World News
26th January 2022
Webinar offers new products and new insights
SWEDEN: Alfa Laval is to host a webinar to introduce a range of new heat exchanger products and provide insights into energy efficiency, clean energy,…
26th January 2022
Concerns persist over R466A compatibility
USA: New tests on R466A, Honeywell’s long-awaited non-flammable lower GWP alternative air conditioning refrigerant, are said to have shown comparable performance to R410A but have again…
25th January 2022
Munters acquires Edpac for €29m
SWEDEN: Munters, the Swedish air treatment and climate solutions business, has acquired Irish data centre cooling equipment and air handling systems manufacturer Edpac for €29m.…
25th January 2022
Shopper sues supermarket over refrigerant leak
USA: An elderly Massachusetts woman has filed a lawsuit against supermarket chain Market Basket for “permanent injuries” unstained during a refrigerant leak from one of…
25th January 2022
A-Gas breaks into Japanese refrigerant reclamation market
UK/JAPAN: British company A-Gas has broken into the Japanese refrigerant reclamation market with the acquisition of Tokyo-based FUSO Co Ltd. A-Gas says that the Japanese…
23rd January 2022
Daikin support for Olympic speed skater
NETHERLANDS: Daikin Netherlands has extended its sponsorship of Dutch speed skating with support for reigning European Allround champion and reigning world champion in the 3000m,…
22nd January 2022
Hoshizaki acquires Italian ice maker Brema
NETHERLANDS: Hoshizaki is to acquire all the shares of the Brema Group SpA, the Italian manufacturer of commercial ice makers. The acquisition is being made…
22nd January 2022
US EPA SNAP lists refrigerant 1233zd(E)
USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency has added the low GWP refrigerant HCFO1233zd(E) to its list of acceptable substitutes under the Significant New Alternatives Policy…
21st January 2022
Dutch show moves to May
NETHERLANDS: The coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt the international exhibition calendar, this time forcing the postponement of the Dutch HVACR Show, VSK 2022, to dates…
20th January 2022
German heat pump sales up 28%
GERMANY: Following a record year in 2020, heat pump sales were up 28% in Germany last year to 154,000 units. The latest figures from the…
19th January 2022
Güntner appoints Peter Kaden
GERMANY: Peter Kaden has been appointed head product management at commercial refrigeration heat exchanger product manufacturer Güntner. Kaden previously spent nearly five years in sales,…
18th January 2022
Daikin and Fujifilm develop noise reduction technology
JAPAN: Daikin is set to introduce a new noise reduction technology in Japan which is said to reduce ventilation noise by 20% or more in…
17th January 2022
Scrap firm fined for refrigerant venting
USA: A scrap metal recycling company is to pay a civil penalty of $442,500 for failing to recover refrigerant from appliances and motor vehicle air conditioners.
17th January 2022
Mostra Convegno postponed again
ITALY: Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE), scheduled to take place in March, has again been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic – this time to the…
16th January 2022
Raising awareness on indoor air quality and health
USA: Johnson Controls has partnered with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) to support asthma sufferers by raising awareness of the connection between…
14th January 2022
San Román appointed director general of AFEC
SPAIN: Marta San Román has taken over as director general of the Spanish air conditioning manufacturers’ association AFEC. She replaces Pilar Budi who has retired…
13th January 2022
Lu-Ve reports record order book
ITALY: A surge in sales during the second half of 2021 saw Italian heat exchanger product manufacturer Lu-Ve achieve a turnover of €483.1m – a…
13th January 2022
Johnson Controls acquires edge AI software
USA: Johnson Controls has completed the acquisition of FogHorn, a California-based developer of edge AI software for the industrial and commercial IoT solutions. While financial terms…
12th January 2022
Daikin acquires two US sales companies
USA: Daikin Applied Americas has acquired majority stakes in two of its current equipment, service and parts representatives – ThermalNetics and TriState HVAC Equipment. Along…
11th January 2022
Beijer Ref acquires Croatian distributor
SWEDEN/CROATIA: Wholesaler Beijer Ref has acquired 80% of the shares in Croatian HVAC distributor Deltron, with an option to acquire the remaining shares. Established in…
10th January 2022
Koura’s new lower GWP option for existing R134a MAC systems
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Koura has unveiled its new lower GWP refrigerant alternative to R134a in existing automotive air conditioning systems in the UK and Europe.…
10th January 2022
Thermo King adopts R452A as standard
USA: Transport refrigeration company Thermo King is to cease the supply in North America of its Precedent truck and trailer units using the high GWP…
9th January 2022
AHR Expo and ASHRAE make welcome return
USA: The AHR Expo and ASHRAE winter conference, which are set to go ahead at the end of this month, mark the welcome return of…
7th January 2022
Free CO2 refrigeration course
DENMARK: CO2 refrigeration specialist Advansor has created eight online training modules covering the commissioning and servicing of refrigeration systems as well as the functioning and…
7th January 2022
Daikin faces $200k fines after fatal chemical leaks
USA: Daikin America faces fines of $232,103 following the deaths of two workers and the hospitalisation of another following exposure to toxic chemicals at the company’s…
6th January 2022
Survey names Trane as top brand for 8th year
USA: Trane has been named as America's Most Trusted HVAC brand for the eighth consecutive year by a leading US market research firm. The company,…
5th January 2022
AC engineer dies following “explosion”
SRI LANKA: A young engineer was killed yesterday in Sri Lanka when an air conditioning unit he was working on “exploded”. According to local reports,…