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 10 Feb 2009

BRA calls EIA's 'Chilling facts' biased

THE British Refrigeration Association has slammed a recent survey by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) into supermarket refrigeration systems, which criticised supermarkets for the global warming impact of their refrigeration systems. 
 5 Feb 2009

More training centres offer F-gas courses

AS reported in ACR news last December, F-gas courses have begun running in the UK. Now details of the first 18 centres to offer the new courses are available. 
 4 Feb 2009

Panasonic suffers 84% profit fall and cuts 15,000 jobs

PANASONIC Corp. is getting rid of 15,000 jobs and closing 27 plants around the world after operating profits for the third quarter fell 84% to 26.4 billion yen, when compared to 2007. 
 3 Feb 2009

G&L Beijer completes Carrier ARW purchase

SWEDISH group G & L Beijer has acquired Carrier's refrigeration wholesale business operations in Europe and South Africa ('Carrier ARW') . 
 2 Feb 2009

MBO for SPG

SUPERMARKET refrigeration specialist, SPG has been under independent ownership for the past 20 years, but a handful of its senior managers have carried out a management buy out of the firm. 
 1 Feb 2009

Compressors: Rolling out the scrolls

Development of the Scroll compressor continues apace with Emerson Climate Technologies announcing a number of new models at the recent Chillventa exhibition 
 1 Feb 2009

Compressors: Tecumseh's dozen

TECUMSEH Europe is launching the VSA range of 12 compressors and 12 air-cooled condensing units using scroll technology for high and low back pressure commercial refrigeration applications on R404A. 
 1 Feb 2009

Editorial: Caveat venditor - let the seller beware

BEFORE I start I must hold my hand up and admit to the fact that I don't have much time for administrators - that happy band of accountants brought in to "rescue" ailing businesses. 
 1 Feb 2009

Compressors: Bitzer's expanding compressor range

THE recent Chillventa exhibition was the platform for a raft of new compressors from leading German manufacturer Bitzer. 
Mike Creamer.
 1 Feb 2009

Masterclass: Fan coil Units Part 38

In last month's article we covered fan coil units in more detail following our simple introduction. We now continue with this subject with the intention of providing more information on this important approach to air conditioning. In this article we ... 
 30 Jan 2009

Alfa Laval acquires German heat exchanger firm

THE Alfa Laval group has bought HES (Heat Exchanger Systems), a German specialist in spiral heat exchangers. 
 29 Jan 2009

Sanyo launches heat pump training courses

SANYO Air Conditioners is launching a training programme to teach acr engineers how to install its carbon dioxide-based ECO heat pump systems. 
 29 Jan 2009

Crunchtime for seizing R22 phase out wins

R22’s phase-out brings real opportunity for consultants to grow their business despite the harsh economic climate, says air conditioning giant LG. 
 28 Jan 2009

GEA buys Norwich freezer firm Eurotek

REFRIGERATION giant GEA has bought Eurotek Engineering, the food freezing firm headquartered in Norwich. 
 27 Jan 2009

F-Gas and heat pumps at Manchester HEVAR 2009

HEAT PUMP seminars and F-Gas talks from leading air conditioning experts will feature at Manchester HEVAR 2009, which starts tomorrow. 
 27 Jan 2009

Gummer secures LG distribution role

LG has appointed Thane Gummer as distribution support manager. 
 26 Jan 2009

Honeywell acts to protect R410A patents

A CHINESE firm has agreed to stop infringing Honeywell's refrigerant patents. 
 22 Jan 2009

Advanced Engineering seals deal with Fuchs

Fuchs, the lubricants maker, has hooked up with AC supplier Advanced Engineering to launch its product into the UK market. 
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