World News
19th June 2021
China joins Kigali signees
CHINA: In a significant move, China has officially accepted the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants. China, the world's largest producer of HFCs, was…
17th June 2021
Lidl to expand Mullingar distribution centre
IRELAND: Lidl Ireland is to invest €75m in the expansion of its Mullingar distribution centre at Robinstown, Co Westmeath. The new 15,000m2 extension will incorporate…
16th June 2021
Beijer Ref and Emerson sign Euro deal
SWEDEN/USA: Wholesaler Beijer Ref has entered into a three-year partnership with Emerson, the US manufacturer of a range of HVAC equipment including the Copeland and…
16th June 2021
Daikin develops more efficient refrigerant for electric vehicles
JAPAN: Daikin has developed a new refrigerant blend, which the Japanese company says is a more efficient alternative to R1234yf in electric vehicle HVAC systems.…
16th June 2021
Thermo King plant achieves carbon neutrality
IRELAND: Trane’s Thermo King transport refrigeration production line in Galway, Ireland, has achieved carbon neutrality, the first in Ireland and one of the first in…
15th June 2021
Nidec to invest $70m in Embraco business
JAPAN: Nidec Global Appliance is to invest $70m to increase output in its Embraco refrigeration compressor and condensing unit factories in in Austria, China, Brazil…
15th June 2021
MoU links Europe and Africa
ITALY: The European air conditioning and refrigeration contractors association, AREA, has agreed a collaboration with U-3ARC, the African union of RAC associations.
14th June 2021
Daikin introduces AHT cabinets in Japan
JAPAN: Daikin is to introduce plug-in freezer cases developed by European manufacturer, AHT, to the Japanese market. The move follows Daikin’s €579m acquisition of the…
11th June 2021
Suitors queue for Maersk container business
DENMARK: Carrier, Daikin, Midea and Thermo King are amongst a procession of suitors reported to be bidding for A P Moller-Maersk's refrigerated container business. According…
10th June 2021
Wozniak appointed to Carrier board
USA: Beth Wozniak, CEO and director of US electrical connection and protection solutions business, nVent Electric, has been appointed to the board of Carrier. Prior…
9th June 2021
Bitzer book covers refrigeration fundamentals
GERMANY: Compressor manufacturer Bitzer has announced the publication of a new manual charting all there is to know about refrigeration for both beginners and seasoned…
9th June 2021
Conference discusses the future of refrigeration
ITALY: There is still time to register for Centro Studi Galileo’s 19th European Conference on the future of refrigeration. This year’s hybrid live and online…
8th June 2021
Heat Pump Summit gets go-ahead
GERMANY: The organiser of the European Heat Pump Summit is confident of going ahead with the event in October following a further easing of Covid-19…
6th June 2021
WRD careers webinar programme announced
UK: A programme of 16 webinars outlining career paths available to students in the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pumps industry will support World Refrigeration Day,…
4th June 2021
Regnery named Trane CEO
IRELAND: Dave Regnery, current president and chief operating officer, has been named CEO of Trane Technologies. Effective July 1, he will also join the board of…
3rd June 2021
All systems go for zero-gravity fridge
USA: A vapour-compression fridge being developed for future space missions has proven its effectiveness at zero gravity after undergoing tests in a unique weightless research…
3rd June 2021
Newman named as Chemours CEO
USA: Mark Newman, currently Chemours’ chief operating officer, has been named as the company's new president and chief executive officer to succeed Mark Vergnano. Vergnano,…
2nd June 2021
EFCTC calls for tighter F-gas enforcement
EUROPE: Fearing an increase in illegal HFC refrigerant imports, companies from across Europe have called on the European Commission for more rigorous enforcement of the…
2nd June 2021
Denmark imposes new restrictions on HFCs
DENMARK: The maximum R410A charge size for split systems in Denmark is being reduced to 2.4kg from the beginning of next month. The new requirement…
1st June 2021
Kigali ratifiers reaches 121
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Joining its Balkan neighbours Croatia and Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina has become the latest country to ratify the Kigali amendment to phase…
1st June 2021
SWEP begins Slovakia plant expansion
SWEDEN: Heat exchanger manufacturer SWEP has broken ground on an expansion of its plant in in Košice, Slovakia.
31st May 2021
Daikin’s Weinmann elected FGK chairman
GERMANY: Volker Weinmann, Daikin Germany’s public affairs manager, has been elected chairman of FGK (Der Fachverband Gebäude-Klima eV), the German air conditioning and ventilation industry association. FGK…
31st May 2021
Dual-use hydrogen storage could power the cold chain
UK: The University of Nottingham is looking to develop dual-use energy storage technology, capable of delivering hydrogen to a fuel cell and generating direct cooling…
29th May 2021
Ali Group joins interest in Welbilt
USA: Ali Group, the Italian foodservice business, has joined the race to acquire US manufacturer Welbilt. Last month the US company Middleby announced it had…
28th May 2021
Systemair expects 8.7% Q4 sales increase
SWEDEN: Systemair is predicting increased sales and profit for the fourth quarter to April above market expectations and an 8.7% uplift on the same period…
28th May 2021
One dead, two injured in air conditioning “explosion”
UAE: An engineer was killed and two injured in a reported air conditioning "explosion" in a residential block in Sharjah.
27th May 2021
$18m boost for Mitsubishi’s Turkish factory
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric is to invest US$18m to commence heat pump production and boost air conditioner output at its factory in Turkey. The 40,000m2 facility,…