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 8 Mar 2010

It's a fair COP for China's air-conditioners

CHINA is to implement a new energy efficiency standard for air conditioners, which will see COP levels raised by an average of 23%. 
 8 Mar 2010

Retail refrigeration gets green action plan

THE Institute of Refrigeration, the British Refrigeration Association and the Carbon Trust have put together a plan of action to help cut carbon emissions in retail refrigeration applications. 
 1 Mar 2010

Scotland invests £200k on fridges to cut obesity

THE Scottish government will invest more than £200,000 a year on providing shops with refrigerators and shelves to display healthy food. 
 25 Feb 2010

Ductwork company fined after worker falls through roof

Eastern Hardware Ltd, a Lowestoft-based sheet metal fabrication company, has been fined £3,000 with £3,000 costs after one of its employees fell through a fragile roof while installing air conditioning ducting. 
 25 Feb 2010

Ian Carroll heads up air conditioning at Climate Center

Climate Center has appointed Ian Carroll as national sales manager - cooling 
 23 Feb 2010

Eight days to go till Transforming Technologies

MARCH 3rd is fast approaching and with it the Transforming Technologies conference for the acr industry. 
 23 Feb 2010

Honeywell and BAM refute risky HFO-1234yf claims

HONEYWELL and the German testing body BAM has hit back at claims that use of the refrigerant HFO-1234yf in mobile air-conditioning poses a flammability safety risk. 
 23 Feb 2010

Catch-22 operation nets HCFC smugglers

A US corporation and its president have been sentenced in Miami for illegally importing 418,654kg of R22. 
 16 Feb 2010

FGE Eurofred invests in Fujitsu training

FGE EUROFRED announces investment in Fujitsu training facilities and courses for air conditioning installers and contractors. 
 16 Feb 2010

Daikin's air conditioner wins global design award

DAIKIN Europe NV has won the International Forum's product design award for its newly introduced designer heat pump room air conditioning fan coil unit. 
 16 Feb 2010

2010 AHR Expo tops 28,582 attendees

MORE than 28,582 contractors and other industry professionals attended the 2010 AHR Expo in Orlando on January 25-27. 
 16 Feb 2010

March is on to Transforming Technologies

THE Transforming Technologies conference on March 3, is proving a hit with professionals who are signing up to discuss the acr technologies of the future. 
 15 Feb 2010

M&S plans to offer heat pumps later this year

MARKS & Spencer is planning to offer UK householders domestic heat pumps later in 2010, as one of several home energy product solutions. 
 15 Feb 2010

JCW Air Conditioning bought by Four Seasons

AIR conditioning specialist, the Four Seasons group has bought JCW Air Conditioning. 
 9 Feb 2010

Grab your seats for Transforming Technologies- March 3

AIR CONDITIONING and refrigeration specialists are securing seats at the Transforming Technologies conference on March 3, to hear about the new technologies changing the future of the industry. 
 9 Feb 2010

Danfoss wins 2010 AHR Expo product of the year

DANFOSS' variable speed compressor for residential use, the Performer VSD, has been selected as the AHR Expo Product of the Year award. 
 9 Feb 2010

Tesco uses C02 refrigeration in zero carbon store

CO2 refrigeration is one of several green measures adopted in Tesco's new zero carbon store. 
 8 Feb 2010

Air-conditioning units used by drug smugglers

A GANG has been jailed for a total of 16 and a half years for smuggling hundreds of thousands of pounds of drugs into the UK by hiding them in air-conditioning units. 
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