World News
20th April 2015
Profits up but GEA plans further job losses
GERMANY: The GEA Group reports sales up 8.7% in the first quarter of this year but continued downsizing will see around 1,450 redundancies. According to…
19th April 2015
Danfoss CEO calls for climate action
[caption id="attachment_12688" align="alignright" width="400"] Niels B Christiansen: calling for tough action on climate change[/caption] DENMARK: The president and CEO of Danfoss, Niels B Christiansen, is…
19th April 2015
Empower lands €47m district cooling order
DUBAI: Empower has been awarded a €47m contract to develop the company’s third district cooling facility in Dubai’s Business Bay neighbourhood. The 45,000RT (158,000kW) plant…
17th April 2015
India drops opposition to HFC phase-down
BANGKOK: In a surprise move, India has dropped its opposition to bringing HFC phase-down controls into the Montreal Protocol mechanism. Ahead of next week’s special meeting…
15th April 2015
US air conditioner shipments increase
USA: Shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps in the US have shown a significant upturn this year. Combined shipments of the two…
15th April 2015
Tecumseh US offers Las Vegas trip
USA: Tecumseh is offering US contractor/installer customers the chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas. Under its 2015 Big Chill4 promotion, contractors/installers who purchase…
14th April 2015
Carrier Transicold announces R452A option
UK: Carrier Transicold is the latest major transport refrigeration company to offer R452A as an optional alternative to R404A. At this week’s Commercial Vehicle Show…
14th April 2015
WinWholesale acquires Security Supply
USA: Dayton-based WinWholesale Inc has acquired hvac wholesaler Security Supply of Selkirk, NY. WinWholesale is a leading supplier of residential and commercial construction and industrial…
14th April 2015
Bristol Compressors in $1m expansion
USA: Bristol Compressors International is to invest $1m to expand its main manufacturing plant in Washington County, Virginia. According to Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, who…
14th April 2015
Zamil to supply 80 MHI chillers in record deal
[caption id="attachment_12576" align="alignright" width="400"] The Al-Masjid an-Nabawī mosque, also called the Prophet's Mosque, in Madinah[/caption] SAUDI ARABIA: Zamil Central Air Conditioners has won a contract…
13th April 2015
ASHRAE funds refrigerant flammability tests
USA: ASHRAE has awarded a $195,000 grant to the University of Maryland to more accurately determine refrigerant flammability. The project, titled 1717-TRP, Improve the Accuracy…
12th April 2015
Millard agrees to $3m fine
USA: The owners of an Alabama cold store, which suffered three ammonia releases in three years, has agreed to pay a fine of $3,009,855. Millard…
10th April 2015
Fluorocarbon producers launch website
BELGIUM: The Global Fluorocarbon Producers Forum (GFPF) has launched a website to communicate its objectives to key stakeholders. A sector group of Cefic, the European Chemical…
10th April 2015
Carel opens Dubai office
DUBAI: Italian controls manufacturer Carel has now officially opened its new subsidiary office in Dubai. Carel Middle East will be responsible for sales development on…
8th April 2015
UNEP produces HCFC phase-out guides
KENYA: UNEP has produced two guides to assist article 5 countries in their phase-out of HCFC refrigerants. Article 5 countries were obliged to freeze baseline…
8th April 2015
AHRI to focus on A2L refrigerant use
USA: The AHRI is looking to help industry understand the comparative risks and develop a set of application requirements for using A2L refrigerants. The Air…
8th April 2015
UK and Ireland dominate Panasonic awards
UK: Projects in the UK and Ireland were predominant amongst the winners of the inaugural European Panasonic PRO Awards. Introduced to highlight the best installations of…
7th April 2015
Fridge maker Hisense opts for 1233zd(E)
CHINA: Hisense is the latest Chinese fridge manufacturer to adopt the new low GWP insulation blowing agent 1233zd(E). Sold by Honeywell as Solstice LBA, 1233zd(E)…
7th April 2015
Actrol fined $520,000 over price increases
AUSTRALIA: Refrigerant supplier Actrol has been fined AUS$520,000 (€367,000) for misleading customers over price increases. The Australian Federal Court found that Actrol Parts Pty Ltd…
6th April 2015
Emerson lists R404A and R134a alternatives
USA: Emerson has now announced approval of the full range of low GWP refrigerant alternatives to R404A and R134a in Copeland Discuss and Scroll compressors.…
6th April 2015
Guide looks for 50% supermarket energy cuts
USA: A new design guide for convenience stores and supermarkets provides recommendations to achieve 50% energy savings when compared with minimum US code requirements. While…
5th April 2015
Armacell opens Tokyo office and training unit
LUXEMBOURG: Flexible insulation foam manufacturer Armacell has established a new sales office and technical application centre in Tokyo. The new office houses an expanded local…
5th April 2015
Dates for NZ’s main event
NEW ZEALAND: The Air Force Museum in Wigram, Christchurch, will be the venue for this years HVAC&R Trade Exhibition & Industry Conference. Organised by the…
4th April 2015
Physicists solve magnetic “mystery”
[caption id="attachment_12381" align="alignright" width="400"] From left, Jason Hancock, assistant professor of physics, and fellow researchers Diego Casa and Jung-ho Kim, with one of the instruments…
4th April 2015
Uncoordinated rules could devastate industry
USA: A retail refrigeration equipment manufacturer has told the US government that the failure of the DOE and EPA to coordinate rulemakings could devastate the…
2nd April 2015
Refrigerant Solutions appoints new director
[caption id="attachment_12373" align="alignright" width="400"] New line-up: (l to r) Will Clark of Enterprise Ventures, John Charles, John Poole and John Kirkpatrick of RefSols[/caption] UK: Refrigerant…
2nd April 2015
Congressman challenges refrigerant ban
USA: A member of the powerful Committee on Energy and Commerce has written to the EPA expressing serious concern over plans to ban certain high…