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 3 Oct 2012

96% of subbies "unfairly treated" by main contractors

UK: A survey of specialist sub-contractors operating in the UK has shown a high level of dissatisfaction with main contractors, with 96% saying they are being treated unfairly. 
 2 Oct 2012

Check out our daily news from Chillventa

EUROPE: Are you visiting the Chillventa exhibition in Nuremburg next week? Or perhaps you can't make it but want to keep abreast of new product launches and events? 
 2 Oct 2012

ACR News Awards - call for entries

All companies and individuals involved in the air conditioning and refrigeration industry are now invited to enter the ACR News Awards 2013. 
 1 Oct 2012

A-Gas buys US refrigerant supplier Coolgas

UK: Bristol-based refrigerant supplier A-Gas International has acquired US company Coolgas Inc, a leading independent supplier and distributor of refrigerants to the US market. 
 1 Oct 2012

Daikin to ditch R410A in favour of flammable R32

JAPAN: Leading air conditioning manufacturer Daikin has announced plans to switch to the "mildly flammable" low GWP HFC refrigerant R32 from the current R410A. 
 28 Sep 2012

F-gas revision: Bans, phase outs and an end to pre-charged equipment

HFC phase-downs, usage bans in certain products, a stop to the use of R404A and an end to the sale of pre-charged air conditioning and refrigeration equipment are just some of the proposed revisions to the new European F-gas regulations revealed in a leaked document this week. 
 25 Sep 2012

Honeywell to meet with Daimler over R1234yf tests

GERMANY: Refrigerant manufacturer Honeywell has expressed surprise at today's announcement by Daimler that it will not be using the new HFO refrigerant R1234yf in its new cars and trucks. 
 25 Sep 2012

Daimler shuns new refrigerant R1234yf

GERMANY: Daimler, the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz cars, has said it will not be using the new HFO refrigerant R1234yf in its vehicle air conditioning systems. Instead, it says it wishes to continue using R134a. 
 24 Sep 2012

Mueller to repurchase shares from Leucadia

USA: Copper tube manufacturer Mueller Industries has agreed to repurchase the 10,422,859 shares of common stock owned by industrial conglomerate Leucadia National Corporation at a negotiated price of $41.00 per share. The aggregate purchase price is $427,337,219. 
 24 Sep 2012

Tomkins to sell air movement business

USA: The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has agreed to acquire Tomkins' Air Distribution division for approximately $1.1bn. 
 22 Sep 2012

Lennox to sell US residential contracting business

USA: Lennox International plans to sell its residential and small commercial air conditioning and heating contracting business. 
 22 Sep 2012

Star is latest company to develop 1234ze chiller

UK: Star Refrigeration has become the latest UK company to test the low GWP HFO refrigerant 1234ze in a chiller. 
 22 Sep 2012

Voltas now top ac brand in India

India: Indigenous manufacturer Voltas has now overtaken Korean brands LG and Samsung as the major air conditioning supplier in India. 
 20 Sep 2012

Daikin heat pump top with Kiwi consumers

New Zealand: Daikin has come out on top in a consumer survey in New Zealand into levels of customer satisfaction with heat pumps. 
 20 Sep 2012

US laboratory identifies 1200 potential new refrigerants

USA: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new computational method for identifying potential low GWP refrigerants. 
 18 Sep 2012

Mr Gu: "I am completely innocent"

CHINA: He's out and proclaiming his innocence. Gu Chujun, the former multi-millionaire chairman of refrigerator manufacturer Kelon, sentenced to 10 years for "economic crimes" in 2005, has made claims of being framed after his release from jail. 
 18 Sep 2012

Logicool appointment a logical step for Panasonic

UK: Derby-based air conditioning distributor Logicool has been appointed a distributor of Panasonic. 
 16 Sep 2012

Uncharged R22 units still being produced in the US

USA: An objection to a newspaper article by the USA's Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has again highlighted the problem of US manufacturers "dry-shipping" air conditioning equipment for use with R22. 
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