News Headlines
25th April 2024
Carrier sales up 17%
USA: Carrier achieved net sales of $6.2bn in Q1, a 17% rise on the same period last year. Organic sales were up 2%.
22nd April 2024
Beijer Ref to acquire US company Young Supply
USA: Swedish wholesaler Beijer Ref has signed an agreement to acquire Young Supply, a North American distributor of commercial refrigeration and HVAC with headquarters in Detroit, Michigan.
19th April 2024
Midea to acquire Arbonia HVAC businesses
SWITZERLAND: Midea has agreed the €760m purchase of Swiss group Arbonia’s Climate Division, which includes HVAC businesses Sabiana, Termovent and Tecna.
25th April 2024
Carrier sales up 17%
USA: Carrier achieved net sales of $6.2bn in Q1, a 17% rise on the same period last year. Organic sales were up 2%.
23rd April 2024
Modine opens heat pump coil plant
USA/SERBIA: US manufacturer Modine has officially opened a second facility in Sremska, Serbia, to manufacture coils for commercial and residential heat pump applications.
23rd April 2024
A-Gas expands US reclaim capacity
USA: Refrigerant supply and management company A-Gas has completed the construction of another set of separation towers at its facility in Rhome, Texas.
25th April 2024
Beijer Ref offers high speed refrigerant recovery
UK: Beijer Ref Refrigerants UK has announced a new refrigerant recovery service focused on simplifying the recovery process from larger systems.
24th April 2024
Daikin opens Doncaster Sustainable Home Centre
UK: Daikin has opened a new Sustainable Home Centre, its sixth this year, at Doncaster-based plumbing and heating supplier Spinks.
23rd April 2024
Ecodan heat pumps stocked by heating merchant
UK: Mitsubishi Electric’s Ecodan heat pumps and hot water cylinders are to be stocked by The Boiler Shop, a Derbyshire-based independent heating and plumbing merchants.
24th April 2024
Clivet’s Thunder cracks R290 heat pump market
ITALY: Clivet Thunder is a new air-cooled reversible heat pump equipped with inverter scroll compressors specifically designed for use with R290 refrigerant.
19th April 2024
Carrier efficiency boost for CO2 racks
GERMANY: Carrier Commercial Refrigeration’s new CO2 efficiency booster skid is said to offer an energy efficient upgrade for refrigeration racks.
18th April 2024
Artus adds larger hybrid fan coil
UK: Artus Air has added a larger model to its range of hybrid fan coil units.
24th April 2024
NIST optimises pulse tube refrigerator
USA: Scientists from the USA’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) claim to have dramatically reduced the time and energy required to chill materials to temperatures near absolute zero.
5th April 2024
Could air conditioners be key to crime solving?
AUSTRALIA: Air conditioning units may in the future be used by forensic teams to access vital DNA evidence in crime solving.
1st April 2024
Paint coating cools people by up to 1.5ºC
SINGAPORE: A real-world study by researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, has shown that the use of cool paint coatings in cities can help pedestrians feel up to 1.5ºC cooler.
10th August 2022
Heatwaves and CO2 refrigeration
Following this summer's extreme high temperatures in the UK, Daniel Clark, MD of Isentra, asks whether 130bar transcritical systems have now become a necessity?
1st December 2021
Refrigerant choice in HVAC chillers
In the light of the worldwide phase-down of high GWP refrigerants, Dave Richards, UK head of sales at refrigerant supplier Climalife, looks at the various options available for HVAC chillers.
1st August 2021
The cheapest and greenest energy is the energy we don’t use
Recognising the crucial need to use energy wisely, Jürgen Fischer, Danfoss president of Climate Solutions, argues the importance of energy efficiency in the drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
26th April 2024
Eurovent ME awards first F-gas training certificates
UAE: Eurovent Middle East has awarded the first certificates for F-gas handling to eleven HVACR engineers and technicians from refrigeration specialist EPTA Middle East.
23rd April 2024
IoR celebrates Lord Kelvin at 200
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration will mark this year’s World Refrigeration Day with a celebration of the achievements and contributions of mechanical refrigeration pioneer Lord Kelvin.
10th April 2024
Beijer Ref offers sustainable solutions
UK: Wholesaler Beijer Ref is hosting two major events in Solihull and Waltham Abbey this month showcasing the latest products and technologies, with interactive presentations and hands-on demonstrations.