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25th April 2025

Commission rules out earlier F-gas review

EUROPE: The European Commission has again rejected a call for an earlier review of the F-gas regulation (2024/573).
24th April 2025

Beijer Ref sales up 16% in Q1

SWEDEN: Wholesaler Beijer Ref has reported a net sales increase of SEK8,898m (€813m) in Q1, a 16% increase on the same period last year. 
22nd April 2025

Daikin and Hitachi trial AI for fault diagnosis

JAPAN: Daikin and Hitachi are to begin a collaborative trial to commercialise a generative AI agent that supports equipment fault diagnosis in factories.
22nd April 2025

Lennox EMEA becomes LFB Group

FRANCE: Lennox EMEA has changed its name to LFB Group as the umbrella name for its Lennox (HVAC) and Friga-Bohn (refrigeration) businesses.
22nd April 2025

ASERCOM move to seamless integration

BELGIUM: ASERCOM, the association representing European refrigeration component manufacturers, has produced Modbus Electronic Data Sheets to enhance the interoperability and integration of Modbus server devices.
22nd April 2025

Christiane Schaufler-Münch RIP

GERMANY: The Bitzer Group has announced the death of Christiane Schaufler-Münch, wife of Peter Schaufler the German compressor manufacturer’s late owner and CEO.
21st April 2025

Kristen appointed Ritchie Engineering president

USA: Kristen Ritchie has been appointed president of Minnesota-based Ritchie Engineering, filling the role held by her late husband Tom Ritchie who died suddenly last month.
21st April 2025

Report highlights role of refrigeration

FRANCE: The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) has released a third edition of its technical brief highlighting the critical importance of refrigeration.
20th April 2025

Honeywell adds 42% tariff surcharge on R454B

USA: Honeywell has announced a surcharge of 42% on orders for its lower GWP refrigerant R454B due to what it claims are unprecedented demand and the imposition of trade tariffs.
20th April 2025

Panasonic offers Japan’s first DC AC

JAPAN: Panasonic has produced what it claims is Japan's first commercial air conditioner primarily powered by DC current for a mixed use development using solar PV and electric storage in Osaka.
18th April 2025

Japanese EcoCute shipments pass 10 million

JAPAN: Sales of EcoCute CO2 heat pump water heaters have exceeded 10 million units in the 24 years since its launch.
17th April 2025

Customs stop R404A hidden in LPG tanks

POLAND: Customs and tax officers have stopped an attempt to smuggle over 150kg of R404A refrigerant across the border from Ukraine.
17th April 2025

XNRGY facility to support data centre market

USA: XNRGY Climate Systems, the manufacturer of custom air handling and liquid cooling systems, has opened a new 26,000m2 manufacturing facility in Mesa, Arizona.
16th April 2025

Daikin opens third R&D centre in India

INDIA: Daikin India has officially opened a new 24,000m2 R&D centre in Neemrana, its third such facility in the country.
15th April 2025

Mitsubishi power module cuts AC power usage

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric is said to have developed an intelligent power module that can significantly reduce the power consumption of the inverter circuit driving the compressor of an air conditioner.
15th April 2025

Qvantum opens heat pump R&D lab in Hungary

HUNGARY: Swedish heat pump manufacturer Qvantum has opened a new research and development lab at the company's factory in Nyíregyháza, Hungary. 
15th April 2025

Boscaro heads new Eurovent IT Cooling group

BELGIUM: Eurovent’s new Task Force IT Cooling (TF-ITC) section has elected Enrico Boscaro of Carel as its first chairperson, with Mario Scattolin of Vertiv as vice-chairperson.
13th April 2025

Luxembourg reveals F-gas non-compliance

LUXEMBOURG: Company checks carried out by Luxembourg’s Environment Agency have revealed 75% to be non-compliant with the European F-gas and ozone-depleting substances regulations.
13th April 2025

Victaulic announces sales leadership change

USA: Mechanical pipe joining company Victaulic has announced the retirement of executive vice president and chief revenue officer Gary Moore after 37 years with the company.
13th April 2025

Spanish HVAC market valued at €1,832.8m

SPAIN: The Spanish HVAC market has been valued at €1,832.8m in 2024, a 0.8% increase on 2023.
13th April 2025

GCCA members’ capacity grows by over 10%

USA: The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) has released its annual Global Top 25 List, recognising the association’s largest temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics members.
11th April 2025

Brangers becomes president of Daikin France

FRANCE: Philip Brangers has been appointed president of Daikin Airconditioning France. He succeeds Hideki Nishimura, who has taken a new role at Daikin Industries in Japan.
11th April 2025

Caverion acquires German company Schulz Lufttechnik

GERMANY: Caverion Deutschland has acquired Schulz Lufttechnik GmbH, a family-run company offering solutions in the fields of ventilation, air conditioning, cooling, filter and cleanroom technology.
9th April 2025

Industry challenges NY HFC bans

USA: Two of the USA’s leading industry associations have filed a lawsuit against the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) over its HFC refrigerant bans and restrictions.
9th April 2025

InstallerShow is New York bound

USA: The InstallerShow is moving overseas with the announcement that a US version of the annual show for the HVAC industry will take place in New York in 2026.
9th April 2025

Europe “flooded” with illegal R404A/R507

EUROPE: Companies and organisations across Europe are warning of a “widespread” illegal trade in banned high GWP refrigerants like R404A and R507.
8th April 2025

Daikin buys Swedish heat pump service business

BELGIUM/SWEDEN: Daikin has acquired the Swedish residential heat pump service company Kylslaget. 
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