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4 Apr 2013

Ice factory to be featured on BBC's Coast

UK: Efforts to save the Grimsby Ice Factory and the historic refrigeration it contains have been given a boost by its inclusion in next Wednesday's episode of Coast on BBC2.

3 Apr 2013

Thermofrost becomes Daikin UK dealer

UK: Thermofrost Cryo is the latest company appointed as a regional dealer for Daikin UK.

3 Apr 2013

Johnson Controls expands Chinese factory

CHINA: Johnson Controls has expanded its Guangzhou factory to house the world's first fully-automated air handling unit assembly line and four additional variable refrigerant flow (VRF) production lines to meet Asian and global demand. This expansion will increase AHU manufacturing capacity by 30%, shorten lead times and increase efficiency.

28 Mar 2013

East Anglia hosts trade show in May

UK: The East Anglian Refrigeration Society (EARS) will be holding a regional trade show in Norwich in May.

28 Mar 2013

Emerson drops DWM name

GERMANY: Emerson Climate Technologies has finally ended its DWM compressor branding.

28 Mar 2013

Australian Institute issues draft code for handling flammables

AUSTRALIA: Faced with the rising popularity of flammable refrigerants, the Australian Institute of Refrigeration Air-conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) has issued a draft code of practice for handling these gases.

25 Mar 2013

DuPont loses R22 drop-in patent case

COMPANIES in Spain are free to sell the R22 drop-in replacements RS-44 (R424A) and RS-45 (R434A) after a claim of patent infringement by US manufacturer DuPont was rejected by the Barcelona patent court.

22 Mar 2013

DuPont warns of counterfeit R22 and retrofits

USA: Refrigerant manufacturer DuPont has warned of damaging and potentially dangerous counterfeits of R22 and the DuPont patented R22 drop-in replacement blend MO99 (R438A).

20 Mar 2013

Four injured in hydrocarbon refrigerant plant explosion

USA: FOUR people are reported to have been injured, three seriously, following an explosion at a hydrocarbon refrigerant bottling plant in Illinois.

15 Mar 2013

UK supermarkets exceed emission target

UK: British supermarkets are exceeding targets to cut total greenhouse gas emissions from their refrigeration systems according to the latest progress report from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

14 Mar 2013

Systemair buys Carrier Holland Heating

SWEDEN: Swedish ventilation company Systemair has acquired Dutch air handling unit manufacturer Holland Heating from Carrier.

13 Mar 2013

Countdown to the ACR Show 2014

UK: With just under a year to go before doors open, the countdown has begun to the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Show (ACR Show) 2014.

12 Mar 2013

Catch-22 bags another dealer in illegal R22

USA: Operation Catch-22, the US initiative to stop the illegal trade in ozone depleting substances, has achieved further success with the conviction of another Florida business for dealing in smuggled R22 refrigerant.

12 Mar 2013

Russia a target for illegal refrigerants

RUSSIA: Illegal imports of refrigerants from China via the bordering countries of Ukraine and Kazakhstan are becoming a problem for Russia in its efforts to phase-out ozone-depleting substances.

12 Mar 2013

Pendle to distribute Sinclair air conditioners

UK: Pendle Refrigeration, the Burnley-based refrigeration equipment wholesaler, is branching out into the world of air conditioning following the company's appointment as UK and Ireland distributor for the Sinclair brand.

11 Mar 2013

Bitzer ceo is streets ahead

GERMANY: Peter Schaufler, the ceo and chairman of German air conditioning and refrigeration compressor manufacturer Bitzer, is to have a street named after him in recognition of his entrepreneurial achievements.

11 Mar 2013

Horse meat scandal impacts on frozen food sales

UK: THE horse meat scandal appears to have had an impact on sales of frozen burgers and ready meals, according to latest figures from market analysts Kantar Worldpanel.

8 Mar 2013

Leak detection gas pinpoints the smallest leaks

UK: Contractor WR Refrigeration is rolling out a refrigerant leak detection system which is said to be able to pinpoint tiny leaks that are almost impossible to detect using traditional methods.

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