World News
29th July 2020
Trane sales drop 13% due to Covid-19
IRELAND: Trane Technologies saw sales drop 13% to $3,139m in the second quarter of 2020 due to the coronavirus. The company, which formally separated its…
28th July 2020
Everidge claims first propane blast freezer in US
USA: Commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer Everidge claims to be the first US manufacturer to introduce a blast chiller using propane refrigerant (R290). The Minneapolis-based company’s…
28th July 2020
Danfoss TU valve celebrates 25 years
DENMARK: Danfoss is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its TU stainless steel thermostatic expansion valve used around the world for a wide range of refrigeration…
27th July 2020
Two arrested for illegal HFC shipment
GREECE: Two Greek nationals were arrested on Saturday (July 25) after being found driving a truck with 30 illegal bottles of HFC refrigerant.
25th July 2020
Dutch crackdown on illegal air conditioning installations
NETHERLANDS: With Dutch air conditioning and heat pump contractors seeing installations increasingly being carried out by non-certified installers, the country’s F-gas enforcement body is cracking…
24th July 2020
Beijer Ref rejects Heatcraft acquisition claims
NEW ZEALAND: Beijer Ref insists it has not breached any competition rules and is entitled to HFC import quota rights following its acquisition of Heatcraft…
24th July 2020
AHRI opens Dubai office
USA/UAE: The US manufacturers’ association, the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), has opened a representative office in Dubai. The AHRI says the new…
23rd July 2020
Epta meets Carbon Trust Standard
ITALY: Epta’s offices in Milan and the production sites at Limana, Casale Monferrato, Solesino and Pomezia have achieved compliance with the Carbon Trust Standard (CTS). …
21st July 2020
UNIDO report seeks to boost cooling efficiency
USA: The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has produced new guidance for refrigeration manufacturers seeking to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. …
21st July 2020
Chillventa 2020 goes online
GERMANY: Following the cancellation of this year’s Chillventa exhibition due to Covid-19, the organisers of Europe’s largest air conditioning and refrigeration show is to organise…
21st July 2020
Panasonic adopts remote assistance technology
UK: Panasonic Appliances Air-Conditioning Europe is to employ remote work assistance technology to enable product experts to provide hands-on service and repair instructions to engineers…
20th July 2020
AHT Italy partners with Frost-trol
ITALY: AHT Italia, which recently integrated the commercial refrigeration sales activities of the Daikin Group in Italy, has signed an exclusive partnership with Spanish refrigerated…
20th July 2020
Lennox reports 14% sales drop due to Covid-19
USA: The impact of Covid-19 is blamed for a 14% drop in Q2 sales for heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration product manufacturer Lennox International.…
18th July 2020
Global cooling action is key to climate goals
KENYA: Global action on energy-efficient, climate-friendly refrigeration and air conditioning could avoid as much as 460 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions over the next…
18th July 2020
EC commits to beat illegal HFC trade
EUROPE: The European Commission has repeated that it is aware of the black market in HFCs and insists it is taking targeted action to prevent…
17th July 2020
Guide charts boom in CO2 refrigeration
BELGIUM: The accelerating adoption of transcritical CO2 refrigeration systems, from just 140 in 2008 to over 35,000 today, is highlighted in a new report from…
17th July 2020
Thailand receives $5m grant to reduce HFC emissions
THAILAND: The World Bank has provided Thailand with a grant of $5m to fund projects to reduce HFC emissions. The money from the Multilateral Fund…
16th July 2020
Covid-19 challenges cooling for all
AUSTRIA: Without access to sustainable cooling, a new report says countries will struggle to recover from the significantly higher rates of poverty and malnutrition brought on…
16th July 2020
UNEP advises on dealing with seized refrigerant
FRANCE: With European authorities cracking down on illegal refrigerants, the United Nations Environment Programme has produced advice to enforcement authorities on correct procedures for dealing…
15th July 2020
Refrigerants under threat from new PFAS proposals
EUROPE: Proposals to restrict the use of PFAS – a range of chemicals dangerous to health – could further impact the use of HFC and…
15th July 2020
Lu-Ve joins €3.4m geothermal research project
ITALY: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Lu-Ve is to participate in the €3.4m international research project EASYGO – Efficiency and Safety in Geothermal Operations.
15th July 2020
Beijer Ref reports €96m hit on sales due to Covid-19
SWEDEN: The full effects of Covid-19 saw refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref’s net sales drop by 16.5% in the second quarter of this year.
14th July 2020
Carrier moves to strengthen and optimise supply chain
USA: Carrier has announced a new programme to optimise its supply chain and drive cost savings of $600m. Carrier says that its Carrier Alliance programme…
14th July 2020
UNEP celebrates 100th Kigali ratification
KENYA: The landmark 100th ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol has been welcomed as “great news” by the United Nations Environment Programme…
14th July 2020
Liberia ratifies Kigali
LIBERIA: The Republic of Liberia, on the coast of West Africa, has become the 100th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment. Under the Kigali Amendment to…
14th July 2020
UL refrigeration test lab accredited by WHO
INDIA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has named UL’s refrigeration laboratory in Gurugram, India, as a designated test lab for refrigeration equipment used for the storage…
14th July 2020
Beijer Ref and Carrier extend sales deal
SWEDEN: Beijer Ref and Carrier have extended their exclusive agreement to distribute Carrier DX’s comfort cooling products in several countries in Europe. Refrigeration wholesaler Beijer…