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 15 Mar 2012

Watsco acquires Carrier's Canadian distribution business

US distributor Watsco Inc is to acquire Carrier's hvac distribution network in Canada. The business will operate as a joint venture under the name Carrier Enterprise Canada with Watsco owning 60% and UTC Climate, Controls & Security 40%. The companies operate similar joint ventures in the US, Latin America and the Caribbean. 
 15 Mar 2012

WR named top contractor at glittering awards night

WR REFRIGERATION was crowned Large Contractor of the Year in front of nearly 500 people at last night's ACR News Awards. The award was recognition of WR's recent initiatives and investments in training, manufacturing and distribution. Essex-based Ceilite Airconditioning took the award for smaller contractors. 
 14 Mar 2012

RDM to expand in the US

GLASGOW-based refrigeration control and monitoring company Resource Data Management (RDM) is to open an office in the USA and extend its partnership with Verisae Inc, the US-based provider of maintenance, energy, and environmental management software solutions. 
 13 Mar 2012

THE ACR Show is now open

The inaugural ACR Show opened its doors at the NEC for the first time this morning. The only event of its kind for three years, the ACR Show is the only UK exhibition showcasing the best of the air conditioning and refrigeration industry. 
 13 Mar 2012

Show debut for revolutionary pipe connection system

A NEW aluminium tube connection system has been introduced by Reflok at the ACR Show. 
 9 Mar 2012

Toshiba sees sales grow

BUCKING current market trends, Toshiba Air Conditioning has reported two consecutive years of growth in the UK and is gearing up for a series of major product launches and initiatives this year. 
 6 Mar 2012

First chance to view new Panasonic products

VISITORS to the ACR Show will have the first chance to view the latest additions to Panasonic's Aquarea range of heat pumps. This extensive heat pump range now has a total of 32 MCS accreditations. 
 6 Mar 2012

See you at the ACR Show!

IT IS now just a matter of days to the ACR Show - the only UK showcase of products, technologies, ideas and information. 
 6 Mar 2012

Phase change material makes blood mobile

PHASE-change technology used by the military is today being used for the first time by London's Air Ambulance to carry blood on board its aircraft and cars. The new initiative is expected to save many lives. 
 1 Mar 2012

Reefer industry gets to grips with contaminated refrigerant

VIETNAM is said to have imposed strict controls over the supply of R134a following the contaminated refrigerant scare which caused a number of explosions and three deaths in the refrigerated container industry last year. It is now known that a total of 1,181 units were serviced in Vietnam in 2011 in terminals identified as using contaminated refrigerant. All these units have been isolated and are being tested. 
 29 Feb 2012

BRA offers support for those dealing with hydrocarbons

WITH the increasing use of hydrocarbons, the British Refrigeration Association (BRA) has issued a code of practice for manufacturers and guidance notes for service engineers dealing with these refrigerants. 
 28 Feb 2012

BEST forms partnerships with ATL and Asset Skills

Building Engineering Services Training (BEST) has agreed new partnerships with ATL and Asset Skills UK as part of its expanded offering for the UK building engineering services sector. 
 27 Feb 2012

Report offers unique insight into UK market

THE move by many major supermarkets to alternative "natural" refrigerants provided a major boost to the UK refrigeration market in 2010, according to the latest market statistics report from the BRA. 
 27 Feb 2012

Two weeks to go - register now for the ACR Show

WITH just two weeks to go to the first ACR Show at the NEC, visitors are being encouraged to avoid any hassle or hold-up on the day by pre-registering their attendance. 
 27 Feb 2012

Eurovent certifies cooling tower performance

EUROVENT, the European Certification body, has developed a certification programme for the thermal performance of cooling towers. 
 27 Feb 2012

Faulty pump flange led to ammonia leak

THE failure of a pump flange is thought to be responsible for a major ammonia leak in Vienna last week, that led to the evacuation of 4,000 people, affecting 62 people and hospitalising 50. 
 21 Feb 2012

Retailers to reveal all at ACR Show

LEADING food retailers will reveal their latest plans for reducing the environmental impact of stores at the forthcoming Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Show 2012, which takes place in Hall 19 at the NEC from 13 to 15 March. 
 21 Feb 2012

Powrmatic to sell Midea equipment in the UK

POWRMATIC, an Ilminster company best known for its heating and ventilating products, is to enter the UK air conditioning market with a range of Midea commercial air conditioning products. 
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