World News
23rd April 2024
Modine opens heat pump coil plant
USA/SERBIA: US manufacturer Modine has officially opened a second facility in Sremska, Serbia, to manufacture coils for commercial and residential heat pump applications.
23rd April 2024
A-Gas expands US reclaim capacity
USA: Refrigerant supply and management company A-Gas has completed the construction of another set of separation towers at its facility in Rhome, Texas.
23rd April 2024
Beijer Ref Q1 sales up 4%
SWEDEN: Beijer Ref recorded sales of SEK7,680m (€633m) in Q1 of 2024, a 4% increase on last year. EBITA saw a similar percentage increase to SEK733m (€63m).
23rd April 2024
Eurovent calculates AHU life cycle costs
BELGIUM: Eurovent has released a new recommendation that enables the life cycle energy consumption and costs of air handling units to be calculated.
23rd April 2024
Tefcold acquires Eurofred’s Horeca business
DENMARK: The Tefcold Group has acquired Barcelona-based Horeca Global Solutions, a distributor of refrigeration, cooking and ice cream making equipment for the hospitality sector in Spain and Portugal.
22nd April 2024
UAE signs up to Kigali Amendment
UAE: The United Arab Emirates has become the latest country to sign up to the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.
22nd April 2024
Beijer Ref to acquire US company Young Supply
USA: Swedish wholesaler Beijer Ref has signed an agreement to acquire Young Supply, a North American distributor of commercial refrigeration and HVAC with headquarters in Detroit, Michigan.
20th April 2024
Haier adds Finnish distributor Kataikko
FINLAND: Haier HVAC Europe has appointed Kataikko Oy, a prominent Finnish distributor of heat pumps, to its growing network of partners across Europe.
20th April 2024
Carrier invests in data centre liquid cooling
USA: Carrier Ventures, the investment arm of Carrier Global Corporation, has entered into a partnership with US thermal engineering company Strategic Thermal Labs (STL) to advance data centre liquid cooling.
19th April 2024
Midea to acquire Arbonia HVAC businesses
SWITZERLAND: Midea has agreed the €760m purchase of Swiss group Arbonia’s Climate Division, which includes HVAC businesses Sabiana, Termovent and Tecna.
19th April 2024
Castel acquires majority stake in Dieci Electric
ITALY: Refrigeration and air conditioning components supplier Castel has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Dieci Electric, a manufacturer of industrial RAC system electrical panels.
18th April 2024
Fan maker to expand US tooling centre
USA: German fan manufacturer EBM‑Papst is to add a 1,350m2 extension to its US manufacturing and engineering facility in Farmington, Connecticut.
18th April 2024
Thai ammonia leak sends 155 to hospital
THAILAND: An ammonia leak at an ice factory in Thailand’s Chonburi Province hospitalised more than 150 people of which nine are said to be in a serious condition.
17th April 2024
Barwinski heads Danfoss MENA sales
UAE: Danfoss has appointed Marcio Barwinski as its climate solutions sales director for the MENA area.
17th April 2024
Daikin’s Crombez elected EHPA president
BELGIUM: Patrick Crombez, Daikin Europe’s general manager heating and renewables, has been elected as president of the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA).
15th April 2024
Nidec to increase water cooling production
JAPAN: Nidec is to increase production of its coolant distribution unit (CDU) production line in Thailand from 200 to 2,000 units per month by June 2024.
15th April 2024
François Audo joins Enex as CEO
ITALY: François Audo has been appointed CEO of Enex Technologies, the Treviso-based manufacturer of cooling, heating, ventilation and refrigeration equipment.
15th April 2024
Cheap gas and policy changes hit heat pump sales
BELGIUM: Cheap gas and expensive bank loans are cited as two key reasons behind the dramatic fall in heat pump sales in Europe last year.
13th April 2024
AKO signals fine food for Spanish trains
SPAIN: Madrid-based facilities management company Serveo has announced a strategic partnership with temperature monitoring and control company AKO to transform railway catering services in Spain.
13th April 2024
Group demands support for European cold chain
BELGIUM: A group of national and international trade associations representing well over 5,000 European logistics companies has issued a call to action to support the European cold chain.
13th April 2024
Hoshizaki buys Philippines food service company
JAPAN: Refrigeration equipment manufacturer Hoshizaki has acquired two foodservice equipment subsidiaries of the Philippines-based Techno Holdings Corporation.
10th April 2024
Epta sells Misa cold room business
ITALY: Commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer Epta has sold its Misa cold room business to Purever Industries, the global insulation group with headquarters in Madrid.
10th April 2024
ASERCOM forms ESG working group
BELGIUM: The Association of European Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Manufacturers (ASERCOM) has formed a new Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) working group.
9th April 2024
Ziehl-Abegg is first to Eurovent certify
BELGIUM: German manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg is the first manufacturer to gain acceptance under Eurovent Certification’s new and improved certified performance programme for fans.
9th April 2024
Grisenti named Carel Iberica MD
SPAIN: Simone Grisenti, HVAC commercial group marketing manager at Italian controls company Carel, has assumed the role of MD at the company’s Spanish subsidiary Carel Iberica.
8th April 2024
Indian AC firm Voltas sees sales exceed 2 million
INDIA: Indian manufacturer Voltas reports sales of over two million air conditioners in FY 2023-24, said to be the largest ever annual sales of ACs in India.
8th April 2024
Criminals get smart as illegal HFC trade persists
UK: Despite crackdowns by authorities significant levels of illegal refrigerant trafficking persist in Europe with criminals becoming smarter at dodging detection.