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4 Jan 2011

Mexichem to sponsor ACR News Awards

MEXICHEM Fluor SA is the latest company to pledge its support for the ACR News Awards. The Mexican chemical manufacturer, which last year purchased UK refrigerant producer Ineos Fluor, has announced its decision to sponsor the industry's leading awards event taking place at the end of March.

4 Jan 2011

Toshiba Carrier md joins Johnson Controls

THE managing director of the UK arm of air conditioning manufacturer Toshiba Carrier, Gboyega "Femi" Obafemi, has left the company to join Johnson Controls as executive director/VP for hvac and controls products for Europe.

21 Dec 2010

ACR Show welcomes Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

MITSUBISHI Heavy Industries is the first of the large Japanese air conditioning manufacturers to book space at the new ACR Show that will take place at the NEC, Birmingham, from March 13-15 2012.

21 Dec 2010

Beijer to buy SCM Frigo

WITH the ink barely dry on the contract to acquire Carrier's refrigeration wholesaling operation in Thailand, the Swedish wholesaler G & L Beijer has announced its intention to buy the Italian refrigeration equipment manufacturer SCM Frigo.

21 Dec 2010

Still time to enter the ACR News Awards

THERE is still time to enter the ACR News Awards 2011. Closing date for entries for this prestigious biennial event has now been extended to Monday January 31st.

20 Dec 2010

GEA to buy German compressor manufacturer Bock

GEA Refrigeration Technologies is to buy German refrigeration compressor manufacturer Bock for an undisclosed sum. A family-owned business headquartered in Frickenhausen, Bock has more than 300 staff, and additional manufacturing sites in the Czech Republic, India and China.

14 Dec 2010

Tesco confirms CO2 system failure at Walkden

TESCO has now confirmed that it was joint failure on a transcritical CO2 refrigeration system that caused the "explosion" at the Tesco Extra supermarket in Walkden, Greater Manchester, yesterday.

13 Dec 2010

CO2 refrigeration thought to be involved in Tesco "explosion"

Unconfirmed reports are suggesting that a CO2 refrigeration system was responsible for the "explosion" at the Tesco Extra supermarket in Walkden, Greater Manchester, yesterday.

12 Dec 2010

Eight people treated after fridge incident at supermarket

EIGHT people are said to have been treated by paramedics and four sent to hospital after an incident at a Tesco Extra supermarket in Walkden Greater Manchester on Sunday (12/12/10).

10 Dec 2010

Dave Gillett to leave Searle

DAVE Gillett, md of GEA Searle, is to leave the company after 36 years with the Fareham-based heat exchanger manufacturer.

10 Dec 2010

HVCA's Robert Higgs to step down

HVCA chief executive Robert Higgs is to retire from the Association after 38 years' service.

7 Dec 2010

Daikin to bid for US manufacturer

DAIKIN is rumoured to be considering a revised offer for US hvac manufacturer Goodman Global, after having a $3.6bn offer rejected, according to news sources.

7 Dec 2010

G&L Beijer set to buy Carrier's Thai wholesale operation

SWEDISH wholesaler G & L Beijer, the parent company of leading UK wholesaler Dean & Wood, has signed an agreement for the acquisition of Carrier's refrigeration wholesale operation in Thailand.

2 Dec 2010

Customs seize over 108 tonnes of refrigerant

OVER 108 tonnes of illegal refrigerant has been seized by customs officers around the world in a special operation code-named Sky-hole Patching II.

1 Dec 2010

Carrier has CO2 refrigeration contained

CARRIER'S Transicold transport refrigeration business has come up with a system to use CO2 in container refrigeration systems.

30 Nov 2010

LG plans major UK expansion

LG ELECTRONICS has announced its intention to significantly increase its air conditioning presence in the UK plans with five new regional offices and a 200% increase in staffing resources.

29 Nov 2010

Foster wins top manufacturing award

FOSTER Refrigerator, the Norfolk-based commercial refrigeration manufacturer, has been named among the country's top companies by the Engineering Employers' Federation (EEF).

29 Nov 2010

Consumer Goods Forum pledges to phase out HFCs

THE Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), a body comprising over 650 retailers, manufacturers, service providers and other stakeholders from 70 countries, has pledged to phase out HFCs from 2015. CGF members boast a combined turnover of $2.8 trillion and include, in the UK, retailers Alliance Boots, Booker, M&S, Tesco and Waitrose, and manufacturers GlaxoSmithKline, British American Tobacco, Innocent Drinks, Kraft Foods and Kimberley Clark.

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