World News
30th May 2022
Carrier refrigerates electric-hydrogen truck
FRANCE: Carrier Transicold has supplied its Syberia 11 unit for France's first electric-hydrogen truck with an all-electric, engineless refrigeration unit. The truck is the focus…
27th May 2022
Italy officially ratifies Kigali
ITALY: The Kigali Amendment has now been officially ratified by Italy and becomes the 133rd country pledged to phase down HFC refrigerants. Agreed by all…
27th May 2022
Johnson Controls appoints Clark as VP and CCO
IRELAND: Johnson Controls has named Microsoft channel chief Rodney Clark as vice president and chief commercial officer. Clark will replace chief commercial officer Brian Young,…
27th May 2022
Spain limits air conditioning to 27ºC
SPAIN: Faced with rising fuel prices and EU efforts to reduce energy consumption, Spain has passed a decree that will limit air conditioning in public…
27th May 2022
Mitsubishi invests $113m to boost production in Turkey
TURKEY: Mitsubishi Electric is to invest around US$113m in a further expansion of its air conditioning manufacturing facility in Turkey. The expansion of the facility…
27th May 2022
One dead in ammonia leak
CANADA: One person has died after an ammonia leak yesterday at an ice-making plant in British Columbia. The incident at a facility operated by Arctic…
26th May 2022
Airedale begins chiller production at new US plant
USA: Airedale has commenced production of its OptiChill air-cooled data centre chillers at its new plant in Rockbridge, Virginia. The $7m investment in the plant, a…
26th May 2022
One dead in Bronx LD outbreak
USA: One person has died in the legionnaires' disease outbreak in the Bronx, with the number infected rising to 19, according to the latest NYC…
25th May 2022
$7.5m investment in rooftop production
USA: Johnson Controls has completed a major $7.5m investment into new automation equipment at its commercial HVAC manufacturing plant in Norman, Oklahoma. The new equipment will increase…
25th May 2022
Voltas records triple-digit April
INDIA: Leading Indian air conditioning and refrigeration equipment manufacturer Voltas has reported a record triple-digit volume growth in April. Driven by an increase in demand…
25th May 2022
Daikin’s Turkish factory to produce VRV
BELGIUM: Daikin Europe has invested €13m in its Turkish factory to commence production of its VRV air conditioning systems for the Turkish and Middle Eastern…
24th May 2022
Solomon Islands ratifies Kigali
SOLOMON ISLANDS: The Kigali Amendment has now been ratified by the Solomon Islands, making the South Pacific archipelago the 132nd country pledged to phase down HFC…
23rd May 2022
Jean Janssen RIP
GERMANY: Emerson has announced the sudden death of Jean Janssen, president of its Commercial & Residential Solutions Europe business. Jean Janssen began his career at…
22nd May 2022
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York
USA: The New York City Health Department is investigating a cluster of legionnaires’ disease cases in the Highbridge neighbourhood in the Bronx. Four people have…
22nd May 2022
Ice producer settles on $170,000 for ammonia violations
USA: An ice producer in New Bedford, Massachusetts, has agreed a $170,000 settlement with the US EPA for breaches of safety regulations in the use…
20th May 2022
Daikin in JV to install Singapore’s largest district cooling system
SINGAPORE: Daikin Singapore and leading Asia Pacific utilities company SP Group have formed a new joint venture to install Singapore’s largest district cooling system (DCS).…
20th May 2022
Scuderi appointed Eurovent secretary general
BELGIUM: Francesco Scuderi has been appointed secretary general of Eurovent to replace long-serving Felix Van Eyken who is retiring in July. The appointment is effective…
19th May 2022
Daikin Europe begins construction of €140m R&D centre
BELGIUM: Daikin Europe has begun construction of its new €140m EMEA Development Centre (EDC) in Ghent and announced further increases in heat pump production at…
18th May 2022
Philippines customs seizes R507 shipment
PHILIPPINES: Customs authorities in the port of Cebu have seized 300 cylinders of the high GWP refrigerant R507 that did not have the necessary importation…
18th May 2022
Maersk to build 45,000m2 cold store in New Zealand
NEW ZEALAND: Integrated container logistics company Maersk is to build a new 45,000m2 cold chain facility in the Waikato District, the fourth largest region in New…
18th May 2022
Carel revenues up 32% in Q1
ITALY: Refrigeration controls manufacturer Carel has reported consolidated revenues of €128.9m, up 32.1% compared to the first three months of 2021 and a consolidated EBITDDA of €27.2m.
17th May 2022
Altor takes majority stake in Nordic Climate Group
SWEDEN: Private equity firm Altor has signed an agreement with Capillar Equity to acquire a majority stake in Nordic Climate Group (NCG), a leading refrigeration…
16th May 2022
Andrea Vallejo appointed chair of EPEE
BELGIUM: Andrea Vallejo, Johnson Controls vice president & general manager global industrial refrigeration, has been elected chair of EPEE, the European Partnership for Energy and…
14th May 2022
Japan bans exports of low temp refrigeration to Russia
JAPAN: The export of low temperature refrigeration equipment and other “cutting edge” technology to Russia is to be banned under new sanctions imposed by the…
13th May 2022
Van de Sande elected AREA president
GREECE: Coen van de Sande, director of Dutch association NVKL, was elected president of European contractors’ group AREA at the association’s general assembly in Athens…
13th May 2022
AGC develops “safe” replacement for R410A
JAPAN: Refrigerant manufacturer AGC claims to have developed a new HFO1123 blend which resolves safety issues associated with this gas as a low GWP replacement…
12th May 2022
OpenBlue Innovation Centre opens in Cork
IRELAND: Johnson Controls has opened an OpenBlue Innovation Centre in its global HQ at One Albert Quay, Cork, Ireland. OpenBlue is Johnson Controls cutting-edge technology suite…