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11 May 2012

Honeywell appeals decision to revoke 1234yf patent

REFRIGERANT producer Honeywell has appealed against a European Patent Office (EPO) decision to revoke one its patents on HFO-1234yf. The patent covered the use of certain compounds, including 1234yf, as refrigerants in automotive air conditioning systems.

10 May 2012

Dysk becomes Toshiba distibutor

TOSHIBA Air Conditioning has expanding its UK distributor network with the appointment of Harpenden-based Dysk Air Conditioning.

9 May 2012

Climate Center ac sales up 30%

WHILE overall UK air conditioning sales remain flat or only slightly up, nationwide wholesaler Climate Center claims growth of some 30% compared with last year.

7 May 2012

Graeme Fox re-elected as AREA president

AREA, the European air conditioning and refrigeration contractors association, has re-elected Graeme Fox as president for the next two years. Other board members saw their mandate renewed for another two years, except Gerhard Neuhauser, past president of AREA, who has had to step down due to professional reasons.

4 May 2012

Waitrose to trial chiller using 1234ze Turbocors

KLIMA-THERM, the South-London-based company which has pioneered trials of the new HFO refrigerants in chillers, is set to claim another first with a chiller using Danfoss's super-efficient oil-less Turbocor compressor and HFO1234ze.

3 May 2012

Australian fridge firms ignore oxyacetylene regulations

OVER 60% of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration businesses in Australia's Northern Territories are reported to be breaching transportation of flammable gas regulations.

2 May 2012

Firemen flustered by firestation fridge fire

A DEFECTIVE refrigerator has been blamed for putting a group of Swiss firefighters in the embarrassing position of having to tackle a massive fire at their own fire station.

30 Apr 2012

Daikin set to launch VRV lV

DAIKIN is set to launch its fourth generation VRV offering variable refrigerant temperature, continuous heating on heat pump and simplified commissioning.

27 Apr 2012

Criticised over F-gas, now Italy must go to court over EPBD

CRITICISED by the European Commission for its failure to comply with the F-gas regulations, Italy is now being taken to court for failure to fully comply with another piece of environmental legislation - the Energy Performance in Buildings Directive.

26 Apr 2012

Stakeholders call for changes to the F-gas regulations

THE vast majority of respondents to the EC's consultation on the review of the F-gas regulations have agreed the existing law is not sufficient but are divided on the appropriate action to take.

26 Apr 2012

Methyl chloride confirmed in Heatcraft recall

HEATCRAFT Australia has confirmed that the "flammable and poisonous" counterfeit refrigerant responsible for the recall of certain models of Kirby packaged refrigeration units in Australia does have methyl chloride (R40) as one of its constituents. It has also been confirmed that the suspect units were manufactured and charged with the refrigerant at its own factory in China.

26 Apr 2012

EC warns Italy and Malta over failure to comply with F-gas regs

THE European Commission has warned Italy and Malta that they could face legal action if they fail to comply with the F-gas regulations.

24 Apr 2012

Heatcraft Australia recalls units charged with counterfeit refrigerant

A MAJOR manufacturer and supplier of stationary refrigeration equipment in Australia has been hit by the counterfeit refrigerant scandal.

20 Apr 2012

Firm fined for dropping ahu onto passer-by

THE company responsible for dropping an air handling unit on a woman waiting at a bus stop in 2008 has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £21,000 costs.

19 Apr 2012

Killer gas found in illegal refrigerant seizure

A CONSIGNMENT of refrigerant seized by Russian customs contained cylinders of the dangerous methyl chloride cocktail blamed for the fatal reefer explosions last year. Rumours of the seizure first appeared in Russian newspaper reports at the end of February.

18 Apr 2012