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22 Feb 2013

Heat pumps to benefit from new energy label

EUROPE: This week's adoption of the energy label for heaters in Europe from 2015 is expected to foster the uptake of renewable heating solutions and, in particular, heat pumps.

20 Feb 2013

Paul Kingswell 1961-2013

UK: ACR News is sad to report that Paul Kingswell, a well-known and highly respected member of the UK air conditioning and refrigeration community, passed away at the weekend.

19 Feb 2013

Just a few tickets left for ACR News Awards

UK: A few tickets are still available for the UK air conditioning and refrigeration industry's main event of the year - the ACR News Awards 2013.

18 Feb 2013

AHRI reports on dangerous refrigerant contamination

USA: Contamination of refrigerants may be far wider reaching than previously reported. A new white paper from the American Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) suggests that the R40 contamination is not restricted to R134a and has also been found in some counterfeit brand products.

15 Feb 2013

Epta and IARP combine businesses

EUROPE: Two of the largest Italian commercial refrigeration companies, Epta and IARP, have merged their businesses into one combined group.

14 Feb 2013

German plea to EC for an extension on MAC directive deadline

GERMANY: The German Federal Environment Agency, UBA, is reported to have called on the EC to offer Daimler a stay of execution on the MAC Directive until the end of 2015 if the German car maker agrees to replace R134a with CO2 in its car air conditioning systems.

12 Feb 2013

WR Refrigeration backs ACR News Awards

UK: Leading contractor WR Refrigeration is the latest big-name company to join the impressive list of companies sponsoring this year's ACR News Awards.

12 Feb 2013

Daikin launches R32 units in India

INDIA: Daikin Airconditioning India has launched air conditioners using the "mildly flammable" refrigerant R32.

11 Feb 2013

SAE regrets resignations but maintains 1234yf is safe

USA: The SAE International Cooperative Research Project (CRP) team charged with reviewing the use of R1234yf in car air conditioning sytems has expressed its disappointment at the resignation of German manufacturers Daimler, BMW and Audi from the group but maintains that the new refrigerant is safe and that Daimler's earlier tests ignored "real world" scenarios.

11 Feb 2013

GEA sees sales rise 5.2%

GERMANY: The GEA Group, one of the largest refrigeration equipment manufacturers, saw sales increase by 5.2% to EUR5,901m in 2012, according to the latest financial figures.

11 Feb 2013

Ziehl-Abegg achieves record sales

GERMANY: Fan and motor manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg achieved its highest ever sales in 2012 despite the difficult global economic situation.

11 Feb 2013

Government incentives to boost heat pump sales

UK: Further growth in the UK domestic heat pump market is expected this year, according to Daikin UK.

11 Feb 2013

LG appoints additional UK distributors

UK: LG has appointed three new distributors in the UK - two for its air conditioning products and one for heat pumps.

9 Feb 2013

Acquisitions boost G&L Beijer sales

G & L Beijer, Europe's largest refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaling group, has reported a significant increase in sales in 2012 thanks to its acquisitions of Toshiba and United Refrigeration.

6 Feb 2013

Toshiba offers seven-year warranty in UK

UK: Toshiba Air Conditioning is offering a seven-year warranty on its air conditioning products to all accredited installers in the UK.

6 Feb 2013

German car makers set to quit 1234yf test programme

EUROPE: The German press is reporting that the German car manufacturers Daimler, Audi and, perhaps, BMW, are to pull out of the latest Cooperative Research Programme (CRP) being conducted by SAE International to investigate the safety of the refrigerant R1234yf.

5 Feb 2013