World News
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)…
25th February 2020
BSRIA reports on $5bn Latin America market
UK: The air conditioning market in Latin America has reached close to $5bn in 2019, a year-on-year market growth of 6% exceeding that of North…
25th February 2020
Organiser consults on MCE 2020 decision
ITALY: The organiser of next month’s Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE 2020) exhibition in Milan is evaluating the possibility of postponing the event as a result…
25th February 2020
Delaware to offer lower GWP incentives
USA: Delaware is to introduce incentives to businesses to install refrigeration systems using lower GWP refrigerants. Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)…
24th February 2020
Japanese show cancelled due to coronavirus concerns
JAPAN: The HVAC&R Japan 2020 exhibition, scheduled to be held from March 3-6, has been cancelled as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The Japan…
23rd February 2020
Daikin set to launch R1233zd chillers
USA: Daikin Applied is set to introduce its first chillers based on the low GWP HFO refrigerant R1233zd.
21st February 2020
Conference explores future technologies
GERMANY: Bitzer’s new headquarters in Sindelfingen will be the venue for the sixth Art of Compression conference next month. Renowned speakers from science and our…