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

Caverion expands reach in Austria

AUSTRIA: Building services company Caverion Österreich has acquired Austrian contractor Lepuschitz Kältetechnik GmbH. 

Headquartered in Wernberg in the centre of the Carinthia province, Lepuschitz Kältetechnik was founded in the 1970s and was owned at the time of the sale by Equans Kältetechnik GmbH. With 18 employees, the company has an annual revenue of approximately €4.2m.

Lepuschitz Kältetechnik is active in supermarket refrigeration as well as commercial cooling and air conditioning. The range of services extends from the planning and installation of new systems to the optimisation and servicing of existing systems, including a 24/7 emergency service throughout Carinthia and East Tyrol.

Through partnerships with international manufacturers of refrigeration equipment, Lepuschitz Kältetechnik serves international customers in the Carinthia region (REWE, Lidl, M-Preis). In addition, services are provided to several regional customers within the hospitality sector and public contractors.

Related stories:

Caverion expands ACR competence in Austria3 April 2024
AUSTRIA: Building services company Caverion Österreich GmbH has expanded its refrigeration and air conditioning capabilities through the takeover of Austrian contractor Climacraft. Read more…

Latest News

18th September 2026

Germany’s seawater heat pump begins supply

GERMANY: Germany’s first seawater heat pump supplying heat into a district heating network has been officially inaugurated after several months of trials.
18th September 2026

Hudson to develop rapid reclaim technology

USA: Refrigerant reclaimer Hudson Technologies has signed a joint development agreement with US company Icorium for the commercialisation of Icorium’s patented extractive distillation technology.
18th September 2026

Carrier adds rooftop on R454C

FRANCE: The WeatherFlex 50FC rooftop unit from Carrier is designed for use with lower GWP refrigerant R454C.
17th September 2026

Arkema files HCFO1233zd(E) patent lawsuit

JAPAN: French refrigerant manufacturer Arkema has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against HighChem Co, a Tokyo-based Japanese hybrid chemical trading house and manufacturer.
17th September 2026

Cooling concept delivers PUE below 1.2 in hot climates

ITALY/SWITZERLAND: Daikin Applied Europe and Swiss data centre contractor CTS Group claim to have developed a cooling concept capable of delivering PUE below 1.2 even in the hottest climates.
16th September 2026

EU president promises European Heatwave Plan

FRANCE: Cooling was amongst the main topics of today’s state of the union address by Ursula von der Leyen, with the EU president proposing a new European Heatwave Plan.