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4 Jun 2013

Tonkinson headlines at IoR Northern dinner

UK: Comedian Paul Tonkinson, a massive hit at the ACR News Awards in 2012, makes a welcome return to the refrigeration industry as guest speaker at the forthcoming IoR Northern Branch dinner on September 26.

3 Jun 2013

Looking for the hot topics in refrigeration and air conditioning

UK: The organisers of the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Show (ACR Show) have launched a call for papers for the high profile seminar programme being held alongside the show, which takes place at the NEC 11-13 February 2014.

31 May 2013

R32 shows positive benefits in R410A drop-in test

USA: An R32 refrigerant drop-in test carried out on an existing 27kW R410A Daikin VRVlll system is reported to have shown improvements in both capacity and energy efficiency.

30 May 2013

Bitzer signs for ACR Show 2014

UK: The giant German compressor manufacturer Bitzer is the latest company to back the ACR Show 2014. Occupying one of the largest stands at the last show in 2012, Bitzer’s UK subsidiary has now booked an even bigger stand for the 2014 event which takes place at the NEC from February 11-13.

29 May 2013

Atosa makes UK refrigeration debut

UK: Chinese manufacturer Yindu has set up a subsidiary in the UK to market its Atosa brand of commercial refrigeration and kitchen equipment.

24 May 2013

Air conditioning manufacturers gear up for Indian boom

INDIA: While increased prices and cooler weather this year are forcing companies to contemplate a third flat year in India - after predictions of 15-20% growth - the world's leading air conditioning manufacturers are still itching to capitalise on the predicted boom in the market.

24 May 2013

Efficient air conditioners could save over 360TWh/yr

USA: The deployment of super-efficient air conditioners worldwide could avoid the need for more than 120 500MW power plants by 2020, saving over 360TWH/yr, according to a new report by the USA's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

24 May 2013

Chinese acr demand to hit 237 million by 2016

CHINA: Chinese demand for air conditioners will reach 124,000,000 units and refrigerators will reach 113,000,000 units by 2016, according to the China Refrigerant Compressor Industry Report, 2013-2016 released by Sino Market Insight.

24 May 2013

LG appoints more UK distributors

UK: LG has appointed three new distributors - two for its air conditioning range and one for air-to-water heat pump products.

24 May 2013

BOC trials cryogenic refrigeration in trucks

UK: BOC has initiated trials of Frostcruise, a cryogenic alternative to diesel-powered mechanical refrigeration in refrigerated transport systems.

23 May 2013

Wigan the centre for Japanese-led heat pump study

UK: Leading air conditioning manufacturers Hitachi and Daikin are part of a Japanese-led consortium which is to study the feasibility of heat pumps and information and communication technologies (ICT) in a demonstration project in Wigan.

21 May 2013

MITIE pulls out of M&E

UK: MITIE, one of the UK's largest services contractors, is closing down its mechanical & electrical division, due to the slump in the market and poor margins.

21 May 2013

Aspen to distribute Castel products

UK: Aspen Pumps has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for Castel Engineering brackets, ducting, drip trays and mounting blocks.

21 May 2013

WR Refrigeration launches electrical business

UK: Contractor WR Refrigeration has expanded its business with the launch of WR Electrical.

21 May 2013

Sainsbury's award for refrigeration companies

UK: Refrigeration businesses Space Engineering, WR Refrigeration, CBES, Carter Thermal Industries and Arcus Engineering have received awards for their 'quality and service' by supermarket giant Sainsbury's.

21 May 2013

Bob Cowlard appointed Carel UK md

UK: Bob Cowlard is to be the new managing director of Carel UK, the UK arm of the leading Italian humidification and controls manufacturer. He joins the Chessington-based company on June 3, replacing Enrico Mirandola who has taken up a role at Carel's hq in Padova.

16 May 2013

Refrigerant demand to grow by 50% by 2018

USA: Worldwide refrigerant consumption is set to grow from an estimated $10.5bn (equivalent to 1,207 thousand MT) last year to $15.7bn by 2018, with a CAGR of 6.9% from 2013 to 2018.

15 May 2013

SAE looks at two other MAC refrigerant alternatives

USA: With R1234yf still being shunned by some German car manufacturers as the replacement refrigerant for R134a in car air conditioning systems, the engineers group SAE has been assessing two other potential alternatives. The two low GWP blended refrigerants, both developed by Mexichem, meet the requirements of the EU MAC Directive.

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