Carrier has entered into a £14.6m joint venture manufacturing agreement with Midea, the Chinese manufacturer which already operates four joint ventures with Carrier's sister company Toshiba Carrier.

F-GAS speakers and the latest air-conditioning and refrigeration technology will be presented at Manchester's ACR Show, this September.

AREA, the Air conditioning and Refrigeration European Association, which represents acr contractors and specialists across Europe, voted for a new board during its spring meeting in Vienna.

RESEARCHERS at Purdue University are developing a miniature refrigeration system small enough to fit inside laptops and personal computers.

TRAINS on the district line will be air conditioned by 2010, London Underground announced today.

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC has signed a three-year deal with air conditioning supplier PACAIR following its success as a Value Added Reseller (VAR) of the manufacturer’s air conditioning products.

LG ELECTRONICS has struck a deal with Germany’s Siemens to work together to develop integrated building management solutions for the ac commercial sector.

G & L Beijer AB has bought the Czech refrigeration wholesale company, Fridanair, through its Beijer Ref business.

TWO refrigeration engineers were convicted by a New Zealand court for depleting the ozone layer by recklessly releasing R22.

THE Institute of Refrigeration has received funding from the Carbon Trust to launch its Real Zero Project, aimed at assessing types of acr equipment in order to recommend how systems can best deal with leaks.

SUMMITSKILLS' chief executive Keith Marshall has been named in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours list and appointed an OBE (Officer of Order of the British Empire), in recognition of his contribution to skills.

VAILLANT has opened a training centre in Bristol offering air conditioning, renewables and heating courses for merchants, installers and end users.