World News
26th June 2014
Airedale expands ME operations
[caption id="attachment_6312" align="alignright" width="300"] Nissar Rahman[/caption] DUBAI: British manufacturer Airedale International has appointed Nissar Rahman as sales & applications engineer for the Middle East, supporting…
26th June 2014
Daikin invests $9m in Owatonna plant
[caption id="attachment_6307" align="alignright" width="288"] Daikin's Owatonna plant will benefit from a £9m expansion[/caption] USA: Daikin is planning a $9m expansion of its Applied Air Systems…
25th June 2014
Trane recalls over 100,000 splits
USA: Trane has recalled over 100,000 split air conditioning units in the USA over fears of a potential shock hazard. The recall involves 37 models…
25th June 2014
CES claims Fanwall patent infringement
[caption id="attachment_6292" align="alignright" width="400"] The Fanwall concept is now the subject of a patent infringement dispute[/caption] USA: CES Group is taking legal action against two…
25th June 2014
Fridge manufacturers challenge standards
USA: A manufacturers’ association is the latest group to challenge the US government’s new commercial refrigeration energy efficiency rules. The North American Association of Food…
25th June 2014
Copper thief faces jail for releasing R22
USA: An Ohio man who stole air conditioning units for their scrap copper faces 31 months in prison for releasing R22 refrigerant to atmosphere. Martin…
25th June 2014
Cold storage firm fined for ammonia violations
USA: A cold storage firm will pay fines of $108,000 and complete $345,000 of environmental projects for alleged violations of laws to prevent ammonia leaks. Cold…
24th June 2014
NIBE to acquire WaterFurnace
[caption id="attachment_6215" align="alignright" width="450"] WaterFurnace's 115,000ft² headquarters in Fort Wayne[/caption] SWEDEN: Heat pump manufacturer NIBE is to acquire US geothermal heat pump heating and cooling…
23rd June 2014
F-gas: a blueprint for developing countries
[caption id="attachment_6208" align="alignright" width="400"] Marco Buoni instructs during the practical exam with Rwandese technicians[/caption] BRUSSELS: Contractors’ association AREA is using its F-gas regulation knowledge and…
21st June 2014
EIA questions retailers’ HFC commitment
FRANCE: The Consumer Goods Forum, which this week called upon world leaders to agree a global climate deal, has come in for criticism for its…
18th June 2014
IIAR publishes new CO2 guide
USA: The International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR) has published a new edition of its CO2 Handbook. The new CO2 Handbook is described as a…
17th June 2014
ASHRAE adds performance monitoring
USA: Guidance on performance monitoring is featured in the newly published ASHRAE Guideline 13-2014, Specifying Building Automation Systems. Guideline 13-2014 provides designers of building automation…
17th June 2014
Trialists sought for new e-learning programme
EUROPE: A limited number of individuals are being sought to take part in a free trial of refrigeration e-learning material being produced as part of…
16th June 2014
Jürgen Göller is EPEE chair
[caption id="attachment_10911" align="alignright" width="250"] Jürgen Göller, new chair at EPEE[/caption] BELGIUM: Jürgen Göller, director of sustainability at UTC Climate, Controls & Security EMEA has been…
15th June 2014
One dead, one critical, in fridge incident
AUSTRALIA: A man is reported to have died and another is critical in hospital following reports of a gas leak and explosion involving a refrigeration…
15th June 2014
Bitzer declares war on counterfeiters
GERMANY: Refrigeration compressor manufacturer Bitzer is to wage war against what it sees as a rising tide of product piracy. While incidents of product counterfeiting…
15th June 2014
Carrier Refrigeration opens Russian facility
[caption id="attachment_6012" align="alignright" width="400"] MenEco HP vertical chiller[/caption] RUSSIA: Carrier Commercial Refrigeration has opened a new assembly facility in Leshkovo to produce its latest range…
14th June 2014
Bitzer looks to Malaysia
MALAYSIA: Compressor manufacturer Bitzer is expanding its operations in Malaysia to capitalise on increasing investments. Bitzer sees the Malaysian government’s promised investments of around €37bn…
13th June 2014
ASHRAE Handbook recognises “naturals”
USA: The 2014 edition of the ASHRAE Refrigeration Handbook, now published, includes data on natural refrigerants. While the latest edition continues to provide the practicing…
12th June 2014
Luvata to establish factory in Serbia
FINLAND: Luvata is to establish a new air conditioning and refrigeration heat exchanger factory in Serbia. The newly acquired 8,400m² facility in Sremska Mitrovia is…
12th June 2014
Video pushes flammable refrigerant safety
[caption id="attachment_5952" align="alignright" width="400"] Kevin Lee: "The key to using these refrigerants is safety and a lot of training"[/caption] AUSTRALIA: The Australian refrigeration and air…
11th June 2014
R22 retrofits with no oil or seal changes
CANADA: A new chemical product has been introduced which is said to avoid the need to change the oil, o-rings or gaskets when retrofitting R22…
11th June 2014
Japan trip for Panasonic PRO winners
UK: Examples of the best installations of Panasonic air conditioning or heat pump systems are being sought for the Japanese manufacturer’s inaugural PRO awards. The…
11th June 2014
New material advances magnetic trials
[caption id="attachment_5919" align="alignright" width="400"] A schematic for the implementation of the rotating MCE in magnetic cooling devices with HoMn2O5 as refrigerant. This concept can be…
10th June 2014
Chillventa virtually sold out
GERMANY: Chillventa 2014, the international refrigeration and air conditioning exhibition taking place in Nuremberg in October, is virtually sold out. According to the organiser, NürnbergMesse,…
10th June 2014
Over 500 CFC chillers still operating
CANADA: Interesting figures reveal that there are over 500 water-cooled chillers still operating on ozone-depleting CFCs in Canada. In what is possibly a unique set…
8th June 2014
GE attracts research support
[caption id="attachment_5870" align="alignright" width="400"] GE, which earlier this year announced a breakthrough in harnessing the magnetocaloic effect by managing to freeze water, has formed a…