World News
3rd May 2017
Wieland buys US tube company Wolverine
GERMANY/USA: German copper tube manufacturer Wieland-Werke has bought US company Wolverine Tube. Founded in 1916, Wolverine Tube is headquartered in Decatur, Alabama, and has production facilities…
2nd May 2017
GE may move PTAC production
USA: GE Appliances (GEA) is looking to move its Zoneline air conditioning production from its Loiusville, Kentucky, facility to an alternate GEA site in the…
1st May 2017
US closer to adopting hydrocarbon fridges
USA: The use of hydrocarbon refrigerants in domestic refrigerators in the USA has moved a step closer after the approval of a new safety standard by…
1st May 2017
Daikin set to launch new Sky Air R32s
EUROPE: Daikin is set to introduce three new models running on lower GWP refrigerant R32 to its Sky Air range of small to medium commercial…
30th April 2017
Eureka 2017 dates announced
EUROPE: Following the success of its first Eureka conference in 2016, EPEE and the European Ventilation Industry Association (EVIA) are to repeat the event this…
30th April 2017
Daikin to report further record profits
JAPAN: Air conditioning manufacturer Daikin is expected to report a fourth consecutive year of record profit when it publishes its 2016 figures on May 10.…
28th April 2017
R404A replacement launched in Asia Pacific
JAPAN: Honeywell has launched its lower GWP R404A replacement refrigerant R448A in the Asia Pacific region. Marketed as Solstice N40, Honeywell promotes R448A as a…
28th April 2017
Daimler faces R134a car recall
GERMANY: The German government’s Federal Motor Transport Authority has called on Daimler to recall cars filled with refrigerant R134a in contravention of the MAC directive.…
28th April 2017
Daikin passes 10 million R32 sales
JAPAN: Daikin, the pioneer of the switch to lower GWP refrigerant R32 in air conditioners, claims to have sold a landmark 10 million units in…
26th April 2017
EPEE backs swift EU approval of Kigali
EUROPE: EPEE has called for a swift ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol following approval by the EU’s council of ministers and…
26th April 2017
Industry backs threatened energy scheme
USA: More than 1,000 companies, including the owners of air conditioning giants Carrier and Trane, have called on Congress to preserve the EPA’s Energy Star…
25th April 2017
Midea adopts R452B for US market
USA: Chinese air conditioning manufacturer Midea is to use R452B, a lower GWP alternative to R410A, in its unitary air conditioning units designed for the…
25th April 2017
Systemair buys Austrian AHU firm Frivent
SWEDEN: Systemair has acquired the Austrian air handling unit manufacturer Frivent Luft- & Wärmetechnik. Based in St Johann in Tirol, Austria, Frivent was established in…
25th April 2017
Nidec to acquire Secop for €185m
JAPAN/GERMANY: Japanese electric motor company Nidec is set to acquire hermetic compressor manufacturer Secop for €185m. Formerly Danfoss Compressors GmbH, the company was renamed Secop when it…
24th April 2017
Beijer Ref sees sales increase 13%
[caption id="attachment_12905" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Per Bertland: "We can see generally good growth"[/caption] SWEDEN: In a solid start to the year in Europe, refrigeration wholesaler Beijer…
23rd April 2017
Daikin aims to reduce workers’ stress
JAPAN: Air conditioning manufacturer Daikin is participating in a project looking at the relationship between occupation, work environment and stress in the workplace. The project will…
22nd April 2017
Early success with CO2 trailer
GERMANY: Retailer Netto Marken-Discount has reported a successful start to its three-year trial of Carrier Transicold’s CO2 refrigerant trailer prototype. The prototype is one of…
22nd April 2017
ORNL engineer becomes ASHRAE director
USA: Van D Baxter, a researcher at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been appointed director-at-large for ASHRAE. Baxter, a fellow…
20th April 2017
Aermec buys German distributor Novatherm
[caption id="attachment_36218" align="alignright" width="250"] Aermec chairman Giordano Riello: "The German market has always been one of our major areas of interest"[/caption] ITALY/GERMANY: Italian air conditioning…
20th April 2017
Bitzer expands presence in Africa
[caption id="attachment_36211" align="aligncenter" width="627"] A team from Bitzer South Africa were in Lagos last week carrying our intensive training with the new staff[/caption] GERMANY/NIGERIA: Compressor…
19th April 2017
Freezer failure damages Arctic ice cores
[caption id="attachment_36177" align="aligncenter" width="627"] The ice cores were transferred from the Geological Survey of Canada’s Ice Core Research Laboratory in Ottawa[/caption] CANADA: A malfunction in…
19th April 2017
Rupp joins Henry as VP sales and marketing
USA: Henry Technologies USA has appointed Jason Rupp to the position of vice president, sales and marketing. A highly experienced sales leader, Jason over 20…
18th April 2017
Angela Merkel opens Viessmann R&D centre
[caption id="attachment_36158" align="aligncenter" width="627"] Angela Merkel at the inauguration with Viessmann CEO Martin Viessmann (far right)[/caption] GERMANY: Viessmann’s €50m innovation centre in Allendorf has been…
18th April 2017
US team to begin caloric material tests
USA: A consortium researching possible caloric materials for use in next-generation refrigeration technologies expects to start tests this year. Formed last year, the CaloriCool consortium…
18th April 2017
DiversiTech changes owners
USA: Ownership of acr component manufacturer and supplier DiversiTech is set to transfer to private equity firm Permira after an acquisition deal was struck with…
18th April 2017
Emerson webinar considers “naturals”
USA: Emerson’s next E360 webinar will consider the cost, performance and safety aspects of employing “natural” refrigerants in small-format food retail systems. Emerson recognises that,…
17th April 2017
Carrier Transicold adds IMPCO power units
USA: Carrier Transicold is to acquire select IMPCO road and rail transport product lines, including the ComfortPro auxiliary power unit, from Westport Fuel Systems. The…