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13 Feb 2012

Project aims to stop illegal ODS trade in Asia

A $1.56m project has been launched to detect and prevent illegal cross border trade of ozone depleting substances, other harmful chemicals and hazardous waste in 25 countries of the Asia Pacific region.

7 Feb 2012

Eaton Williams Group fined after saw accident

AIR conditioning manufacturer Eaton Williams has been fined after a man's fingertip was cut off by a circular saw at the company's Colman Moducel factory in Stoke-on-Trent.

6 Feb 2012

Counterfeit refrigerant is a growing problem

THE trade in counterfeit refrigerants is a growing problem and affects every region of the world, according to DuPont, the refrigerant manufacturer urging members of the air conditioning and refrigeration industry to increase their awareness of and action against counterfeit refrigerant activity.

3 Feb 2012

AHR Expo - another record

THE US AHR Expo show continues to grow. The latest event in Chicago from January 23-25 attracted nearly 40,000 visitors. Based on preliminary registration numbers, the 2012 Show will easily surpass the previous record of 38,534 visitors at the 2008 Show in New York City.

31 Jan 2012

IOR faces presidential battle

THE Institute of Refrigeration is facing a presidential election battle for possibly the first time in its history. Graeme Maidment, nominated by the IoR council for the role of president elect to succeed current president Andy Pearson, is being challenged for the role by fellow members John Bowater and Steve Gill.

31 Jan 2012

Just six weeks to the ACR Show

IT IS now just six weeks before the doors open on the first ACR Show at the NEC - the only event of its kind in the UK.

31 Jan 2012

BRC calls for natural refrigeration incentives

THE British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called for stronger economic incentives for supermarkets to adopt natural refrigeration systems in their battle to reduce carbon emissions.

30 Jan 2012

Tesco uses Performax refrigerant in Poland

SUPERMARKET giant Tesco is using Honeywell's Genetron Performax LT refrigerant in 75 of its stores in Poland.

30 Jan 2012

Ice factory fighters seek charitable status

THE Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust, the group fighting to preserve the historic Grimsby Ice Factory and its unique refrigeration equipment, is to become a company limited by guarantee and seek registered charity status. Among other benefits, the move will allow the organisation to take up a £3,500 offer of help from Lincolnshire Heritage and the Architectural Heritage Fund.

30 Jan 2012

Cool new material that responds under pressure

A TEAM at Barcelona University has identified a new material that exhibits what has been described as an inverse barocaloric effect at room temperature, which means that it cools when pressure is applied, unlike most other materials.

28 Jan 2012

Danfoss Turbocor releases HFO1234ze prototypes

DANFOSS has announced the availability to oems of prototype versions of its revolutionary oil-less Turbocor compressor to run on the new refrigerant HFO1234ze.

27 Jan 2012

New brazing process could end oxy-acetylene dangers

THE tragic deaths of two refrigeration engineers in separate incidents in Australia just before Christmas, have again highlighted the dangers associated with the use, storage and transportation of oxy-acetylene cylinders. These dangers could one day be a thing of the past if a new euro2.62m European project to develop a new ultra-safe brazing system is successful.

27 Jan 2012

Oil terminator could end flushing problems

ONE of the most difficult tasks in converting old systems to run on new alternative refrigerants is the process of removing the mineral oil, solid contaminants and acids from the existing copper tubing. Replacement of the copper piping is not always feasible or economically viable but flushing can be a messy and inexact science.

27 Jan 2012

Man arrested over ac thefts

A man has been arrested in Malvern and questioned by detectives about a series of thefts of air conditioning units. The man was stopped by police officers as he loaded a white Peugeot Boxer panel van. He was in the possession of items that were believed to be stolen and arrested.

20 Jan 2012

French supermarkets to shut the door on open cases

FRENCH supermarkets have pledged to do away with the majority of open refrigerated cabinets by 2020 in an effort to reduce energy consumption.

20 Jan 2012

Beijer to acquire Norwegian distributor

REFRIGERATION wholesaler G & L Beijer is to acquire the Norwegian company, Ecofrigo AS, a project-oriented refrigeration distribution company which also distributes refrigeration units from Beijer's Italian subsidiary, SCM Frigo.

20 Jan 2012

Climate Center to stock HFO blends

CLIMATE Center is the first company to announce it will be stocking Honeywell's new range of HFO blends and other low GWP refrigerants.

17 Jan 2012

The "how to" guide to converting an ac unit to hydrocarbons

WITH Chinese manufacturers now producing air conditioners to run on propane and at least one major European manufacturer known to be investigating the use of other flammable refrigerants, it might come as no surprise to learn that the German environment ministry is behind a new guide on how to convert existing split systems air conditioners to hydrocarbon refrigerants.

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