World News
7th December 2020
Carrier to sell Beijer Ref stake for $1.1bn
USA: Carrier is to sell its remaining shares in the Swedish refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler Beijer Ref for $1.1bn. The US manufacturer says it…
7th December 2020
100kg of mercury recovered in thermostat recycling scheme
USA: Air conditioning and refrigeration distributors Johnstone Supply, APCO Inc and Allied Refrigeration have been recognised for their efforts to recycle mercury-containing thermostats. The three…
5th December 2020
Companies plan increases in building efficiency
IRELAND: A survey has found that more than half of US organisations plan to increase investment in energy efficiency, renewable energy and smart building technology…
5th December 2020
Air conditioning engineer killed in explosion
SERBIA: An air conditioning engineer has died and two others were injured, one of them seriously, in an explosion at the Belgrade offices of Serbia’s…
4th December 2020
EHPA expands board to 15 members
BELGIUM: To better represent its growing membership, the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) has increased its management board from eight to 15. At the extraordinary…
4th December 2020
SCM Frigo recruits CO2 specialist
ITALY: SCM Frigo, Beijer Ref’s OEM manufacturing business, has recruited CO2 systems specialist Anders Juul. Previously global CO2 director at Danfoss, Juul spent 13 years…
3rd December 2020
Hackers target Covid vaccine cold chain
USA: IBM has urged companies involved in Covid-19 distribution to be “vigilant” and remain on “high alert” after detecting a global phishing campaign targeting the…
1st December 2020
Registration opens for ASHRAE virtual conference
USA: Registration is now open for the 2021 ASHRAE Winter Conference, now in a virtual online format due to the coronavirus. According to ASHRAE, the online format…
1st December 2020
Ignoring illegals, Europe achieved 2019 F-gas target
DENMARK: The quantity of HFCs placed on the European market was 2% below the 100.3MtCO2e F-gas quota limit for 2019, according to latest findings by…
30th November 2020
Carrier aims for carbon neutrality by 2030
USA: Refrigeration, air conditioning and heating manufacturer Carrier has announced its aim to achieve carbon neutrality across its operations by 2030. In its first set…
30th November 2020
African fridge society holds first women’s meeting
BURKINA FASO: The recently formed Pan-Africa RAC association, U-3RAC, held its first women’s meeting at the weekend when 14 women shared their refrigeration experience. The…
30th November 2020
Viessmann acquires Danish service partner SCS
DENMARK: Viessmann Refrigeration Systems ApS, the Danish subsidiary of the German heating and refrigeration manufacturer, has acquired its Danish service partner Scandinavian Cooling Solutions ApS…
29th November 2020
Fund invests $580,000 in sustainable cooling
UK: A new fund is giving grants totalling $580,000 to enable sustainable cooling for those most at risk from extreme heat. The Fair Cooling Fund seeks to…
27th November 2020
Beijer Ref takes stake in CO2 refrigeration manufacturer
SWEDEN: Beijer Ref has expanded its OEM interests with the acquisition of a minority stake in Fenagy A/S, a new Danish CO2 refrigeration technology company.…
27th November 2020
The cold chain and Covid vaccine distribution
USA: Sustainable cooling groups recognise that the Covid-19 global immunisation effort will offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create sustainable and resilient health cold-chain systems around…
26th November 2020
Eswatini ratifies the Kigali Amendment
ESWATINI: The Kingdom of Eswatini, formerly commonly known as Swaziland, has become the 112th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment. Under the Kigali Amendment to the…
25th November 2020
EPEE: the F-gas regulation works
BELGIUM: The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) has stressed the importance of participating in the current public consultation on the review of…
25th November 2020
Daikin plans new European development centre
BELGIUM: Daikin Europe is set to build a new €140m EMEA Development Centre (EDC) in Ghent. Since the foundation of Daikin's EMEA Development Centre in Ostend…
25th November 2020
Konieczny to head Roof Top Unit group
BELGIUM: The new Eurovent Roof Top Units product group has elected Filip Konieczny, ventilation and air conditioning manager/export technical specialist at Polish manufacturer Flowair as…
25th November 2020
Belimo collaborates on connected buildings
SWITZERLAND/USA: Swiss HVAC controls company, Belimo, has announced a “strategic collaboration” with AI‐based property operations and maintenance platform, Facilio. Said to address what the company’s…
25th November 2020
Carel France moves to larger premises
FRANCE: Carel France, the first foreign subsidiary of the Italian refrigeration controls manufacturer founded in the 1990s, has moved to new 1,200m2 premises in Saint…
24th November 2020
R404A retrofit shows 8% energy saving
THAILAND: A study amongst convenience stores in Thailand has shown that the lower GWP refrigerant R448A showed an energy saving of nearly 8% when retrofitted…
24th November 2020
Kälte Eckert expands with purchase of SOS
GERMANY: Refrigeration and air conditioning systems manufacturer Kälte Eckert GmbH continues its expansion with the acquisition of Königsdorf-based contractor SOS Klimatechnik. Founded in 1998, SOS…
24th November 2020
Emerson invests in liquid desiccant technology
USA: Emerson has completed the purchase of 7AC Technologies, a US-based start-up developing an energy saving air conditioning technology using liquid desiccants. Emerson has been…
24th November 2020
Alfa Laval moves into new heat exchanger factory
ITALY: Alfa Laval’s brazed heat exchanger (BHE) production is moving into a new, purpose-built factory in San Bonifacio, Italy. Though only a short distance from…
22nd November 2020
Comstock joins World Refrigeration Day
UK: Former ASHRAE stalwart Steve Comstock has joined the World Refrigeration Day secretariat, as plans are announced to extend celebrations to a fortnight in 2021.…
22nd November 2020
Member states must step up F-gas enforcement
BELGIUM: The refrigerant manufacturers group, EFCTC, has called on European member states to ensure that companies granted an HFC import or production quota are in compliance with all regulations.