World News
6th June 2016
Air conditioner sales fall in 2015
UK: The global air conditioning market contracted by 5% in value terms in 2015 and will recover at a slower pace than previously projected, says…
6th June 2016
Petra expands to target Europe
SAUDI ARABIA: Petra Engineering, Jordan’s leading HVACR manufacturer, is expanding its manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia to target new markets including Europe and America. The…
5th June 2016
Daikin to increase sales by 50% by 2020
JAPAN: Daikin is looking to increase sales by nearly 50% to JPY3,000bn (€24bn) over the next five years. In the plans revealed in Fusion 20,…
3rd June 2016
IR commits $500m to GHG reductions
[caption id="attachment_8942" align="alignright" width="400"] Trane's Series E CentraVac was the first to use R1233zd[/caption] USA: Ingersoll Rand, parent of Trane and Thermo King, is to…
2nd June 2016
A-Gas buys Rapid Recovery
UK: Refrigerant supplier A-Gas International has acquired Rapid Recovery, a refrigerant recovery business headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. The acquisition, negotiated through its through its A-Gas…
2nd June 2016
US funds $5.2m flammable refrigerant study
USA: The US government and trade bodies are to fund a $5.2m research programme into the properties and the use of flammable refrigerants. Seen as…
2nd June 2016
Laurence Roy joins Güntner
[caption id="attachment_22824" align="alignright" width="200"] Laurence Roy: supporting wholesaler customers in Europe[/caption] GERMANY: Laurence Roy has been appointed sales manager – wholesale at refrigeration equipment manufacturer…
1st June 2016
Europe sees large increase in ODS trade
TURKMENISTAN: Illegal European trade in ODS is said to have risen significantly in the last two years, with over 200 seizures in Belgium and Germany alone. The…
1st June 2016
Firm fined $273,000 for ammonia offences
USA: An Idaho-based frozen food manufacturer has been fined $273,000 following a potentially lethal release of 1,300lbs (590kg) of ammonia refrigerant. The US Department of…
1st June 2016
Conference to focus on IAQ in high ambients
USA: Papers are being sought for a conference focused on energy and indoor air quality in humid and arid hot climates. Organised by ASHRAE, the…
1st June 2016
Leminar extends logistics facility
DUBAI: Leading Middle East distributor Leminar Air Conditioning Company has officially opened its newly-expanded central distribution centre in Dubai, UAE. The warehouse in the Ras…
31st May 2016
Fridge deal named in EU funding scams
EUROPE: Funding for a refrigeration plant in Bulgaria was amongst nearly €900m of EU money alleged to have been “inappropriately spent” last year. A report by…
31st May 2016
UTC completes Riello purchase
ITALY: Carrier’s parent company UTC has completed its 70% acquisition of the Italian HVAC company Riello Group SpA. The acquisition, first revealed at the end…
31st May 2016
UTC acquires Australian joint venture
AUSTRALIA: United Technologies has acquired the commercial HVAC product sales and commercial service divisions of its joint venture business AHI-Carrier (Australia) Pty Ltd. The newly…
30th May 2016
Drake & Scull wins Dubai cooling contract
DUBAI: Drake & Scull has been awarded a contract to design, build and operate a Dh120m (€29m) project to extend a district cooling network in…
29th May 2016
Danfoss is McQuay top supplier
[caption id="attachment_22700" align="alignright" width="300"] Turbocor sales director Qu Lei (right) receives the Strategic Partner Award from Masayuki Moriyama, CEO of McQuay China[/caption] CHINA: Danfoss has…
29th May 2016
Distributors’ group joins “naturals” body
USA: HARDI, the group representing US HVACR distributors, has joined the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC). NASRC is a nonprofit taking action to create…
29th May 2016
Contractor ditches “expensive” foreign ac
[caption id="attachment_22690" align="alignright" width="300"] Mike King: "Foreign air conditioners aren’t made for the harsh Australian climate and as a result are very expensive to run"[/caption]…
28th May 2016
MHI confirms ac split
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has confirmed an absorption-type company split agreement which will see its air conditioning and refrigeration becoming a a wholly owned…
26th May 2016
Changes to the board at Viessmann
[caption id="attachment_22638" align="alignright" width="360"] Chairman Martin Viessmann (left) and new CEO Joachim Janssen[/caption] GERMANY: Changes to the board at Viessmann sees CEO Martin Viessmann moving…
25th May 2016
Ziehl-Abegg to extend EC fan production
GERMANY: Fans and motor manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg is to invest €28m in an expansion of production at its Hohenlohe Business Park site, near Kupferzell. The investment…
25th May 2016
AIRAH appoints first female president
[caption id="attachment_22585" align="alignright" width="300"] Ania Hampton: delighted to be first female president of the AIRAH[/caption] AUSTRALIA: Ania Hampton has become the first female president in…
24th May 2016
Beijer company wins Bitzer Asia Pacific award
JAPAN: Beijer B Grimm (Thailand) has been named Distributor of the Year at Bitzer’s Asia Pacific Distribution Conference this week. Part of the international Beijer…
24th May 2016
German retailers make “naturals” pledge
[caption id="attachment_13732" align="alignright" width="400"] Tegut supermarkets are amongst the German retailers making the climate commitment[/caption] GERMANY: Members of the German retailers’ association HDE Climate have…
23rd May 2016
Middleby buys Follett Corporation
USA: Foodservice equipment manufacturer the Middleby Corporation has acquired ice equipment company Follett Corporation. With headquarters in Easton, Pennsylvania, Follett is described as a leading…
22nd May 2016
EPA SNAP-lists R123 alternatives
USA: The EPA has SNAP-listed two new R123 alternatives and expanded the acceptable uses of R513A and CO2 in air conditioning and refrigeration. A determination of…
19th May 2016
CO2 warming jumps by 50% in 25 years
USA: Human activity is said to have increased the direct warming effect of CO2 in the atmosphere by 50% above pre-industrial levels during the past…