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 8 Mar 2006

Training brings new life to former factory

TOSHIBA'S former UK air conditioning factory in Plymouth, which ceased manufacturing in June last year, has become the centre for the company's first hands-on customer training facility outside of Japan. 
 8 Mar 2006

Still No 1 and now Poles apart

WITH LG retaining its position as the world's leading residential air conditioning producer for the sixth consecutive year, the Korean manufacturer, has announced plans to further boost production with a new factory in Poland. 
 8 Mar 2006

Ted Berry leaves Haier

TED Berry, md of Haier UK, the UK air conditioning arm of the Chinese white goods manufacturer, has left the company. General manager Norman Murphy is reported to be currently in charge of the day-to-day running of the business. 
 8 Mar 2006

Linde finally bags BOC for £8.2bn

GERMAN industrial group Linde has finally been successful with an £8.2bn bid for UK gas firm BOC. This latest offer follows last month's £7.6bn bid which was rejected by BOC. 
 1 Mar 2006

SHOP TALK

A round-up of supermarket news and gossip 
 1 Mar 2006

Editors Comment: Fudge: the refrigerant of choice

I USED to jokingly suggest that the answer to the quest to find a suitable non ozone depleting, non global warming, non toxic, non flammable refrigerant, probably lay somewhere unexpected – like liquid fudge! Little did I realise that a piece of European legislation designed to limit the effects of refrigerants on the environment, could one day be described as just that – a fudge. 
 1 Mar 2006

Computer Room Cooling: Split Ps ....and Qs

While split systems are often used in small computer server rooms, correct sizing and system design is of paramount importance, writes Gerry Hooper, technical director of EDC International 
 1 Mar 2006

Refrigerants: The drop-in centre

Drop-in replacements enable users to replace CFC and HCFC refrigerants with minimum inconvenience and cost while not losing out on performance 
Mike Creamer.
 1 Mar 2006

Masterclass: Refrigeration Cycles - Part 3

THE PRIMARY refrigerant used in air conditioning for decades is R22 (HCFC22). Whilst its ozone depletion potential (0.05) is much less than other less friendly earlier refrigerants (ODP 1.0), it is still necessary to phase this refrigerant out.... 
 24 Feb 2006

Climate Center adds Danfoss

CLIMATE Center has been appointed an official partner wholesaler for Danfoss. 
 24 Feb 2006

Tosh and Mitsi in environmental top 10

MITSUBISHI Electric and Toshiba have been named amongst the top 10 environmentally sustainable companies in 2005 by Global mutual fund Portfolio 21. 
 24 Feb 2006

York swells Ocean agents

YORK has signed up two additional distributors for its Ocean range of split systems and portable air conditioning units. 
 24 Feb 2006

Refrigerant development revs up car ac market

REFRIGERANT producers and car air conditioning suppliers are locked in a contest to come up with a replacement for R134a in car air conditioning systems. 
 10 Feb 2006

Gasco and SWM form alliance

GASCO has formed an alliance with fellow air conditioning and refrigeration wholesaler SWM. 
 10 Feb 2006

ICI to sell lubricants business

ICI has confirmed its intention to put its Uniqema refrigeration lubricants business up for sale despite improved profitability following its restructuring programme in 2003. 
 10 Feb 2006

Brighter times ahead

BRIGHTER times could be ahead if predictions by the ductwork contractors' trade body ADCAS are proved correct. 
 10 Feb 2006

Record-breaking show

Nearly 37,000 visitors saw a record-breaking AHR Expo in Chicago in January. 
 26 Jan 2006

Fujitsu adds distributors

FUJITSU has strengthened its UK distribution network with the addition of Axair Climate and Gasco International. 
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