World News
23rd February 2016
UTC’s Shuster proposed for Beijer board
[caption id="attachment_20366" align="alignright" width="204"] Ross B Shuster proposed for election to Beijer Ref board[/caption] SWEDEN: Ross B Shuster, international operations president of UTC’s Climate, Controls…
23rd February 2016
UTC admits to Honeywell merger talks
USA: United Technologies Corp (UTC) has confirmed press reports that it had been in talks with Honeywell over a potential merger. UTC, which includes air…
23rd February 2016
50 years and 50 million T2 valves
[caption id="attachment_20357" align="alignright" width="300"] March 2016 will see production of the 50 millionth T2 valve[/caption] DENMARK: The 50 millionth Danfoss T2 thermostatic expansion valve will…
22nd February 2016
Blue Star plans two new factories
INDIA: Leading Indian air conditioning and commercial refrigeration company Blue Star is establishing two new manufacturing plants at Samba in Jammu and Sri City in…
22nd February 2016
MHI launches new flagship R32 units
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is to launch a new range of packaged air conditioners running on the lower GWP refrigerant R32. The ExceedHyper range…
21st February 2016
European Emura to be launched in Japan
JAPAN: The award-winning, European-designed Daikin Emura air conditioner has been adopted by the parent company for launch in Japan. Available in Europe for five years…
21st February 2016
Goodman recalls more air conditioners
USA: Goodman has extended its August 2014 recall on certain PTAC models to include a further 5,300 units. The original recall involved 233,500 Amana, Century,…
20th February 2016
Epta wins German Design Award
GERMANY: Epta’s RevUP display technology, as applied to its Costan and Bonnet Névé cabinets, has won the Retail category prize at the 2016 German Design…
20th February 2016
EIA takes aim at US refrigerant leaks
USA: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has called on the US EPA to lower the allowable leak rate threshold on commercial refrigeration systems to mirror…
19th February 2016
Carel opens office in Thailand
THAILAND: Italian controls and humidification company Carel has opened a new sales office in Bangkok. Carel Thailand joins the group’s other sales offices on the…
18th February 2016
Danfoss plans for new low GWP alternatives
[caption id="attachment_20217" align="alignright" width="380"] Danfoss DSH and DCJ scroll compressors[/caption] DENMARK: Danfoss has released details of its plans for the release of a host of…
16th February 2016
Lightfoot signs important Gulf deal
[caption id="attachment_20193" align="alignright" width="343"] Lightfoot Defence md Terry Nicholls (front right), sees the agreement as an important element of the UK firms global expansion plan[/caption]…
16th February 2016
Chemours plays down plans for US 1234yf plant
USA: Chemours has played down reports that it is planning a $178m R1234yf plant at its site in Ingleside, Texas. The reports surfaced after Chemours…
16th February 2016
Bohlmann is CSO at DencoHappel
GERMANY: Maik Bohlmann has been named as the new chief sales officer, and top strategist at DencoHappel. He will be in charge of European sales…
16th February 2016
US rivals contest thermal wheel patent
USA: Two rival US companies have become involved in a patent infringement lawsuit over the use of thermal wheels in the cooling of data centres. Air…
16th February 2016
AGC announces new 1224yd refrigerant
JAPAN: Asahi Glass (AGC), a leading Japanese manufacturer of glass and chemicals has announced the development of a further low GWP refrigerant, 1224yd(Z). Described by…
14th February 2016
Thermo King now promoting R452A drop-in
BELGIUM: Transport refrigeration company Thermo King is now actively promoting lower GWP refrigerant R452A as a “drop-in” conversion for R404A. At the end of last…
14th February 2016
AHRI updates flammables recovery standard
USA: AHRI has updated its standard for the performance rating of refrigerant recovery and recovery/recycling equipment to include flammable refrigerants. The changes to Standard 740-2016,…
12th February 2016
DiversiTech appoints manufacturing expert
[caption id="attachment_20089" align="alignright" width="250"] Chris Cummins: looking to improve service levels[/caption] USA: DiversiTech Corp, a leading manufacturer and supplier of HVACR parts and accessories, has…
10th February 2016
UK boasts highest refrigerant recovery rate
USA: The UK has the highest reported rate of refrigerant recovery in the world, while Japan is said to destroy the highest tonnage of refrigerants…
10th February 2016
Beijer Ref sales grow 13.2%
SWEDEN: Refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref has returned fourth quarter 2015 sales growth of 13.2% and operating profit improvement of 15.9% compared with the previous year.…
10th February 2016
Fridge firms call for HFC phase down
USA/CANADA: The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers says it is seeking to voluntarily phase down the use of HFC refrigerants in household refrigerators and freezers…
10th February 2016
Sharp to head combined Emerson business
[caption id="attachment_10616" align="alignright" width="250"] Bob Sharp[/caption] USA: Emerson has appointed Robert T (Bob) Sharp as executive vice president for its newly-formed, combined Commercial and Residential…
10th February 2016
Carel valves compatible with HFOs
ITALY: Carel has confirmed the compatibility of its valves for operation with the new HFO refrigerants R1234yf and R1234ze. The validation tests conducted by refrigerant…
10th February 2016
Mitsubishi boat completes Atlantic row
ANTIGUA: After rowing 3,000 nautical miles, the Mitsubishi-Electric-sponsored All Beans No Monkeys boat has arrived in Antigua. The crew of four from the UK, competing…
9th February 2016
MHI to split air conditioning business
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is to split off its air conditioning and refrigeration business to a wholly-owned group company. MHI Air Conditioning & Refrigeration will…
9th February 2016
Daikin confirms $430m Flanders deal
JAPAN: Daikin has confirmed its acquisition of US filter manufacturer Flanders with the deal expected to be concluded in April. A statement from Daikin’s head…