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11 Feb 2013

LG appoints additional UK distributors

UK: LG has appointed three new distributors in the UK - two for its air conditioning products and one for heat pumps.

9 Feb 2013

Acquisitions boost G&L Beijer sales

G & L Beijer, Europe's largest refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaling group, has reported a significant increase in sales in 2012 thanks to its acquisitions of Toshiba and United Refrigeration.

6 Feb 2013

Toshiba offers seven-year warranty in UK

UK: Toshiba Air Conditioning is offering a seven-year warranty on its air conditioning products to all accredited installers in the UK.

6 Feb 2013

German car makers set to quit 1234yf test programme

EUROPE: The German press is reporting that the German car manufacturers Daimler, Audi and, perhaps, BMW, are to pull out of the latest Cooperative Research Programme (CRP) being conducted by SAE International to investigate the safety of the refrigerant R1234yf.

5 Feb 2013

BLOG: If flammables are coming where are the tools?

5 Feb 2013

Harp adds holograms in bid to beat the counterfeiters

UK: Leading refrigerant supplier Harp International is to add holograms to its cylinders and packaging in a bid to stop counterfeiters.

5 Feb 2013

AHR show beats southwest records

USA: The AHR Expo in Dallas at the end of January attracted nearly 34,000 visitors, according to figures just released by the organisers.

5 Feb 2013

Search begins for top UK apprentice

UK: The organisers of SkillFRIDGE have begun the search for the UK's best young apprentice refrigeration and air conditioning engineer.

5 Feb 2013

Saudi authorities seize 3,500 cylinders of counterfeit R134a

SAUDI ARABIA: Local authorities in Saudi Arabia are reported to have seized nearly 3,500 cylinders of counterfeit refrigerant being fraudulently sold under Honeywell's Genetron brand name.

4 Feb 2013

DuPont warns US of need for R22 planning

USA: Major refrigerant supplier DuPont has warned US customers of an immediate need for refrigerant management planning following the US EPA's announcement of a 29% reduction in supplies of R22 this year.

4 Feb 2013

Jochen Winkler to retire from ASERCOM

JOCHEN Winkler is to retire as president of the European refrigeration component manufacturers association ASERCOM.

4 Feb 2013

DuPont man joins Emerson

GERMANY: Dr Frank Rinne has joined compressor manufacturer Emerson Climate Technologies as director of application engineering. For the last six years, Dr Rinne has been technical programmes manager EMEA at refrigerant manufacturer DuPont.

1 Feb 2013

Sanhua acquires US heat exchanger company

USA: Sanhua, the Chinese air conditioning and refrigeration component supplier, has acquired R- Squared Puckett Inc, the US manufacturer of aluminum heat exchangers, manifolds, and other brazed components.

1 Feb 2013

Comments sought on new legionnellosis prevention standard

USA: Changes to clarify requirements in a proposed standard to prevent legionellosis associated with building water systems are open for public comment from ASHRAE.

1 Feb 2013

More CFC fridges found in Germany

GERMANY: Police in Hamburg have found CFC-containing refrigerators being offered for sale as containing the legal refrigerant R600a.

1 Feb 2013

Compressor firm fined $50,000 in first Canadian class action

CANADA: Ongoing court cases related to the 2009 refrigeration compressor price fixing investigations have seen the settlement of the first class action in Canada.

1 Feb 2013

Swegon to buy UK chiller company Coolmation

SWEDEN: Swegon AB, the Swedish ventilation manufacturer, has signed an agreement to acquire UK chiller company Coolmation.

28 Jan 2013

Olympic gagging order lifted

UK: Suppliers to the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics can finally publicise their involvement in last summer's events following the lifting of the gagging order which had previously prevented them from doing so.

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