World News
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…
20th January 2023
Daikin plans R454C and propane launches
BELGIUM: In addition to a next generation Altherma 4, Daikin Europe is set to launch new heat pumps running on lower GWP refrigerant R454C and…
20th January 2023
South Korea ratifies Kigali Amendment
SOUTH KOREA: The Republic of Korea has become the latest country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants. Korea’s ratification brings the total…
19th January 2023
Lava stone insulation boosts fridge efficiency
GERMANY: Liebherr-Hausgeräte is set to introduce a series of domestic fridge freezers employing a vacuum and lava stones as an energy efficient, recyclable insulation. Liebherr…
19th January 2023
Customs officers awarded for refrigerant seizures
FRANCE: Awards are to be made to 17 countries, the European Commission and OLAF, the European Fraud Office, for their efforts to combat the trade…
19th January 2023
Report highlights US engineer shortage
USA: A new US report highlights a shortage of commercial refrigeration technicians which is disrupting essential operations and threatening US supermarkets’ ability to move away…
18th January 2023
Refrigeration is major focus at EuroShop
GERMANY: The forthcoming EuroShop exhibition has dedicated more space to refrigeration and cooling technologies to accommodate growing demand from the sector. The leading international retail…
17th January 2023
Sustainable cooling on COP28 agenda
UAE: Sustainable cooling will be firmly on the agenda at this year’s COP28 meeting with UNEP promising a Global Cooling Pledge and a Cool COP…
17th January 2023
Lu-Ve sales up 25%
ITALY: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Lu-Ve has reported sales of €605m in 2022, a 25.2% increase on 2021. On a like-for-like basis, the growth would…
16th January 2023
JCI buys high-temperature heat pump company
IRELAND: Johnson Controls (JCI) has acquired Hybrid Energy AS, a Norwegian manufacturer and supplier of high-temperature heat pumps for district heating and industrial processes.
15th January 2023
Heat pumps and “natural” refrigerants
BELGIUM: The application and market readiness of heat pumps using “natural” refrigerants in the light of the current F-gas revision proposals will be discussed at…
14th January 2023
Daikin invests in organic refrigerant reclamation
JAPAN: Daikin has invested in Atomis, a Japanese startup company from Kyoto University, that is developing organic compounds for the reclamation of refrigerants. The work…