World News
6th May 2021
Trane sales rise 14%
IRELAND: Trane has reported first quarter sales of $3.018bn, a 14% increase on the corresponding quarter in 2020. Bookings were also up 34% at $4.131bn.…
5th May 2021
Webinar will look at firefighter training for A2L refrigerants
USA: The AHRI is to host a webinar on tactical considerations for firefighters dealing with A2L refrigerants. In this next instalment in the AHRI’s Safe…
5th May 2021
Online platform will trade used HFC refrigerants
EUROPE: With an increasing need to utilise recovered and recycled HFC refrigerants, Europe is set to witness the launch of an online platform dedicated to…
5th May 2021
3.4 billion lack access to cooling
USA: A new report estimates that the number of people without access to sustainable cooling has risen to 3.4 billion, due in part to the…
5th May 2021
Lu-Ve latest to join Carrier Alliance
USA: Italian heat exchanger product manufacturer Lu-Ve is the latest company to join the Carrier Alliance. The Carrier Alliance programme, first announced last year, seeks…
5th May 2021
Sustainable cooling for data centres webinar
BELGIUM: The role of sustainable cooling in the future of data centres is the subject of a free-to-attend webinar later this month. The Natural Resource…
5th May 2021
Beijer Ref and Tecumseh extend partnership
SWEDEN: Wholesaler Beijer Ref and its commercial refrigeration equipment supplier Tecumseh, have extended their partnership agreement for two more years. The extended contract covers distribution…
5th May 2021
Corredera elected president of Eurovent
BELGIUM: Raul Corredera Haener, the Systemair Group’s senior director, manufacturing and operations, has been elected as president of Eurovent at the association’s 65th general assembly.…
4th May 2021
MEPs call for end to T1 transit abuses
BELGIUM: European MEPs have raised concerns with the Commission over the “abuse and misuse” of the T1 transit procedure and its contribution to the illegal…
3rd May 2021
US EPA moves to initiate HFC phase down
USA: The US EPA has released a proposed rulemaking to establish an allocation system to decrease the production and import of HFCs by 85% over…
3rd May 2021
F-gas consultation echoes illegal import concerns
BELGIUM: Illegal imports, ineffective policing and penalties have been identified as the most serious challenge to implementation of the European F-gas regulation. These were the…
2nd May 2021
AIRAH conference will mix live and streamed events
AUSTRALIA: The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating's two-day Refrigeration 2021 Conference will be run as a hybrid event, with a streamed programme…
1st May 2021
Arbonia to buy Serbian manufacturer Termovent
SWITZERLAND: The Swiss building equipment supplier Arbonia is to purchase Termovent Komerc, a Serbian manufacturer of air handling units and clean rooms. Termovent specialises in…
30th April 2021
Koxka acquires manufacturing plants
SPAIN: Koxka, the rejuvenated commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer, has acquired its two manufacturing plants and is predicting a sales increase of 27% this year to…
29th April 2021
Daikin and Gree share Global Cooling Prize
INDIA: Teams led by Daikin and Gree have been named as joint winners of the Global Cooling Prize, the international innovation competition to develop super-efficient…
29th April 2021
Carrier sales up 21%
USA: Carrier has reported Q1 sales of $4.7bn, up 21% compared to 2020 with organic growth up 17% in the period. The increased sales were largely…
28th April 2021
Alfa Laval pioneers heat exchanger recycling
SWEDEN: Alfa Laval is to offer recycling of its heat exchangers in partnership with Stena Recycling, Sweden's leading recycling company. Alfa Laval sees the partnership…
26th April 2021
Lennox reports record Q1 sales of $931m
USA: Lennox has reported record first-quarter sales of $931m, up 29% on last year. GAAP operating income also hit a record $114m, up 213%. Profit for…
26th April 2021
African group grows to 38
AFRICA: The Union of Associations of African Actors in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (U-3ARC) has grown to 38 member countries. Formed last May with an…
25th April 2021
Lennox backs R32 as optimum replacement
Lennox products, like its new eComfort range of inverter scroll chillers, are using lower GWP refrigerant R32 FRANCE: Lennox is extolling the virtues of R32…
25th April 2021
Rik Van Leemput 1940-2021
BELGIUM: The Belgian refrigeration and air conditioning association Frixis is mourning the death of its honorary chairman Rik Van Leemput. Following several years as vice-chairman,…
24th April 2021
Daikin commits JPY1bn to arid environment research
JAPAN: Daikin has committed JPY1bn ($9.3m) over 10 years to research with Japan’s Tottori University in a number of areas including the development of air…
23rd April 2021
Fujitsu VRF in New York energy challenge
USA: Fujitsu General is installing its VRF air conditioning systems in public facilities in New York State in a project to demonstrate the energy efficiency…
23rd April 2021
World Refrigeration Day focus on careers
UK: A series of webinars promoting the refrigeration-related careers available to young people will be a key part of this year’s World Refrigeration Day proceedings…
22nd April 2021
Beijer Ref sales rise 7.3%
SWEDEN: Refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler Beijer Ref saw sales rise 7.3% to SEK3,731m (€370m) in the first quarter of this year. The operating profit…
21st April 2021
Eurammon on path to net-zero
GERMANY: The natural path to net-zero emissions will be the theme of this year’s symposium by “natural” refrigerants group Eurammon. Due to the continuing coronavirus…
21st April 2021
Lotte Mart is first in Vietnam to adopt R448A
VIETNAM: Lotte Mart has become the first supermarket retailer in Vietnam to adopt R448A as a lower GWP refrigerant replacement for R404A. The A1 refrigerant,…