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31 Jul 2012

Who pays to clear-up 150,000 litres of leaked coolant?

NETHERLANDS: A row has broken out in the Netherlands over who should pay to clear up an estimated 150,000 litres of a secondary refrigerant leaked from an outdoor skating rink.

31 Jul 2012

Hot tub is likely source of Stoke legionnaires' disease outbreak

UK: Public and environmental health experts investigating the legionnaires' disease outbreak at Stoke-on-Trent believe they have traced the probable source to a hot tub.

30 Jul 2012

Fake refrigerants: we should be very concerned

BANGKOK: The world should be very concerned about the dangers of counterfeit refrigerants. This is the overriding message to come out of a roundtable discussion during the 32nd Open-ended Working Group Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Bangkok last week.

30 Jul 2012

UK firms told to address cooling tower safety

UK: The Health & Safety Exectutive (HSE) has told businesses with evaporative cooling towers to do more to protect workers and members of the public from exposure to legionella.

27 Jul 2012

New BRA and HEVAC presidents

UK: John AustIn-Davies, commercial director of George Barker & Co is the new president of the British Refrigeration Association (BRA). He takes over from Bob Arthur of Marks & Spencer and will hold the position for a period of two years. Mike Lawrence of JTL Systems is the new vice-president.

27 Jul 2012

Trane adds Thermax chillers

EUROPE: Trane has expanded its chiller offering in Europe with the addition of Thermax absorption chillers.

24 Jul 2012

Refcom audit confirms F-gas regs are working

UK: Refcom's latest audit of registered companies suggests that the F-gas regulations are working with the majority of firms being fully compliant.

19 Jul 2012

Sainsbury's makes geothermal pledge

UK: Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has announced its intention to use geothermal technology to power up to 100 stores.

19 Jul 2012

Former Norpe UK md must pay back stolen cash

UK: Colin Fell, the former managing director of Norpe UK who was jailed last year for stealing from the Stockport-based commercial refrigeration supplier, has been ordered to repay more than £400,000.

19 Jul 2012

Fire destroys Hitachi's air conditioning factory in India

INDIA: The Hitachi air conditioning factory in Gujarat, India, has been destroyed by fire, according to reports.

19 Jul 2012

Emerson celebrates 100 millionth scroll

USA: Emerson Climate Technologies has celebrated the production of its 100 millionth Copeland Scroll compressor for air conditioning and refrigeration applications.

19 Jul 2012

Customs officials seize counterfeit R134a

SERBIA: Customs officials at the border with Bosnia and Herzegovinia have seized 17 cylinders of counterfeit R134a refrigerant.

18 Jul 2012

Edinburgh legionnaires' outbreak officially over

UK: The Edinburgh legionnaires' disease outbreak, which claimed three lives and infected a total of 101 people, is now officially over.

17 Jul 2012

Further case in Edinburgh legionnaires' disease outbreak

UK: THE latest reports on the Edinburgh legionnaires' outbreak show that one further person has been confirmed with the illness.

16 Jul 2012

Traces of dangerous refrigerant found in returned cylinders

AUSTRALIA: The dangerous methyl chloride constituent found in fake R134a refrigerant cylinders has turned up in cylinders returned to an Australian refrigerant recycling company.

16 Jul 2012

Canada faces disposable refrigerant cylinder battle

CANADA: The Canadian province of Manitoba is fighting a battle against refrigerants being sold in illegal, disposable (non-refillable) cylinders.

16 Jul 2012

ACR News Awards coming to London in 2013

UK: The Air Conditioning & Refrigeration News Awards are returning to London next March with a glittering celebration night at the new Grange Tower Bridge Hotel.