World News

Industry news and insights from Europe and around the World

UK News

Latest news and developments in the United Kingdom

Products

Keep up-to-date with the latest new products and technology

Features

General articles, applications and industry analysis

Beijer Ref a major player in Australia

SWEDEN: Refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref has completed its acquisition of Heatcraft Australia, making it a significant player in the Australian market.

The acquisition from Lennox also includes a Singapore sales office, a manufacturing unit in China, and more than 5% of the shares in theThai compressor manufacturer Kulthorn Kirby.

With the acquisition of Heatcraft Australia, Beijer Ref becomes a significantly stronger player in Australia. For Beijer Ref’s region Asia Pacific, total annual sales will represent around 19% of Beijer Ref’s global sales, compared to 10% today.

Related stories:

Beijer Ref to buy Heatcraft Australia14 March 2018
SWEDEN/AUSTRALIA: Beijer Ref is set to acquire Heatcraft Australia Pty, one of the largest refrigeration wholesalers in the region. Read more…

Latest News

3rd May 2026

Skills gap: the answer’s already on the van

Will Overton, director of Vectis Refrigeration and founder of the Wisdom Group FM, argues that the skills gap in refrigeration and HVAC is not a training problem: it is a…
3rd May 2026

Qvantum’s R290 water-source heat pump

UK: Qvantum has launched a new R290 water-to-water heat pump for communal ground-source systems and individual ground source projects.
3rd May 2026

IOR briefs on heat recovery

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has published the first in a new series of Technology Briefs on the topic of heat recovery. 
2nd May 2026

Kroger to spend $100m to fix refrigerant leaks

USA: Leading US retailer Kroger will pay a $2.5m civil penalty and spend an estimated $100m over the next three years to reduce refrigerant leaks from its refrigerators and other…
2nd May 2026

Data centre boost for Carrier

USA: The growing importance of cooling to the burgeoning data centre market is reflected in claims by Carrier of data centre orders being up over 500% in Q1.
30th April 2026

A-Gas extends reclaim rewards to Australia

AUSTRALIA: A-Gas, the refrigerant supplier and lifecycle management company, has created a reclamation rewards scheme in collaboration with Australian HVACR wholesalers Actrol and Airefrig.