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 29 Jun 2011

Office temperatures still a source of staff complaints

A NEW study into workplace temperatures has revealed how poor air conditioning maintenance and control is having an effect on productivity, employee wellbeing and staff morale. 
 28 Jun 2011

DuPont reaches out-of-court settlement over sale of R-422D

A settlement has been made concerning the unauthorised sale of patented R-422D retrofit refrigerant by Spanish refrigerant reseller Eccogas. 
 28 Jun 2011

Luvata announces expansion into India

LUVATA, a producer of coils and coolers for commercial and industrial applications, has announced the expansion into India through its Heat Transfer Solutions division to meet the growing refrigeration demands in the region. 
 28 Jun 2011

Daikin appoints first renewables partner

IBD Distribution has been appointed by Daikin as its first "renewables partner" in the UK. 
 21 Jun 2011

Hitachi Europe expands UK direct sales with Samurai chillers

HITACHI Europe has expanded its UK direct sales operation to include the Samurai range of chillers. 
 21 Jun 2011

Advanced Engineering to distribute range from Imperial

US hvac toolmaker Imperial has signed a deal to distribute its Stride range in the UK through Advanced Engineering. 
 21 Jun 2011

BRA short course in retail CO2 servicing and maintenance

A course in CO2 servicing and maintenance has been developed by British Refrigeration Association (BRA) and Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) members. 
 20 Jun 2011

Mexichem Fluor acquires R-125/R-134a plant in Japan

MEXICHEM Fluor has acquired the former Showa Denko HFC plant located at Kawasaki, Japan. 
 20 Jun 2011

Rangemoor makes renewable technology deal with Sanyo

HEATING equipment supplier Rangemoor has entered a supply agreement with Sanyo Air Conditioners to supply the latter's range of low carbon energy products. 
 20 Jun 2011

Big names back new ACR Show

WITH 10 months to go before its launch, three big-name sponsors - LG Air Conditioning, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Panasonic - have signed up to support of the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Show (ACR Show), being held at the NEC, Birmingham next March. 
 14 Jun 2011

Mitsubishi Electric establishes subsidiary in Vietnam

MITSUBISHI Electric has formed a subsidiary company in Vietnam to coordinate sales of air conditioning systems and home appliances. 
 14 Jun 2011

Leading EU companies call for carbon cuts

OVER 70 European companies have signed up to a declaration calling for the European Union to move its targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent by 2020 from 1990 levels. 
 14 Jun 2011

Conference calls for more natural refrigerants training

A MAJOR European conference on renewable energy has repeated calls for more engineers to be trained in the use of CO2 in refrigeration systems. 
 13 Jun 2011

Investigation launched into ac accident in Frankfurt

THE German Federal Aviation Authority is investigating an incident on Saturday in which a helicopter dropped an air conditioning unit from the top of the 186m-high Trianon building in the heart of Frankfurt's financial district. 
 10 Jun 2011

Climate Center to supply Toshiba air conditioning

CLIMATE Center has signed a wholesaler agreement with Toshiba Carrier UK to supply air conditioning equipment across the UK. 
 7 Jun 2011

US to test hydrocarbon drop-in for R22 online

TESTS on the energy savings potential of a US-developed hydrocarbon refrigerant blend HCR188C2 as drop-in replacement for R22 in 50-ton air conditioners (ACs) are due to start in the United States. 
 6 Jun 2011

Absorption sales to reach $924.2 million by 2017

A new report from Global Industry Analysts (GIA) suggests the worldwide market for absorption chillers is forecast to reach $924.2 million by the year 2017, prompted by rising environmental concerns, requirement for low cost, high efficiency cooling systems and need for cutbacks in spiraling electricity charges. 
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