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EUROPE: While most wholesalers now offer online sales, the popularity of this method compared to traditional in-branch sales varies greatly across Europe, a new report…

GERMANY: Frank Elsen, former CEO of AHT Cooling Systems, has been appointed CFO of compressor manufacturer Secop.  Frank Elsen joined commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer AHT…

ITALY: Commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturer Lu-Ve is set to announce sales of €389.245m in 2019, an increase of 29% on the previous year.…

USA: A House of Representatives bill seeking a phase down of HFC refrigerants has raised concerns about costs to the consumer as well as uncertainties…

EUROPE: Prices of HFC refrigerants in Europe continued to fall in the third quarter of 2019, according to latest figures. According to the most recent…

GERMANY: Epta’s FTE transcritical CO2 refrigeration system is one of the 22 nominees for this year’s German Innovation Award for Climate and Environment (IKU).  The…

ITALY: Refrigeration controls and humidification company Carel has established a new after-sales and service department combining its customer solutions, after-sales, service sales and marketing teams.

GERMANY: Laurence Roy has been named head of Güntner’s wholesale business line in Europe. In her new role as strategic sales director wholesale, Laurence Roy…

GERMANY: Efficient Energy’s eChiller, which uses pure water (R718) as a refrigerant, is to be deployed for the first time for data centre cooling in a…

USA: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has introduced a training programme to educate US firefighters about flammability and toxicity risks associated with new refrigerants.…

USA: ASHRAE today held a groundbreaking event to celebrate the start of construction on its new global headquarters renovation.  The event marked the beginning of…

SWITZERLAND: The city of Zurich is considering extending its use of the water from Lake Zurich to provide heating in winter and cooling in summer.…

IRELAND: Stephen Slattery has been appointed director of digital solutions industrial refrigeration at Johnson Controls. Slattery joined Johnson Controls in March 2019 through the acquisition…

USA: Democratic and Republican congressman have introduced legislation in the US House of Representatives which mirrors legislation from the Senate to phase down HFC refrigerants. …

UAE: Emerson has received ISO/IEC accreditation for its psychrometric lab in Dubai, which will support its performance testing of air conditioners.  The accreditation, awarded by…

INDIA: The Indian government has imposed a default temperature setting of 24ºC on room air conditioners with effect from January 1. The new rule covers…

ITALY: The Italian government has announced fines of up to €100,000 for breaches of the European F-gas regulations (517/2014). The European Commission initiated infringement procedures…

USA: A Californian recycling company is to pay a penalty of $145,760 for mishandling and incinerating hazardous waste, including treating ammonia without a permit.

USA: The US-based technology centre established by Chinese air conditioning and refrigeration controls and components manufacturer Sanhua has received ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation. The Sanhua Texas…

UK: A-Gas is urging installers and end-users not to waste time in switching to reclaimed refrigerants now that the use of virgin R404A is banned.

GERMANY: Visitor tickets are now available for EuroShop 2020, the world’s biggest tradeshow for retailers, which again has a significant refrigeration presence.  Taking place at…

FRANCE: The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) has issued a call for abstracts of papers to be presented at next year’s 14th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference…

SINGAPORE: Minimum energy efficiency requirements for industrial water-cooled chilled water systems are being introduced by Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) from 1 December 2020.  Under…

GERMANY: The three millionth product to be manufactured by Bitzer’s reciprocating compressor and condensing unit plant in Schkeuditz has been delivered to Vötschtechnik, a German supplier of environmental test chambers.

SAUDI ARABIA: GCC investments in HVACR systems over the next decade will exceed $68bn, with Saudi Arabia accounting for over 50% of the total. The…

DENMARK: Danfoss communications director Kenth Kærhøg has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 52.  Kærhøg joined Danfoss in 2017 from ISS A/S,…

SPAIN: Researchers have identified a number of refrigerant mixtures which could provide a more efficient alternative to pure hydrocarbons in small refrigeration systems. Isobutane (R600a)…