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20 Jul 2010

Hydrocarbon refrigerant gets US thumbs-up

A HYDROCARBON refrigerant blend has been approved for use in the US. Approval of HCR188C1 - a blend of ethane, propane, butane and isobutane - by the US Environmental Protection Agency paves the way for the sale of a hydrocarbon refrigerant in the USA for the first time.

20 Jul 2010

Hendra brings Freedom to the heat pump market

GRAHAM Hendra, erstwhile general manager of LG air conditioning, is to put his experience into the sale of heat pumps. His new company Freedom Heat Pumps has been formed as a division of the Freedom Group, the distribution company formed by Paul Taylor and Gary Spicer in 2008.

15 Jul 2010

Martin Richards is back

MARTIN Richards, former md of Fujitsu air conditioning in the UK has joined Hitachi as UK and Ireland manager.

12 Jul 2010

LH to handle Frascold UK warranties

WARRANTY claims on Frascold refrigeration compressors in the UK will now be handled by remanufacturer LH plc. The Wimbledon-based specialist will use its state-of-the-art facilities to investigate compressors referred by UK installers under Frascold's two-year warranty scheme. Before the arrangement, compressors were shipped back to the manufacturer for examination in Italy.

12 Jul 2010

Carrier sells Heat Transfer Products

CARRIER has sold its Heat Transfer Products Group (HTPG) business in the US to investment firms Monomoy Capital Partners and Starboard Capital Partners.

12 Jul 2010

Danfoss sells domestic compressor business

DANFOSS has sold its domestic compressors business to German industrial holdings group Aurelius AG.

11 Jul 2010

September date for Northern dinner

MANY who mourned the absence of the IoR's Northern Annual Dinner from last year's social calendar will be pleased to learn that it will be back and better than ever this year.

11 Jul 2010

Road map gives directions to lower emissions

THOSE in food retailing who find themselves lost when it comes to deciding which refrigeration route to take to reduce their carbon emissions would do well to download a copy of the Refrigeration Road Map from the Carbon Trust's website.

6 Jul 2010

Henry in Asian refrigeration joint venture

Henry Technologies has formed a manufacturing and marketing joint venture with Heldon Products Australia Pty, a leading manufacturer of commercial refrigeration components in Australia and Asia.

6 Jul 2010

A-Gas calls for ban on refrigerant sales via internet auction sites

REFRIGERANT producer A-Gas (UK) is calling for a ban on the sale of refrigerants on internet auction sites. The company is concerned that buyers may not have the necessary specialist knowledge in the safe handling of refrigerants and points out that the contents of any cylinder being sold on auction sites cannot be guaranteed to be genuine.

6 Jul 2010

US scrap thieves face environmental charges

THE high price of copper and aluminium has made air conditioning units a target for thieves vandalising units for the scrap value of their components, but a current case in the US may make thieves there think again.

2 Jul 2010

Daikin launches Altherma for flats

A VERSION of Daikin's Altherma heat pump has now been developed for use in flats and apartments. Daikin says the new system can supply hot water up to a maximum of 80 deg C. The heat recovery system allows simultaneous heating, cooling, and domestic hot water.

1 Jul 2010

AREA seeks ban on split sales to unqualified persons

AREA, the European Contractors Association, is pressing for the 3kg limit on the F-gas regulations to be reduced and to make it an offence to sell pre-charged systems to unqualified persons. These are amongst a number of changes suggested by AREA in a comprehensive response to Oeko-Recherche, the organisation responsible for carrying out the current review of the F-gas regulations.

29 Jun 2010

LG gives share of ac revenue to charity

LG AIR CONDITIONING has decided to donate 2% of revenue from ac sales from hotels, restaurants and other British Hospitality Association (BHA) members to the Hospitality Action charity.

29 Jun 2010

Carrier launches new fan coil lab

CARRIER has launched a new UK service which enables customers to test fan coil equipment prior to installation by building an exact replica in its laboratory.

25 Jun 2010

HFC phase down talks to continue in November

DESPITE opposition from several developing countries including China, South Africa, India and Brazil, proposals to add a phase-down of HFC refrigerants to the Montreal Protocol will now be discussed at the next meeting in Uganda this November.

25 Jun 2010

Ammonia leak at refrigeration plant

AN ammonia leak in the refrigeration plant at the Brakes Chilled Food Distribution centre in Tamworth has injured 28.

24 Jun 2010

Daikin to develop zero energy office

DAIKIN Europe is to construct a zero energy office, utilizing heat pumps, heat recovery ventilation and solar cells as part of its contribution to a major cross-border project to develop zero energy building concepts. Daikin and the Zeller Group, a German contractor, will construct the house and install the various technologies and monitoring equipment in the building at Herten, Germany.

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