World News
14th March 2020
Emerson completes Verdant purchase
USA: Emerson has completed the purchase of Canadian energy management solutions company Verdant. Emerson says the addition of Verdant broadens its growing energy management and…
14th March 2020
IIR issues call to action for World Refrigeration Day
FRANCE: The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) is calling on all stakeholders to actively help bring the refrigeration sector to the public eye on this…
13th March 2020
Coronavirus shuts US contractors’ event
USA: The coronavirus has forced the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) to cancel its 2020 Annual Conference and Expo, which was due to begin…
12th March 2020
IIAR cancels ammonia refrigeration conference
USA: The IIAR 2020 Natural Refrigeration Conference & Heavy Equipment Expo, due to start in Orlando, Florida on Sunday, has been cancelled due to the…
11th March 2020
UTC board approves Carrier spin-off
USA: The board of United Technologies Corp (UTC) has approved the previously announced separations of Carrier and Otis, and plans to complete the spin-off on…
11th March 2020
Swegon buys UK company Waterloo
UK: Swegon, the Swedish manufacturer of ventilation and indoor climate products and owner of Blue Box chillers, has acquired UK grilles and diffuser company Waterloo…
11th March 2020
Coronavirus shuts Australian fridge show
AUSTRALIA: The coronavirus has forced the postponement of the ARBS 2020 air conditioning, refrigeration and building services exhibition, which was due to be held in…
10th March 2020
Nibe acquires German heat pump company Waterkotte
SWEDEN/GERMANY: Swedish heat pump manufacturer Nibe has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares in the German heat pump manufacturer Waterkotte GmbH. Founded in 1976,…
10th March 2020
EPEE cooling conference now a webinar
BELGIUM: A top-level European conference on the role of cooling in a sustainable future, due to be held in Brussels this month, will now be…
10th March 2020
Bitzer selects first Nordic service centre
GERMANY/SWEDEN: German refrigeration and air conditioning compressor manufacturer Bitzer has appointed Kompressorteknik Sweden AB as its first Authorised Service Centre (ASC) in the Nordic region. …
9th March 2020
Chemours opens $150m R&D facility
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Chemours has officially opened its new $150m, 30,000m² state-of-the-art research and innovation facility at the University of Delaware. The new facility on…
9th March 2020
Product supply unaffected by Italian coronavirus lockdown
ITALY: The production and transport of goods from air conditioning and refrigeration equipment manufacturers in northern Italy will be unaffected by measures to stem the…
8th March 2020
Norway reports widespread breaches of F-gas regulations
NORWAY: The Norwegian Environment Agency has exposed widespread non-compliance with the European F-gas regulations amongst heat pump and refrigerant vendors. Of 20 heat pump equipment…
8th March 2020
OzonAction tightens iPIC refrigerant trade platform
FRANCE: OzonAction has included HFCs and HFC refrigerant blends as part of an overhaul of its Informal Prior Informed Consent (iPIC) system of information exchange…
6th March 2020
Carel sales up 16.8%
ITALY: Refrigeration controls and humidification company Carel has reported a 16.8% sales increase in 2019 to €327.4m. Excluding the contribution from Hygromatik and Recuperator, the…
5th March 2020
Sustainable cooling is key to climate target
BELGIUM: The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) says that sustainable cooling can help deliver on the European Climate Law to achieve climate…
4th March 2020
Modine plans US data centre cooling push
UK/USA: Airedale International’s parent company Modine has announced a strategic expansion of its data centre cooling activities into the North American market. The move comes…
4th March 2020
Greg Alcorn proposed for Beijer Ref board
SWEDEN: Beijer Ref seeks to re-elect its current board of directors at its upcoming AGM, minus Chris Nelson, recently appointed president of Carrier’s global HVAC products and services business.
4th March 2020
Nelson leads Carrier’s HVAC fleet
USA: Chris Nelson has been appointed as president of Carrier’s global HVAC products and services business. This appointment combines Carrier’s residential and commercial HVAC business…
4th March 2020
Coronavirus forces postponement of Irish show
IRELAND: The coronavirus Covid-19 has forced the postponement of IRAC 2020, the Irish Institute of Refrigeration’s first refrigeration and air conditioning exhibition. Scheduled to take…
3rd March 2020
Engie transfers CO2 heat pump production to Lindau
GERMANY: Engie Refrigeration is to close its CO2 high-temperature heat pump factory in Ottendorf-Okrilla, Dresden, and transfer production to its head office in Lindau. Engie…
2nd March 2020
Trane Technologies creates 100% HVACR focus
IRELAND: US air conditioning and heating manufacturer Trane and transport refrigeration brand Thermo King are once again stand-alone businesses after separation from Ingersoll-Rand. Under a…
1st March 2020
EFCTC calls for further checks to combat illegal trade
BELGIUM: The EFCTC has called for a range of measures to combat illegal refrigerants including random supply and purchase checks, increased customs’ vigilance and heavy…
28th February 2020
ASHRAE issues guidance to combat coronavirus
USA: ASHRAE has developed proactive guidance to help address coronavirus concerns with respect to the operation and maintenance of HVAC systems. ASHRAE’s COVID-19 Preparedness Resources…
27th February 2020
“Baffling” rollback of HFC leak rules
USA: The US EPA’s finalisation of legislation to rollback HFC leak prevention rules, has been described as “baffling” by the Natural Resources Defense Council and…
25th February 2020
Carrier to supply Metro with CO2 refrigeration systems
FRANCE: Carrier Commercial Refrigeration (CCR) is to provide CO2 systems to the majority of Metro AG’s wholesale cash and carry stores in Europe. Metro will begin…
25th February 2020
MCE 2020 postponed until September
ITALY: The European air conditioning, refrigeration and heating exhibition Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE 2020) has been postponed to September 8-11, following the recent coronavirus (COVID-19)…