World News
20th May 2015
DiversiTech in management buy-out
USA: The ownership of acr component manufacturer and supplier DiversiTech has changed following a management buy-out. The current management team has partnered with private equity firm…
20th May 2015
Carrier accountant charged in $1m fraud
USA: An accountant with air conditioning manufacturer Carrier has been charged with stealing over $1m from his employer. It is alleged that Ryan M King,…
19th May 2015
US Foods uses CO2 refrigeration
USA: Leading food distribution company US Foods has installed a CO2 cascade refrigeration system in its new distribution centre in Seabrook, New Hampshire. In addition…
19th May 2015
MHI merges ac and refrigeration businesses
[caption id="attachment_13394" align="alignright" width="400"] Toyo's waste warm-water heat recovery heat pump systems[/caption] JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is to merge its domestic and commercial acr business…
18th May 2015
Baxi to launch air conditioners in Spain
SPAIN: The heating and plumbing firm Baxi is planning to launch a range of air conditioners in Spain. The residential range of Orion mono and…
16th May 2015
US ac shipments continue to improve
USA: Sales of US central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps continued to improve in March, albeit at a lower rate. Latest figures from the…
14th May 2015
Hydrocarbon refrigerant seller hit for $300K
USA: A US company has agreed to cease sales of unapproved hydrocarbon refrigerants and pay a $300,000 civil penalty. According to the two-count complaint, filed simultaneously…
13th May 2015
Another engineer injured in ac “explosion”
SPAIN: Another worker has been injured after a reported air conditioning explosion, this time in Spain. An engineer working on an air conditioning unit on the…
13th May 2015
China calls halt to ac price wars
CHINA: Authorities in China have called a halt to price wars between its domestic air conditioning manufacturers and suppliers. The National Development and Reform Commission…
12th May 2015
Determining office equipment heat gains
USA: To assist in cooling load calculations, ASHRAE has developed a test method for determining office equipment heat gains. The growing use of plug loads…
11th May 2015
Burr Oak appoints South American partner
USA: Coil forming machine manufacturer Burr Oak Tool has appointed Shinwa do Brasil as its partner in South America. Based in Sao Paulo, Shinwa will…
11th May 2015
Croatia and Estonia join AREA
BELGIUM: Representatives of Croatia and Estonia have now joined the European contractors group AREA. CRACA, the Croatian Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Association, and EKL, the…
10th May 2015
US agencies to insist on low GWP refrigerants
USA: The US Defence Department, NASA and the General Services Administration are proposing to change their regulations to insist on the procurement of low GWP alternative…
10th May 2015
Mystery surrounds ac explosions
[caption id="attachment_13188" align="alignright" width="400"] Stock photo[/caption] ASIA: Mystery surrounds a spate of fatal air-conditioning “explosions’ in South and South East Asia in recent days. Following…
7th May 2015
Bitzer adds QR codes to beat the pirates
GERMANY: Bitzer has confirmed it is adding QR codes to all its compressors in a bid to beat product piracy. As first revealed by the…
7th May 2015
Bristol opens Dubai sales office
[caption id="attachment_13143" align="alignright" width="350"] The new office was inaugurated in an official ceremony held at the headquarters of the Jebel Ali Free Trade Zone Authority…
6th May 2015
Stulz to sell MHI in Austria
AUSTRIA: Stulz has been appointed exclusive distributor of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries air conditioning systems in Austria. Stulz Austria is the Austrian subsidiary of Hamburg-based comfort and…
6th May 2015
Stulz expands US manufacturing
USA: German precision air conditioning manufacturer Stulz is investing $5m in the expansion of its facility in Frederick, Maryland. The phased expansion at Stulz Air…
5th May 2015
Cold chain directory goes mobile
USA: The latest edition of the most comprehensive directory of the global cold chain industry is now available as a mobile app. The latest printed…
5th May 2015
David Jacobs is BAC md
BELGIUM: Baltimore Aircoil has appointed David Jacobs as vice president and managing director EMEA. Director of sales for emerging markets since July 2013, David (right)…
5th May 2015
Papers sought for CLIMA2016
DENMARK: Papers are sought for CLIMA2016, the 12th REHVA World Congress taking place in Aalborg, Denmark, next year. Organised by the Danish hvac society Danvak…
4th May 2015
Two die in reported ac explosion
CAMBODIA: Two ac engineers are said to have been killed after an air conditioner they were fixing reportedly exploded. According to newspaper website reports, the two…
4th May 2015
Daikin R32 reaches the Middle East
UAE: Daikin has now launched its R32 air conditioning units in the high ambient markets of the Middle East. Daikin Middle East & Africa, the…
4th May 2015
Aermec creates largest test chamber
ITALY: Italian company Aermec has invested €5m in what it claims is Europe's largest air conditioning test chamber. The new chamber at the company’s main…
2nd May 2015
Funding offered for cool green ideas
GERMANY: Finance of up to €75,000 could be available for individual innovative projects that foster green cooling technologies in developing countries. Both private and public…
1st May 2015
Daikin adds two more European R32 units
[caption id="attachment_13002" align="alignright" width="300"] The new R32 Daikin Emura (top) and Professional models[/caption] EUROPE: Daikin has introduced two more R32 air conditioning units into Europe.…
1st May 2015
EU proposal could unlock HFC talks
EUROPE: A new EU proposal to phase-down HFCs under the Montreal Protocol could have the potential to unlock negotiations, according to a leading green group.…