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

Daikin enters into alliance with boiler maker

JAPAN: Daikin has entered into a capital and business alliance with Miura Corporation, an industrial boiler manufacturer based in Matsuyama on Japan’s Shikoku Island.

Daikin will invest in Miura and acquire 4.67% of the issued shares, while Miura will invest in Daikin Applied Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daikin, and acquire 49% of the issued shares. 

The two companies intend to provide one-stop solutions for heat, air and water, including air conditioning, steam boilers, and water treatment systems, in factories across Japan.

Established in 1959, Miura manufactures and maintains steam boilers, which are the main heat source in a range of industrial applications such as factories, commercial buildings, hospitals, as well as water treatment equipment, food equipment, medical equipment. In Japan, the company operates with over 1,200 field engineers.

A statement on the Daikin website says: “This partnership will combine Daikin’s abundant lineup of air conditioning and refrigeration products with high energy saving and environmental performance, the engineering capabilities that Daikin Applied has cultivated, and Miura’s field service capabilities such as proposals to customers, equipment operation and support, mainly at factories, to solve issues such as energy saving and reduction of CO2 emissions throughout the factory.”

Latest News

12th April 2026

R-Press fittings available through BES

UK: Instantor’s R-Press fittings are now available through builders merchant BES.
11th April 2026

Flammable refrigerants explained

DENMARK: Danfoss is to tackle the topic of flammable refrigerants in the next of its RETHINK Live series of virtual events. 
11th April 2026

Marathon challenge for Panasonic heat pump

UK: Rikki Field, an engineer with London-based contractor Salix Mechanical, is set to run the London Marathon with a Panasonic Etherea heat pump on his back.
11th April 2026

Project proves heat pumps can assist the grid

GERMANY: Viessmann, along with transmission system operators TenneT Germany and TransnetBW claim to have demonstrated that heat pumps can help prevent grid congestion.
10th April 2026

Africa and China sign MoU

CHINA: U‑3ARC, the Union of African Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Associations, has signed a signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese Association of Refrigeration.
10th April 2026

Heat pumps replace gas boilers at Surrey offices

The three Climaveneta EW-HT water-to-water heat pumps UK: The refurbishment of a landmark 70,000ft2 Surrey office block has seen gas-fired boilers and air-to-water cooling systems replaced with Mitsubishi Electric heat…