a record $4.7bn. Gross profit was $1.28bn, up 8%.
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Chemours taking US orders for R454B
USA: Chemours has begun taking orders from North American customers for R454B, its lower GWP replacement for R410A.
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Beijer Ref sales up 33.9% in 2022
SWEDEN: Refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler Beijer Ref has recorded sales of SEK22.638bn (€2bn) in 2022, an increase of 33.9% on the previous year.
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Unqualified work linked to fatal ammonia leak
CANADA: A Canadian safety authority is urging systems operators to employ licensed refrigeration contractors when carrying out work on ammonia systems following a fatal leak last year.
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Engie investment in water refrigerant technology
FRANCE: Engie New Ventures, the energy provider’s venture capital subsidiary, has invested in Alpinov X, a Grenoble-based start-up using water as the refrigerant in a new cooling technology.
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EHPA calls for heat pump training support
BELGIUM: The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) is calling for EU support for skills development and training for the heat pump sector.
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Mirandola appointed CEO of RDM USA
UK/USA: Enrico Mirandola, chief sales and marketing officer at Glasgow-based controls manufacturer Resource Data Management (RDM) has been given the additional responsibility of CEO of RDM USA.
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Viessmann to debut nano-warehousing solution
GERMANY: Viessmann Refrigeration Solutions is to present its nano fulfilment centre with integrated refrigeration solution at the forthcoming EuroShop exhibition in Dusseldorf.
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