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[caption id="attachment_41728" align="aligncenter" width="448"] Menno van der Hoff is Person of the Year[/caption] GERMANY: Menno van der Hoff, a key figure behind the hydrocarbon-based Triple…

JAPAN: Air conditioning manufacturer Daikin is to collaborate with Hitachi to establish a next-generation production model utilising IoT in order to support skill transfer from…

[caption id="attachment_41694" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Centauro's António Granjeia (right) with RSL founder Gerry McDonagh during the Irish distributor's recent roadshow[/caption] IRELAND: Portuguese refrigeration manufacturer Centauro has…

USA: Emerson has formed a new organisation focused on supporting all types of temperature-sensitive commercial goods throughout the cold chain. Emerson says it will offer…

[caption id="attachment_41668" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Over 400 delegates attended today's Atmosphere Europe opening[/caption] GERMANY: In the wake of the Kigali agreement, Atmosphere Europe opened today in…

USA: Mark Vergnano, president and CEO of Chemours, has been named as chair of the US National Safety Council. Formed in 1913, the National Safety…

DUBAI: ASHRAE has celebrated the opening of its new Global Training Center in Dubai with a ribbon cutting ceremony by ASHRAE president Bjarne Olesen. The…

USA: A US environmental group has joined with refrigerant manufacturers Honeywell and Chemours in seeking a rehearing of the US Court decision overturning EPA bans…

USA: Chemours and Honeywell have filed a petition appealing the recent US court decision overturning EPA restrictions on HFC refrigerants. The refrigerant manufacturers argue that…

[caption id="attachment_41518" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Country manager Andrea Cetrone (left) opens the new training academy assisted by Panasonic Italy MD Claudio Lamperti[/caption] ITALY: As part of…

BELGIUM: European contractors’ association AREA has developed an app to aid compliance with EN378 and F-gas requirements for refrigeration and air conditioning engineers. The app…

POLAND: The commercial refrigeration group Epta SpA has consolidated its presence in Central Europe with the acquisition of its Polish distributor Libre. Based in Krakow,…

FRANCE: Twenty ac and refrigeration manufacturers, contractors, and end user associations have announced opposition to the French government’s plan to introduce a tax on HFC…

[caption id="attachment_41249" align="aligncenter" width="630"] The Palmer House Hilton is the venue for ASHRAE's 2018 Winter Conference[/caption] USA: Registration is now open for ASHRAE’s 2018 Winter…

USA: Refrigeration controls group RDM has made two key appointments to its North American sales team as part of its continued global expansion. Angela Scott…

[caption id="attachment_41136" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Danfoss Cooling president Jurgen Fischer – a man with sustainable development goals[/caption] USA: Danfoss Cooling president Jürgen Fischer is the sole…

[caption id="attachment_40946" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Chicago is the venue for the AHR Expo 2018[/caption] USA: Visitor registration is now open for the 2018 AHR Expo being…

CHINA: Beijer Ref’s Italian refrigeration manufacturing subsidiary SCM Frigo is to supply its first transcritical CO2 system to a Beijing store for German retailer Metro…

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is seeking nominations for those who have made outstanding technical achievements in refrigeration. The annual internationally-respected J&E Hall International Gold…

GERMANY: Carel’s Heez beverage cooler controller has won the Best Environmental Sustainability Initiative award at this year’s World Beverage Innovation Awards. The awards, presented during…

USA: The US manufacturers’ body AHRI has called on the Environmental Protection Agency to appeal the recent court decision overturning EPA restrictions on HFC refrigerants.…

[caption id="attachment_40798" align="aligncenter" width="630"] RSL’s founder Gerry McDonagh (left) receives the special 50-year award from Bitzer UK's Kevin Glass[/caption] IRELAND: Bitzer has marked 50 years…

JAPAN/BRAZIL: On the day that it acquired UK ac distributor AMP, on the other side of the world Panasonic was purchasing Brazilian air conditioning engineering…

USA: A-Gas has acquired US refrigerant supplier and reclaimer Diversified Pure Chem (DPC). Headquartered in Rhome, Texas, DPC has national coverage in the US, operating…

[caption id="attachment_40588" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Panasonic has operated a TV production plant in Plzen in the Czech Republic since 1997[/caption] JAPAN: Committed to ambitious expansion plans,…

[caption id="attachment_40585" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Klaus Bohnet becomes chief sales officer at Kelvion on October 1[/caption] GERMANY: Klaus Bohnet, a former employee of Linde Refrigeration, will…

[caption id="attachment_40566" align="aligncenter" width="630"] A-Gas Group chief executive Andrew Ambrose officially cuts the ribbon to open the new separator. Watching is A-Gas managing director John…