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10 Oct 2011

ACR Show seminar topics open for discussion

THE ACR Show, the UK's only refrigeration and air conditioning exhibition, is inviting feedback on proposed seminar topics for next year's event.

5 Oct 2011

Danfoss to plead gulity in price-fixing conspiracy

DANFOSS Flensburg GmbH, formerly Danfoss Compressors GmbH, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $3m criminal fine in the US for its role in the international compressor price-fixing conspiracy.

3 Oct 2011

G & L Beijer completes Toshiba distribution deal

SWEDISH refrigeration wholesaler G & L Beijer AB has completed its transaction with Carrier Corporation regarding the new distribution deal for Toshiba heating and air conditioning products across 11 European countries.

3 Oct 2011

F-Gas Company Certification numbers grow

NO MORE than 15% of companies are still to achieve full company certification under the F-gas regulations, according to latest figures from F-Gas Support. This marks a huge improvement on the situation on the July 4 deadline day when only around 50% of companies had upgraded to the mandatory full certification, leaving around 2,500 companies trading illegally.

28 Sep 2011

Former executives charged in price-fixing conspiracy

THREE former executives of Panasonic Corporation, Embraco and Tecumseh have been indicted in Detroit for their role in the international refrigeration compressor price fixing conspiracy.

27 Sep 2011

Recycling scheme launched for condensate pumps

CLIMATE Center and Aspen Pumps have teamed up to create a nationwide recycling scheme for condensate pumps.

26 Sep 2011

EC to consult on F-gas emission reductions

THE European Commission has launched a public consultation on strengthening the F-gas regulations in an effort to eliminate up to two thirds of today's fluorinated gas emissions by 2030. Suggestions include new voluntary agreements, bans for new products and equipment and the introduction of a scheme for phasing-down the placing of HFCs on the EU market.

26 Sep 2011

Emerson hits one million Digital Scrolls

TEN year's since its introduction, the Copeland Digital Scroll compressor this month reached the significant milestone of one million installations.

26 Sep 2011

Union calls for new law on maximum temperature

THE Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) has launched a campaign calling for a maximum working temperature in the UK.

23 Sep 2011

Company fined for coldstore fall

SPARKS Mechanical Services Ltd, the Aberdeen electrical and refrigeration services company, has been fined £10,000 after a worker was seriously injured when he fell 2.6m from a scaffolding tower.

23 Sep 2011

Daikin to build its largest ever factory in China

DAIKIN is to build an air conditioning factory capable of producing 1.5 million units per year in China's Jiangsu Province, according to unconfirmed reports in the Chinese media.

20 Sep 2011

Boost for heat pumps as Chris Huhne opens Freedom event

CHRIS Huhne. the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, has confirmed that the need for planning permission for air source heat pumps will be lifted.

15 Sep 2011

F-gas regs could be tightened next year

THE European commissioner for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard, has suggested that a further tightening of the F-gas regulations can be expected next year.

15 Sep 2011

Report warns of steep rise in HCFC smuggling

THE steep growth in consumption of HCFCs in developing countries suggests that the illegal trade in these refrigerants will outstrip that seen during the phase-out of CFCs, says a new report.

14 Sep 2011

MEPS call for rapid phase-down of HFCs

MEPS have today voted for a revision of the F-gas regulations and called for a rapid phase-down of the production and consumption of HFCs.

13 Sep 2011

Solstice is Honeywell's HFO brand

SOLSTICE is the new name that Honeywell has adopted for its new HFO refrigerants and blowing agents. The brand name will be used for the company's new mobile air conditioning refrigerant HFO-1234yf and the new blowing agent and propellant, HFO-1234ze.

12 Sep 2011

Fridges are a high priority in modern life

THE importance of refrigeration is underlined in a new survey of British adults which shows access to a fridge is one of the most important creature comforts.

12 Sep 2011

Brunnock at the helm of FG Eurofred

JULIAN Brunnock, formerly business development at Daikin UK, has taken over the helm at air conditioning supplier FG Eurofred and promised a better service for distributors.

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