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 26 Jan 2007

Chillventa within 40% of target

THE organisers of the breakaway Chillventa exhibition claim to have received binding pledges for 40% of the target 30,000m2 of space. Nearly 100 national and international air conditioning and refrigeration companies have registered for over 11,000m2 of space for the exhibition which will take place in Nuremberg in October 2008. 
 26 Jan 2007

Lloyd Webber: No air conditioning holds back productions

ANDREW Lloyd Webber has claimed that the lack of air conditioning in many West End theatres is holding back productions. 
 26 Jan 2007

Shorts takes on Robur products

SHORTS Environmental has taken on the UK distribution of the Italian Robur range of air-cooled chillers and heat pumps. 
 19 Jan 2007

Facilities managers unaware of ECA benefits

A NEW UK survey has found that 67% of facilities managers are not aware of the Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA). In addition, 74% did not know the potential cost savings they could make for their business under the scheme. 
 19 Jan 2007

Police warn companies to secure their copper

AIR conditioning companies in the Thames Valley have been warned by police to take steps to avoid becoming victims of copper theft. 
 19 Jan 2007

Carrier buys UK rental business

US AIR conditioning giant Carrier has acquired the Longville Group, a leader in the rental of hvac equipment, temperature controls and pumps, mainly marketed under NuTemp, SLD Pumps and CRS brands. Longville employs 430 people and is headquartered in the UK with branches in the United States, France, Holland, Germany, Poland and Singapore. 
 12 Jan 2007

US air con sales slide

US SHIPMENTS of central air conditioners for November 2006 were down by 47% on last year, according to the Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute (ARI). 
 12 Jan 2007

The ac killer of airborne viruses

NEW air purification technology has been developed which could protect against airborne viruses such as bird flu and the hospital "superbug" MRSA, British scientists claim. 
 12 Jan 2007

Carrier profits up 4%

AIR conditioning manufacturer Carrier has reported increased third quarter profits of 4% year-on-year on 6% higher turnover. 
 12 Jan 2007

Titan partner with RTK

TITAN Engineering is to sell RTK refrigeration control valves in the UK and Irish Republic under a new distributor partnership signed with the German manufacturer. 
 12 Jan 2007

Now Hitachi attacks the heating market

HITACHI has joined fellow air conditioning manufac 
 10 Jan 2007

Ineos Fluor establishes AHF plant in China

Refrigerant producer Ineos Fluor has established its first joint venture in China to produce feedstocks for its Far East fluorochemicals businesses. 
 5 Jan 2007

Mitsubishi to supply air con for Hong Kong's tallest building

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has announced it is to supply six centrifugal liquid chillers for air conditioning to the world's third tallest building, currently under construction in Hong Kong. 
 5 Jan 2007

Latest edition of Bitzer

BITZER has announced the latest update of its indispensable Refrigerant Report. 
 5 Jan 2007

Nanotechnology could halve hvac energy use

A company developing nanotechnology which, it is claimed, could make hvacr equipment at least 50% more efficient, is set to establish its headquarters in Cambridge. 
 22 Dec 2006

Wolseley UK opens new distribution centre in Leamington Spa

WOLSELEY UK, parent company of Climate Center, has formally opened its new national distribution centre in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. 
 22 Dec 2006

Aggreko confirms GE Energy Rentals acquisition

CHILLER rental company Aggreko has acquired GE Energy Rentals for $182m (£93m), Aggreko said. 
 15 Dec 2006

Daikin opens sales office in Ireland

Daikin Europe has established a sales base in Ireland to capitalise on that country's building boom. 
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