World News
10th February 2023
York chillers on A2L refrigerants enter US
USA: As the US moves to phase down HFC refrigerants, Johnson Controls has launched its first chillers using lower GWP refrigerants R454B and R1234ze in the…
10th February 2023
Ziehl-Abegg breaks ground on new $100m plant
USA: German fans and drives manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg has broken ground on its new 46,500m2 production plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
9th February 2023
Heat pump sales boost
POLAND: Warsaw-based HVAC supplier Klima-Therm Group saw sales grow over 80% last year, driven by increased interest in air-to-water heat pumps. The company saw its…
9th February 2023
Heat pump sales rise 120% in Poland
POLAND: Sales of heat pumps in Poland experienced a 120% rise in demand in 2022, as interest in the renewable heating technology booms across Europe.…
8th February 2023
Daikin sees AC sales increase nearly 30%
JAPAN: Daikin’s air conditioning and chiller business achieved third quarter consolidated sales JPY2,733,235m ($20,848m), an increase of 29.9% on the same nine-month period last year.…
7th February 2023
Simplifying AHU and ERC selection
BELGIUM: Eurovent has published a new recommended standard for interoperability between energy recovery components (ERC) DLL’s and air handling units selection software. The Eurovent 17/13…
7th February 2023
PFAS ban considers impact on heat pumps
EUROPE: A number of HFC refrigerants and low GWP HFO alternatives could be banned under new PFAS chemical restrictions proposed to the European Chemicals Agency…
6th February 2023
Alfa Laval plans US$358m capacity increase
SWEDEN: Alfa Laval is to invest SEK3.8bn (US$358m) to expand its global production capacity for heat exchangers. The investment will go towards increasing production, distribution and service…
6th February 2023
Danfoss partnership scales cold chain monitoring
DENMARK/USA: Danfoss has announced a partnership with US retail technology company Lizard Monitoring to help North American retailers prevent food loss. The Lizard’s sensor networks…
5th February 2023
New Zealand to install refrigerant cracking plant
NEW ZEALAND: The first refrigerant destruction facility in New Zealand is to be built in Kawerau in the Bay of Plenty region of the North…
3rd February 2023
Heatcraft to adopt R455A
USA: Commercial refrigeration product manufacturer Heatcraft is said to be developing new walk-in unit coolers, condensing units and condensers to operate on the lower GWP…
2nd February 2023
Gradient AC unit wins $18m funding
USA: Gradient, the San-Francisco-based company producing a quiet and efficient alternative to the conventional window AC unit, has received $18m in Series A financing. Last…
2nd February 2023
Putting women in the frame
BELGIUM/UK: European contractors group AREA is partnering with World Refrigeration Day (WRD) to launch a video competition on best practices for all EU women in cooling. The challenge is…
1st February 2023
Heat pumps boost Viessmann sales to €4bn
GERMANY: The Viessmann Group reports total revenue in 2022 of €4bn, an increase of 19% on 2021. Viessmann Climate Solutions, the largest business area within…
1st February 2023
Lennox sales up 13%
USA: Climate-control solutions company Lennox has reported sales up 13% in 2022 to a record $4.7bn. Gross profit was $1.28bn, up 8%. The record year…
31st January 2023
Chemours taking US orders for R454B
USA: Chemours has begun taking orders from North American customers for R454B, its lower GWP replacement for R410A. Marketed as Opteon XL41, R454B is an A2L…
31st January 2023
Beijer Ref sales up 33.9% in 2022
SWEDEN: Refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler Beijer Ref has recorded sales of SEK22.638bn (€2bn) in 2022, an increase of 33.9% on the previous year. In…
29th January 2023
Unqualified work linked to fatal ammonia leak
CANADA: A Canadian safety authority is urging systems operators to employ licensed refrigeration contractors when carrying out work on ammonia systems following a fatal leak…
29th January 2023
Engie investment in water refrigerant technology
FRANCE: Engie New Ventures, the energy provider’s venture capital subsidiary, has invested in Alpinov X, a Grenoble-based start-up using water as the refrigerant in a…
28th January 2023
EHPA calls for heat pump training support
BELGIUM: The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) is calling for EU support for skills development and training for the heat pump sector. It warns that Europe is already 500,000 heat pump…
28th January 2023
Mirandola appointed CEO of RDM USA
UK/USA: Enrico Mirandola, chief sales and marketing officer at Glasgow-based controls manufacturer Resource Data Management (RDM) has been given the additional responsibility of CEO of…
26th January 2023
Viessmann to debut nano-warehousing solution
GERMANY: Viessmann Refrigeration Solutions is to present its nano fulfilment centre with integrated refrigeration solution at the forthcoming EuroShop exhibition in Dusseldorf. The storage solution,…
25th January 2023
Industry welcomes “realistic” F-gas vote
EUROPE: The EU’s industry and energy committee has voted through changes to the F-gas revision which could allow more time for industry to meet the EU’s climate and energy ambitions.
23rd January 2023
Matteo Liberali named Lu-Ve president
Matteo Liberali has been named president of Lu-Ve ITALY: Following the recent death of its chairman and founder Iginio Liberali, the Lu-Ve Group has elevated…
22nd January 2023
German heat pump sales up 53%
GERMANY: Heat pump sales in Germany grew by 53% last year to 236,000 units, according to latest industry figures. If similar increases were sustained, the…
22nd January 2023
Masaharu Tada joins Daikin Germany as MD
GERMANY: Masaharu Tada, previously general manager of commercial sales at Daikin Airconditioning Central Europe has been appointed joint MD at Daikin Airconditioning Germany. Tada is…
22nd January 2023
PFAS ban proposals expected February 7
BELGIUM: Full details of the PFAS restrictions proposed by five European countries, which could include bans on some lower GWP HFC/HFO refrigerants, will be published…