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Toshiba-Carrier brand launches in North America 9-Mar-2010

THE Toshiba-Carrier brand is to be marketed for the first time in North America.

Retail refrigeration gets green action plan 8-Mar-2010

THE Institute of Refrigeration, the British Refrigeration Association and the Carbon Trust have put together a plan of action to help cut carbon emissions in retail refrigeration applications.

It's a fair COP for China's air-conditioners 8-Mar-2010

CHINA is to implement a new energy efficiency standard for air conditioners, which will see COP levels raised by an average of 23%.

Scotland invests £200k on fridges to cut obesity 1-Mar-2010

THE Scottish government will invest more than £200,000 a year on providing shops with refrigerators and shelves to display healthy food.

Ductwork company fined after worker falls through roof 25-Feb-2010

Eastern Hardware Ltd, a Lowestoft-based sheet metal fabrication company, has been fined £3,000 with £3,000 costs after one of its employees fell through a fragile roof while installing air conditioning ducting.

Ian Carroll heads up air conditioning at Climate Center 25-Feb-2010

Climate Center has appointed Ian Carroll as national sales manager - cooling

Eight days to go till Transforming Technologies 23-Feb-2010

MARCH 3rd is fast approaching and with it the Transforming Technologies conference for the acr industry.

Catch-22 operation nets HCFC smugglers 23-Feb-2010

A US corporation and its president have been sentenced in Miami for illegally importing 418,654kg of R22.

Honeywell and BAM refute risky HFO-1234yf claims 23-Feb-2010

HONEYWELL and the German testing body BAM has hit back at claims that use of the refrigerant HFO-1234yf in mobile air-conditioning poses a flammability safety risk.

FGE Eurofred invests in Fujitsu training 16-Feb-2010

FGE EUROFRED announces investment in Fujitsu training facilities and courses for air conditioning installers and contractors.

March is on to Transforming Technologies 16-Feb-2010

THE Transforming Technologies conference on March 3, is proving a hit with professionals who are signing up to discuss the acr technologies of the future.

2010 AHR Expo tops 28,582 attendees 16-Feb-2010

MORE than 28,582 contractors and other industry professionals attended the 2010 AHR Expo in Orlando on January 25-27.

Daikin's air conditioner wins global design award 16-Feb-2010

DAIKIN Europe NV has won the International Forum's product design award for its newly introduced designer heat pump room air conditioning fan coil unit.

M&S plans to offer heat pumps later this year 15-Feb-2010

MARKS & Spencer is planning to offer UK householders domestic heat pumps later in 2010, as one of several home energy product solutions.

JCW Air Conditioning bought by Four Seasons 15-Feb-2010

AIR conditioning specialist, the Four Seasons group has bought JCW Air Conditioning.

Tesco uses C02 refrigeration in zero carbon store 9-Feb-2010

CO2 refrigeration is one of several green measures adopted in Tesco's new zero carbon store.

Grab your seats for Transforming Technologies- March 3 9-Feb-2010

AIR CONDITIONING and refrigeration specialists are securing seats at the Transforming Technologies conference on March 3, to hear about the new technologies changing the future of the industry.

Danfoss wins 2010 AHR Expo product of the year 9-Feb-2010

DANFOSS' variable speed compressor for residential use, the Performer VSD, has been selected as the AHR Expo Product of the Year award.

Air-conditioning units used by drug smugglers 8-Feb-2010

A GANG has been jailed for a total of 16 and a half years for smuggling hundreds of thousands of pounds of drugs into the UK by hiding them in air-conditioning units.

Ineos Fluor to be bought by Mexichem Fluor S.A. 3-Feb-2010

THE Ineos group is to sell its fluorochemicals business to Mexichem Fluor SA.

Skilled acr appentices sought for SkillFRIDGE 2010 2-Feb-2010

THE national refrigeration and air conditioning practical skills competition SkillFRIDGE 2010, is searching for the sector's best acr apprentices.

ACR experts gather for Transforming Technologies 2-Feb-2010

INDUSTRY experts are getting together for the Transforming Technologies conference on March 3, to talk about new technologies set to transform the efficiency, cost-effectiveness and future of air conditioning and refrigeration.

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Wolseley gets rid of its Irish businesses
Wolseley is selling its business Wolseley Ireland Holdings (WIHL) to private investor-backed firm WIBHM, for £23.8m (€26.5m).

Members vote for change at UHMA
The underfloor heating trade association, UHMA, saw its members vote for a new name and membership changes at the organisation.

Rok rolls on with new orders
Rok, the property repair and maintenance specialist, reports that its response maintenance operations continue to perform well.

Lindab moves to new Newcastle offices
Lindab Ventilation has relocated its Newcastle branch to larger premises.

Construction faces further 3% decline in 2010
The latest construction forecasts from the Construction Products Association predict a further decline of 3% in output in 2010, with the first tentative signs of recovery not expected until 2011.

Apprentice funding extended
The Apprenticeship Matching Service (AMS) delivered by ConstructionSkills, is extending the funding available to employers for taking on a displaced apprentice.