World News
1st April 2015
Saito is Mitsubishi Electric president
GERMANY: Mitsubishi Electric has appointed Yoji Saito as president and CEO of the company’s European operations. Based at Mitsubishi Electric’s European Corporate Office in Uxbridge,…
1st April 2015
Daikin looks to HFOs and R32 in reefers
JAPAN: With an increasing worldwide drive to lower GWP refrigerants, Daikin is investigating the potential for R32 and HFOs in its refrigerated containers. Although best known…
1st April 2015
UK leads in online training
EUROPE: A new survey amongst European hvac installers reveals large differences in the types and levels of training being undertaken. The survey amongst 1,200 HVAC…
1st April 2015
Bosch enters VRF joint venture with Midea
GERMANY: Bosch has announced plans to establish a joint venture with Chinese manufacturer Midea to manufacture VRF air conditioners. The joint venture is to be…
31st March 2015
Paraquay seizes 2000 illegal R22 units
PARAGUAY: Authorities in Puerto Fénix have seized over 2000 illegal R22 air conditioning units. Since March 1, the importation of R22 air conditioning units up…
31st March 2015
Cofely to add air-cooled R1234ze chiller
GERMANY: Cofely has announced plans to introduce an air-cooled version of its Quantum G R1234ze chiller. In addition, the German manufacturer has extended its existing…
30th March 2015
$20m funding for variable speed drives
USA: The US Energy Department is offering up to $20m in funding to spur the development of variable speed drives. The US government sees the…
30th March 2015
CCR opens dedicated CO2 training facility
[caption id="attachment_12315" align="alignright" width="400"] CO2OLacademy inauguration, (l to r): Bart Driessens, director, service operations – Europe; Bertrand Gueguen, president CCR Europe; Sean Chapman, director, Engineering;…
29th March 2015
Russians seize 20t of R22
RUSSIA: Customs officers in Vyborg have intercepted 20 tonnes of R22 disguised as R134a in a shipment from China. The cylinders of gas were declared…
28th March 2015
Daikin VRV is Eurovent certified
BELGIUM: Daikin’s range of air-cooled VRV systems is now certified by Eurovent. The independent Eurovent certification verifies the performance ratings of air conditioning and refrigeration…
28th March 2015
Midea to develop ac for US market
USA: Chinese air-conditioning manufacturer Midea is planning to build its first US r&d facility in Louisville. In the $2.7m project, Midea, the third-largest appliance maker…
28th March 2015
CSB publishes ammonia leak safety video
USA: The US Chemical Safety Board has released a video detailing key lessons from the release of 32,000lbs of anhydrous ammonia at Millard Refrigerated Services…
27th March 2015
Arneg buys Swedish company Frigadon
SWEDEN: Arneg Nordic, the Swedish subsidiary of refrigeration equipment manufacturer Arneg Group, has acquired a majority share in Frigadon AB. Frigadon is based in Halmstad on…
27th March 2015
LG opens new factory in Vietnam
VIETNAM: LG Electronics has officially opened its newest production facility in Vietnam with the completion of the main building at its Haiphong Campus. At 800,000m²,…
27th March 2015
Daikin breaks ground on $417m US facility
USA: Daikin has broken ground on its new $417m, 350,000m² production facility near Houston. The new, consolidated hvac equipment engineering, manufacturing and logistics campus in…
27th March 2015
Japan quake released 6,600t of halocarbons
USA: Damage caused by the Japanese earthquake in 2011 released thousands of tons of CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs, according to a new study. New research…
27th March 2015
Toshiba Carrier plans local manufacturing
[caption id="attachment_12222" align="alignright" width="350"] UTC's Geraud Darnis (left) agrees the deal with Hisao Tanaka of Toshiba Corporation[/caption] JAPAN: Toshiba Carrier is to establish factories in Europe,…
25th March 2015
Andrews Sykes opens 3rd French depot
FRANCE: Specialist UK hire company Andrews Sykes has opened its third depot in France. The new depot in Lyon becomes part of a network that also…
25th March 2015
Man killed in refrigeration plant fire
INDIA: A worker at the government's Jaipur Dairy in Bajaj Nagar was burnt alive when the refrigeration plant caught fire on Monday. According to the…
25th March 2015
Discussing compressor modulation
USA: Emerson Climate Technologies will be discussing how modulating technologies are enabling enhanced comfort and improved efficiency in a free webinar. Part of a webinar…
25th March 2015
Social media campaign goes multi-lingual
UK: The hugely popular social media posters promoting the benefits of refrigeration are being translated into other languages. The campaign which ran on LinkedIn last…
24th March 2015
VW to use CO2 in car air conditioning
GERMANY: Volkswagen has announced it will follow Daimler by using CO2 in its car air conditioning systems in the future. As part of its goal…
24th March 2015
R22 cylinders being used in bombs in Syria
SYRIA: Refrigerant cylinders are allegedly being used as bombs in the civil war in Syria. Rebels have accused government forces of using refrigerant cylinders either…
24th March 2015
LSU team claims magnetics breakthrough
[caption id="attachment_12149" align="alignright" width="400"] Part of the magnetocaloric research team (front to back): Postdoctoral researcher Tapas Samanta, undergraduate Daniel Lepkowski, graduate student Ahmad Us Saleheen and…
22nd March 2015
A vision of natural refrigerants
GERMANY: Eurammon will be focusing on refrigeration solutions with "natural" refrigerants at a special symposium in June. Subtitled ”Be Smart, Go Natural”, the Eurammon Symposium will…
22nd March 2015
Single source for York air conditioning
MALAYSIA: Johnson Controls’ subsidiary York Malaysia Sales and Service Sdn Bhd (YMSS) will become the exclusive distributor of York unitary air conditioners from July 1.…
22nd March 2015
Emerson plans commercial kitchen research
USA: Emerson Climate Technologies will include a fully operational commercial kitchen within its Helix innovation centre which is due to open towards the end of this…