News Archive - February 2005
Top two go for water-cooled VRF
17 February 2005
THE unitary air conditioning industry's top two
manufacturers are going head-to-head in a move to
make the highly popular VRF technology available in
R410A, water-cooled versions.
BOC buys Calor's Care business
17 February 2005
HYDROCARBON refrigerant supplier Calor has sold its
Care business to BOC in a deal valued at under £5m.
Environment Agency to investigate fridge recyclers
17 February 2005
THE Environment Agency is to investigate the way
fridge recycling is being carried out after a recent audit
of UK facilities returned large differences in the amount
of ozone depleting substances (ODS) being recovered.
Mixed prospects
17 February 2005
THE refrigeration equipment industry is split over business prospects for this year. Plimsoll Publishing's survey of the top 475 companies in the UK found that
while 43% were approaching 2005 with some caution, 25% were upbeat.