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 11 Sep 2012

Search is on for outstanding refrigeration achievement

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is calling for nominations of individuals or teams from around the world who have made recent outstanding technical achievements in refrigeration and related fields. 
 11 Sep 2012

Industry welcomes RHI for air-to-water heat pumps

UK: Peter Verkempynck, md of Daikin UK has added his suport to the news that Greg Barker, minister of state for energy and climate change, plans to include commercial scale air-to-water heat pumps in the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive. 
 7 Sep 2012

Wind-up refrigerator is serious answer to drug storage

USA: A wind-up vaccine refrigerator has been named the US Winner of the James Dyson Award. 
 6 Sep 2012

Refrigeration compressors are works of art

USA: Emerson has brought a little colour into the compressor world by turning its Scroll compressor into works of art. 
 6 Sep 2012

George Barker fined £110,000 for fatal safety failures

UK: Bradford-based commercial refrigeration firm George Barker has been ordered to pay £140,000 in fines and costs after admitting safety failures that led to the death of 61-year-old employee Jim Murphy in December 2009. 
 5 Sep 2012

Frozen produces less CO2 emissions than chilled

UK: Contrary to popular belief, new research suggests that frozen food is responsible for less CO2 emissions than chilled food. 
 4 Sep 2012

Phil Creaney

ACR News shares the shock of the air conditioning and refrigeration industry at the sad news of the sudden death at the weekend of Phil Creaney, editor of rival UK magazine ACR Today
 30 Aug 2012

20-year-old film of Grimsby Ice Factory now available on DVD

UK: A unique record of ice production at the Grimsby Ice Factory has been unearthed by the group fighting to preserve this historic building and the iconic refrigeration equipment it contains. Now the film is being made available on DVD. 
 29 Aug 2012

Daikin to buy US manufacturer Goodman

JAPAN: Air conditioning manufacturer Daikin is set to acquire US manufacturer Goodman Global today (Wednesday) according to sources in Japan. 
 29 Aug 2012

Daikin buys Goodman for $3.7bn

USA: Following our earlier news story, Daikin Industries has now confirmed the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire US manufacturer Goodman Global. 
 29 Aug 2012

Refrigeration could reduce CO2 levels

USA: Refrigeration is often blamed for its contributions to global warming, but in the future it could be used to significantly reduce CO2 levels from coal-fired power stations and reduce levels of other dangerous chemical emissions. 
 27 Aug 2012

Authorities argue as Quebec LD death toll rises to eight

CANADA: With the death toll in Quebec's legionnaires' disease outbreak rising to eight, after two more victims were reported yesterday (Sunday), a political row has broken out over the lack of enforcement regulations. 
 24 Aug 2012

Quebec legionnella death toll rises to six

CANADA: The legionnaires' disease outbreak in Quebec from legionnaires' disease has claimed two more victims, bringing the death toll to six. 
 24 Aug 2012

Luvata to build new coil coating plant in Mexico

MEXICO: Heat transfer product manufacturer Luvata has commenced construction of a coil coating plant in Mexico. 
 23 Aug 2012

ARCHIVE: Battle to save the ice factory

UK: The article which originally alerted the air conditioning and refrigeration industry to the plight of the threatened Grimsby Ice Factory and the unique and historic equipment it contains has now been added to our magazine article archive. 
 23 Aug 2012

U-Line refrigeration equipment coming to Europe

USA: U-Line, a Milwaukee-based manufacturer of built-in undercounter ice making, refrigeration and wine preservation products, is opening a European office in Finland. 
 22 Aug 2012

Oceanair completes office moves

UK: Air conditioning and heat pump distributor, Oceanair, has now completed the relocation of both its offices and warehouses and launched a brand new website to improve customer service. 
 20 Aug 2012

Toshiba develops powerful magnet without expensive rare earths

JAPAN: China may be losing its stranglehold on rare earth minerals - the expensive elements used in modern high tech equipment and the powerful magnets vital in fan motors and high efficiency air conditioning and refrigeration compressors. 
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