World News
27th August 2014
Chillventa promises special presentations
GERMANY: The organiser of the forthcoming Chillventa exhibition has revealed details of a number of special presentations at this year’s event. Special presentation areas have…
27th August 2014
Engineer dies after ac explosion
INDIA: An engineer is reported to have died following an air conditioner explosion in Chennai. The
27th August 2014
Goodman recalls 230,000 air conditioners
USA: Goodman has issued a recall on over 230,000 air conditioning units over concerns of a possible fault with its power cord. The recall involves…
27th August 2014
Founder’s grandson in counter CIAT bid
[caption id="attachment_7024" align="alignright" width="453"] The CIAT factory in Culoz, France[/caption] FRANCE: A grandson of the founder of French air conditioning manufacturer CIAT is reported to…
27th August 2014
Hitachi develops CHP controls for Singapore
SINGAPORE: Japanese air conditioning manufacturer Hitachi has been working with a leading Singapore research agency to develop CHP control systems. Hitachi has been working with Singapore…
25th August 2014
Huge variation in plug-in power demands
GERMANY: Plug-in retail refrigerators and freezers can offer a more energy efficient option than distributed systems, says a new report, but the power consumption of cabinets…
24th August 2014
Two in intensive care after ammonia leak
PAKISTAN: Reports say that at least a dozen people were taken ill after they inhaled ammonia gas that leaked at an ice factory in Green…
22nd August 2014
Mexichem helps to destroy Syrian chemicals
UK: Refrigerant manufacturer Mexichem is helping to make the world a safer place by assisting in the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons. The company’s refrigerant production…
22nd August 2014
Mystery of CFC compound in atmosphere
[caption id="attachment_7682" align="alignright" width="400"] Photo: NASA[/caption] USA: Large quantities of a banned compound once used in the production of CFCs refrigerants has been observed in…
21st August 2014
GEA restructure could mean 1,000 job losses
GERMANY: Following the sale of its heat exchanger division, GEA is to introduce a centralised company structure with the potential loss of around 1,000 jobs. …
21st August 2014
Cool molecules are hot item
[caption id="attachment_7670" align="alignright" width="400"] A magneto-optical trap is used to provide the laser cooling (photo by Michael Helfenbein)[/caption] USA: Physicists at Yale University claim to…
21st August 2014
Beijer Ref to buy Norwegian wholesaler
SWEDEN: Europe’s biggest refrigeration wholesaler, Beijer Ref, is to acquire all shares in Børresen Cooltech A/S, a leading Norwegian refrigeration wholesaler. Børresen Cooltech, was founded…
20th August 2014
R22 ban could affect 500,000 systems
EUROPE: The industry has again been warned that hundreds of thousands of air conditioning and refrigeration systems in Europe will become unserviceable at the end…
19th August 2014
OSHA looks to improve ammonia safety
USA: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is to continue to work with the Global Cold Chain Alliance to improve ammonia refrigeration system safety. With the…
19th August 2014
Samsung to acquire its US distributor
USA: Samsung Electronics America has agreed to acquire its US distributor Quietside Corporation. Based in California, Quietside has been the master distributor for Samsung hvac…
17th August 2014
Electrolux confirms GE interest
SWEDEN: Electrolux has confirmed its interest in US company GE’s appliances business. Although admitting to be in discussion, the Swedish appliance manufacturer said in a…
15th August 2014
Lennox and Goodman to school’s rescue
USA: Air conditioning firms have rallied around to replace air conditioning units vandalised by copper thieves at an Arizona school. Two weeks ago before the…
15th August 2014
Emerson prepares to address EPA bans
USA: Compressor manufacturer Emerson Climate Technologies has sympathised with the retail refrigeration industry over US EPA proposals to ban a number of commonly-used refrigerants by…
15th August 2014
Refrigerant ban “a threat to industry”
USA: Foodservice equipment manufacturers have been the first to react to the US EPA’s proposal to phase-out high GWP refrigerants by 2016, calling it “unrealistic, if not…
14th August 2014
Dubai sets air conditioning to 24ºC
DUBAI: The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is encouraging customers to set their air conditioning thermostats to 24°C in an effort to reduce electricity…
14th August 2014
Ghana to seize secondhand fridges
GHANA: Once the major dumping-ground for used fridges, Ghana’s Energy Commission is to deploy a taskforce to seize all secondhand fridges on the market. Although,…
14th August 2014
Cold room destroyed by leaking LPG cylinder
AUSTRALIA: It is believed that a cold room explosion at a shopping mall in New South Wales, on Saturday, was caused by a leaking LPG cylinder.…
13th August 2014
Beijer’s Latvian success with Bitzer Ecostar
LATVIA: Europe’s largest refrigeration and air con wholesaler Beijer Ref is making inroads into the Latvian market through its Latvian subsidiary Max Cool SIA. Of…
13th August 2014
Kuwaiti ahus added to Eurovent list
KUWAIT: A range of air handling units from Kuwait-based manufacturer Coolex has received Eurovent certification. Coolex was established in 1986 following a collaboration between its…
13th August 2014
NZ restricts refrigerant sales
NEW ZEALAND: The major refrigerant suppliers in New Zealand have agreed that from January 1 2015 refrigerant will only be sold to trained, license-holding engineers.…
12th August 2014
Setback for NYC refrigerant recovery law
USA: A crucial part of a New York City law making manufacturers responsible for recovering refrigerants from residential appliances has been invalidated by a federal…
12th August 2014
AC firm fined after worker’s fatal fall
CANADA: Design Air Ltd, an Ontario-based air conditioning contractor was fined CAD$70,000 (€48,000) after a worker fell from a roof and died. The incident in…