World News
25th December 2016
Sure Chill signs deal in Dubai
UK: A UK cooling technology that can operate without a constant power supply is to undergo pilot trials in Dubai. Sure Chill, the Cardiff-based company…
25th December 2016
Linde and Praxair agree merger
GERMANY/USA: Industrial gas companies Linde and Praxair have announced that they have agreed to merge to create a $30bn business. Both companies are global suppliers…
24th December 2016
Steve to judge the 2017 Stevies
UK: IoR president Steve Gill has been chosen to chair the judging at the 2017 Stevie Awards in Las Vegas. The Stevie Awards were created…
23rd December 2016
Refrion test chamber prompts expansion
ITALY: Refrion, the Italian cooler and condenser manufacturer, has officially opened a new €1.5m climatic test chamber, one of the largest in Europe. The new…
21st December 2016
Carver buys Canadian PTAC manufacturer
UK: Carver, the owners of HVACR manufacturers Biddle and Thermoscreens, has acquired Canadian air conditioning manufacturer Applied Comfort Products. Formed in 1994, and with a…
21st December 2016
Guidance coming on new EN378 standard
UK: Both FETA and the IoR are said to be preparing guidance to the changes contained in the new refrigeration safety standard EN378:2016. The long-awaited…
21st December 2016
LG adds “deep learning technology”
SOUTH KOREA: Air conditioning capable of analysing and reacting to the behaviour of occupants is to be featured by LG at CES, the US consumer…
21st December 2016
Daikin to expand European development
BELGIUM: Daikin Europe is looking to appoint an additional 40 development engineers in a major expansion of its r&d activities in Europe, the Middle East…
20th December 2016
LG USA recalls 500,000 portables
USA: The US arm of Korean manufacturer LG has recalled over 500,000 portable air conditioning units after reports of fire. The recall involves 466,000 models…
19th December 2016
Shecco calls for stronger phase down
BELGIUM: The “natural” refrigerants media group Shecco has called for a far more stringent agreement on HFC refrigerant phase downs than that achieved at Kigali.…
19th December 2016
Switch now to low GWP refrigerants!
NETHERLANDS: Despite figures that suggest Europe is within the F-gas phase down limits, concerns remain that industry is failing to switch fast enough to low…
16th December 2016
MEHITS provides leaner structure
ITALY: Following news of Mitsubishi’s intended integration of its Climaveneta and DeLclima businesses, the company has revealed further details of the new group structure. In…
14th December 2016
Danfoss opens new US test lab
USA: Danfoss has opened the first test chamber at its new Engineering Tomorrow Application Development Centre in Tallahassee, Florida. The new chamber, which can accommodate…
14th December 2016
Norpe becomes Viessmann Refrigeration
FINLAND: Part of the Viessmann Group since 2013, commercial refrigeration manufacturer Norpe is to change its name to Viessmann Refrigeration Systems Oy. Founded in 1953…
14th December 2016
Adamczyk joins Honeywell board
USA: Honeywell’s president and COO Darius Adamczyk has been elected to the company's board of directors. Previously president and CEO of Honeywell’s Performance Materials and…
14th December 2016
HFC supply within the EU drops by 29%
EUROPE: Following evidence of massive pre-phase-down stockpiling in 2014, the supply of HFCs within the EU declined by 29% to 183.3Mt of CO2e in 2015.…
13th December 2016
Hydrocarbon gas blamed for fatal explosion
AUSTRALIA: A hydrocarbon refrigerant gas leak is being blamed for an explosion that killed two men working at a bar in northern Victoria in June…
11th December 2016
Low GWP refrigerant focus at ASHRAE
USA: Guidance on low GWP refrigerants will be one of the main topics for discussions at the forthcoming ASHRAE Winter Conference. The news that industry…
11th December 2016
AIRAH produces careers videos
AUSTRALIA: The Australian industry body AIRAH has published two videos highlighting the possibilities of careers in the HVACR industry. Although directed at an Australian audience,…
11th December 2016
EC calls for flammability standards review
EUROPE: The European Commission sees current flammable refrigerant standards as a barrier to low GWP alternatives and recommends that these should be urgently addressed. The new…
10th December 2016
Manufacturers appeal antidumping decision
USA: Refrigerant manufacturers have appealed against the US International Trade Commission decision not to apply antidumping duties on imports of HFC components from China. In…
7th December 2016
Lack of training threatens phase down
EUROPE: The European Commission has warned that the uptake of training in alternative refrigerants is too low to match the requirements of the F-gas phase down.…
6th December 2016
R12 seized in the South Pacific
SOLOMON ISLANDS: Customs authorities in the Solomon Islands have reported their second seizure of the illegal CFC refrigerant R12 this year. [caption id="attachment_26380" align="alignleft" width="300"] Advertisement[/caption]…
5th December 2016
Bitzer opens subsidiary in Iran
IRAN: German compressor manufacturer Bitzer has established a subsidiary company in Iran. Bitzer has been represented by a number of agents in the Iranian market…
4th December 2016
Honeywell faces action over leak
USA: Seven local residents are reported to be suing Honeywell after a chemical leak at its Geismar, Louisiana, plant in August. Louisiana’s KSLA TV station…
3rd December 2016
Daikin Plzen plant is BES 6001 certified
BELGIUM: Daikin Europe’s factory in the Czech Republic has joined the group’s factory in Ostend by becoming certified to the BRE’s responsible sourcing standard. Introduced…
3rd December 2016
AHRI rises to chairman’s challenge
[caption id="attachment_32202" align="alignright" width="250"] AHRI Chairman Doug Young (right) presents the multi-state school category award to John Van Buskirk, vice president of Parker Hannifin[/caption] USA:…