World News
21st March 2019
US bodies join support for World Refrigeration Day
USA: The Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Heating Institute (AHRI), and the International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR) have joined the list of industry bodies supporting…
21st March 2019
Eureka 2019 continues cross-generational debate
BELGIUM: EPEE and EVIA will continue its cross-generational debate on ways to achieve UN sustainable development goals when the two bodies host their third Eureka…
20th March 2019
Refrigeration? What’s that?
FRANCE/USA: The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) and US body ASHRAE have spent the last year working to establish common definitions of five commonly used…
20th March 2019
Mastrapasqua is Assocold president
ITALY: Epta’s advocacy & regulatory affairs manager Francesco Mastrapasqua has been elected president of Assocold, the Italian refrigeration equipment manufacturers’ association. He succeeds Marco Nocivelli,…
19th March 2019
EFCTC introduces illegal refrigerant reporting “hotline”
EUROPE: Illegal refrigerant imports and sales activity in Europe can now be easily reported, and in confidence, through a new website established by the refrigerant…
18th March 2019
Criocabin buys fellow Italian refrigeration firm Zoin
ITALY: Refrigerated counter manufacturer Criocabin has acquired fellow Italian commercial refrigeration equipment company Zoin Refrigerazione. Based in Villafranca Padovana, Zoin will integrate with Criocabin but…
17th March 2019
European smart ac market to treble by 2023
EUROPE: The European market for smart air conditioning is forecast to almost treble to €130m by 2023, according to a new report. At about €45m…
15th March 2019
Industry mourns loss of Carrier’s Eric Prieur
ETHIOPIA: Eric Prieur, Carrier’s director of cold chain sustainability, has been named as a passenger on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 which crashed on March 10,…
15th March 2019
Denmark set to amend HFC charge limit
DENMARK: The Danish government looks set to change the maximum allowable limit of HFCs in new refrigeration and air conditioning systems to 5 tonnes of…
13th March 2019
Carel sees sales rise 9.7%
ITALY: Controls and humidification company Carel has reported sales of €280.22m in 2018, an increase of 9.7% on the previous year.
13th March 2019
Heat pump maker Yanmar buys German firm KKU
GERMANY: Yanmar, a Japanese manufacturer of gas engine heat pumps, has acquired German systems designer and contractor Eschenfelder KKU.
12th March 2019
Güntner to invest €25m in Hungarian factory
HUNGARY: The Hungarian government is backing an investment of over €25m in an expansion of the Güntner-Tata heat exchanger product factory in Tata, near Budapest.…
12th March 2019
Eurammon to discuss future-proof cooling solutions
GERMANY: Natural refrigerants group Eurammon meets for its 2019 symposium in June when it will discuss future-proof solutions in cooling and heating applications. The symposium,…
10th March 2019
India devises future cooling plan
INDIA: India has produced a comprehensive action plan to address the country’s cooling requirement over the next 20 years with a range of measures. The…
10th March 2019
Stulz plans new US factory
USA: Precision HVAC equipment manufacturer Stulz is reported to be investing $2m in a new factory in Dayton, Tennessee. The plans revealed by Tennessee governor…
8th March 2019
Eight hospitalised after ammonia leak
BELGIUM: Eight workers were taken to hospital on Thursday evening following a reported ammonia leak at a chicken processing facility in Mouscron.
8th March 2019
Zehnder acquires Dutch heat exchanger firm Recair
SWITZERLAND: The Zehnder Group has acquired Dutch heat exchanger company Recair. Founded in 2000, and based in in Waalwijk, Recair develops, produces and sells heat…
6th March 2019
Stolen R134a closes German autobahn
GERMANY: Police suspect that 90 cylinders of R134a that spilled onto the A4 autobahn near Dresden following an accident may have been stolen. The accident…
6th March 2019
Epta’s Nocivelli is ANIMA president
ITALY: Marco Nocivelli, chairman and CEO of commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturing group Epta has been named president of ANIMA, Italy’s Federation of Associations of Mechanical…
6th March 2019
Carel forms subsidiary in Ukraine
ITALY/UKRAINE: Air conditioning and refrigeration controls and humidification manufacturer Carel continues its international expansion with the opening of a new sales subsidiary in Kiev, Ukraine.
5th March 2019
Dutch authorities intercept illegal R134a refrigerant
NETHERLANDS: A raid on a car parts warehouse in Rotterdam has netted authorities over 1600kg of illegal R134a refrigerant. The Netherland’s Human Environment and Transport…
5th March 2019
Top speakers at Future:Air seminars
AUSTRALIA: Leading Australian industry bodies have attracted top global speakers to participate in a series of breakfast seminars on the technological changes facing the air…
4th March 2019
A-Gas to extend Rapid Recovery to Benelux
NETHERLANDS: UK refrigerant supplier, recycler and reclaimer A-Gas is to extend its Rapid Recovery service to the Benelux countries later this year. The venture will…
4th March 2019
Turbocor chillers on display at Danfoss HQ
DENMARK: Working chillers equipped with Danfoss’ Turbocor compressors have been put on prominent display at the company’s HQ in Nordborg. The two Engie chillers, equipped…
4th March 2019
Coolsys buys Syracuse-based contractor
USA: CoolSys, the US group of refrigeration and HVAC companies, has acquired Syracuse-based contractor ABC Refrigeration & HVAC. ABC Refrigeration & HVAC serves supermarket, retail…
2nd March 2019
Illegal refrigerants are webinar topic
BELGIUM: The illegal imports of HFC refrigerants are to be the subject of a webinar by refrigerant supplier Honeywell. Accepting that illegal imports are a…
1st March 2019
Danfoss reports strong growth in 2018
DENMARK: Danfoss reports strong growth in 2018, with sales rising 7% to €6,098m.