World News
22nd January 2016
Swegon is Carel dehum distributor
GERMANY: Carel has appointed Swegon Germany GmbH as exclusive German distributor of its humidification products. The humidification products will be distributed by Swegon under the…
21st January 2016
Panasonic set to launch R32 in Europe
EUROPE: Panasonic is set to follow Daikin and introduce air conditioners running on the lower GWP refrigerant R32. The company introduced R32 version of its…
20th January 2016
GT Phelan to distribute Samsung
IRELAND: Air conditioning distributor GT Phelan has agreed a partnership deal with Samsung, covering product distribution, support and training in Ireland. Derek Phelan, sales director…
20th January 2016
York chillers compatible with R513A
USA: York centrifugal and screw chillers from 440 to 21,100kW are now compatible with R513A, the lower GWP alternative for R134a. Johnson Controls says it…
20th January 2016
CGF records refrigeration successes
FRANCE: The successes of the Consumer Goods Forum’s five-year commitment to replace HFCs in refrigeration systems are recorded in a new publication. In 2010, the…
20th January 2016
Emerson extends R290 compressor offering
[caption id="attachment_19366" align="alignright" width="300"] Emerson's ASE hermetic propane compressor[/caption] USA: Emerson Climate Technologies says it has invested in an expanded propane R290 offering along with…
20th January 2016
Europe sits on huge HFC stockpile
EUROPE: Shocking new figures reveal evidence of huge European stockpiling of HFC refrigerants in advance of the 2015 F-gas quotas. The startling figures for 2014,…
19th January 2016
Weiß joins Ziehl-Abegg board
GERMANY: Dr Klaus Weiß has been appointed to the executive board of fans and drives manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg. Weiß has broad experience as technical production head…
17th January 2016
Dantherm hvac sold to private equity fund
[caption id="attachment_19277" align="alignright" width="380"] The Danthern factory in Skive[/caption] DENMARK: Under pressure from credit institutions, Dantherm has been forced to sell its HVAC business to…
15th January 2016
Haier to buy GE Appliances business
USA: Chinese manufacturer Qingdao Haier is to acquire the appliances business of leading US manufacturer General Electric. In addition, the two companies have agreed to…
13th January 2016
Daikin launches R32 multi-splits
GERMANY: Daikin has extended the availability of air conditioners using R32 with new multi-split condensing units, a ducted unit and R32 versions of its Siesta…
13th January 2016
EBM-Papst buys electronics firm
GERMANY: Fans and motors manufacturer EBM-Papst has acquired a majority shareholding in Spanish electronics specialist IKOR. Founded in 1981, IKOR specialises in the development and…
12th January 2016
Efficient fridges reduce German retailer costs
GERMANY: More efficient refrigeration and LED lighting helped reduce energy costs in the German retail food industry by 5% in 2015. According to the EHI…
12th January 2016
Dubai rethinks air conditioned city plan
DUBAI: Developers have scaled down plans for Dubai’s proposed Mall of the World, dubbed the world’s first temperature controlled city. The original plans for the…
11th January 2016
More compressors optimised for low GWP gases
GERMANY: Bitzer has optimised its two-stage reciprocating compressors to operate with the lower GWP refrigerants R448A and R449A and thermostatic expansion valves. Early last year…
9th January 2016
Armacell opens factory in Russia
LUXEMBOURG: Foam insulation manufacturer Armacell has opened a new production facility in Russia. It is said that the plant, in Lobnya, north of Moscow, will…
9th January 2016
Seeking harmony on compressor standards
USA/EUROPE: Two of the leading US and European associations are seeking to harmonise compressor performance ratings and testing standards. Following the signing of a memorandum of…
7th January 2016
Leminar opens largest ME ductwork factory
[caption id="attachment_18861" align="alignright" width="400"] Abdulla Belhoul, CEO of Dubai Industrial City, Mohan Valrani, sr vice chairman of the Al Shirawi Group, and Mohamed Al Shirawi,…
6th January 2016
AC checks advised after house fire
[caption id="attachment_18797" align="alignright" width="380"] Library photo[/caption] AUSTRALIA: The South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service is advising homeowners to check their air conditioners after fire caused AUS$30,000 damage to a house…
6th January 2016
Refrigeration key to reducing food waste
SINGAPORE: A third or more of annual food production is never eaten, yet more than 50% of the wasted food could have its shelf-life extended…
6th January 2016
DiversiTech acquires sealant firm Cliplight
USA: HVACR parts manufacturer DiversiTech has acquired Cliplight, the Canadian producer of system sealants and leak detection equipment. The Toronto-based manufacturer of the Super Seal…
5th January 2016
EIA founder receives OBE
UK: Jennifer Lonsdale, co-founder of environmental group the EIA has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours list. Now the main environmental group…
4th January 2016
Enviro-Serv set to buy Above Air
USA: Tampa-based building maintenance firm Enviro-Serv says it is in the final stages of discussion to purchase Above Air Inc Air Conditioning. Established in 1993,…
3rd January 2016
Toshiba Carrier plans Euro and US bases
[caption id="attachment_18518" align="alignright" width="285"] Carrier's European plant in Montluel, France[/caption] JAPAN: Toshiba Carrier has established a European subsidiary company and plans to set up a…
2nd January 2016
GFF introduces self-service concept
FRANCE: Refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler GFF has redesigned its Nantes branch into a “self-service” facility. With the branches still accounting for a substantial share…
2nd January 2016
$100K penalty for selling hydrocarbons
USA: A Wichita-based company is set to pay a $100,000 civil penalty for marketing and selling hydrocarbon refrigerants in contravention of the Clean Air Act.…
31st December 2015
US to upgrade 50% of data centre coolers
USA: Half of all data centre cooling systems in North America will be upgraded before the end of 2016 in a drive for greater reliability,…