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9 Sep 2011

Honeywell defends "killer refrigerant" against German opposition

HONEYWELL has hit back at a German motoring magazine article describing its new HFO-1234yf as a "killer refrigerant."

6 Sep 2011

New Zealand considers contractor licensing

NEW Zealand could introduce a licensing scheme for acr contractors in a number of measures discussed following the fatal IcePak coldstore explosion in Tamahere in 2008.

6 Sep 2011

China imposes more restrictions on vital ac raw materials

FURTHER air conditioning product price rises are feared following China's imposition of further production controls and export restrictions on certain raw materials vital to the industry.

5 Sep 2011

Inquest opened into fatal propane blast

THE Icepak coldstore which exploded in 2007 following a propane refrigerant leak had no gas detection systems in place and had experienced a massive leak just six months earlier, an inquest has heard.

1 Sep 2011

G & L Beijer to buy United Refrigeration UK

SWEDISH refrigeration wholesaler G & L Beijer, owners of Dean & Wood, is to buy United Refrigeration's refrigeration wholesale operations in France and the UK form a reported 23.3m pounds.

30 Aug 2011

Major players join the ACR Show

DANFOSS and Fujitsu are amongst a host of high profile companies to have signed up for the ACR Show in recent weeks.

30 Aug 2011

Nominations open for J&E Gold Medal awards

THE internationally respected J&E Hall Gold Medal award from the Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) is now open for nominations for the 2011.

26 Aug 2011

Air conditioning market to heat up

THE global air conditioning systems market is set to recover from the recession to reach sales of 144,300,000 units by 2017. Growth will be lead by energy-efficient models, particularly inverter-based air conditioners, and the rapidly growing replacement demand, says the US-based Global Industry Analysts (GIA).

23 Aug 2011

ACR News Awards 2012 now open

ENTRIES are now invited for the ACR News Awards 2012 which return to the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham on March 14 2012.

22 Aug 2011

Systemair to buy Swedish cooling firm

SYSTEMAIR has agreed to take over the assets of Kryotherm AB who produce cooling and air handling all-in-one units in Sweden.

19 Aug 2011

“Loophole” hits US R22 phase-out plans

AN ALMIGHTY row has broken out in the USA over the phase-out of R22. Air conditioning units for use with the ozone-depleting gas are still being manufactured and sold despite a sales ban being in place since January 1, 2010.

18 Aug 2011

Northern dinner tickets still available

TICKETS are still available for next month's Institute of Refrigeration Northern Region Annual Dinner at the County Thistle Hotel, Newcastle.

18 Aug 2011

Air Con Rage hits British workers

ALMOST three quarters of British workers argue with colleagues over air conditioning according to new research from uSwitchforbusiness.com.

18 Aug 2011

Cameron applauds Aussie plan for massive HFC tax

A PROPOSED new tax could have a huge impact on the cost of refrigerants in Australia according to local air conditioning and refrigeration wholesaler Heatcraft. The plan which has been welcomed by the UK PM David Cameron, could see taxes in Australia of up to AUS$100/kg (63/kg) added to the price of HFCs.