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 31 May 2011

Recovery to continue this year

LAST year's recovery in the hvacr industry in Europe looks set to continue in 2011, according to Eurovent Market Intelligence (EMI). 
 31 May 2011

Panasonic appoints new technical specialist

PANASONIC continues to expand its Heating & Cooling business in the UK with the appointment of former Oceanair Distribution director David Livingstone as technical specialist. 
 31 May 2011

Sabroe and National Refrigerants join the ACR Show

COMPRESSOR manufacturer Sabroe and refrigerant distributor National Refrigerants are just two of the latest big-name exhibitors to join the line-up for the ACR Show 2012. 
 24 May 2011

EIA calls on the UN to end HFC23 credits

THE Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is calling on the UN to end emission offset credits for destroying the high GWP gas HFC23, a by-product in the manufacture of the refrigerant R22. 
 20 May 2011

Walter Meier sells its Climate UK business

WALTER Meier (Climate UK) Ltd, is to be purchased by Italian air conditioning and heat pump manufacturer Climaveneta. A subsidiary of the Swiss humidification group Walter Meier AG, the Solihull-based UK company is also a major distributor of Hitachi chillers. 
 20 May 2011

Acquisition will support UK distributors

ITALIAN air conditioning and heat pump manufacturer Climaveneta has said that it sees the purchase of Walter Meier (Climate UK) as a further step in its growth strategy and an opportunity to support its UK distribution network. 
 19 May 2011

Toshiba to buy Landis+Gyr

TOSHIBA has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the entire equity of Swiss energy management company Landis+Gyr AG. 
 17 May 2011

Trainers forum for CO2 courses

The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) will host a trainers forum on Monday 4 July for training providers and managers to discuss the changing education market in the wake of the passing of the F Gas individual certificate deadline. 
 16 May 2011

Defra asks for input on greenhouse gases emissions

Businesses and investors are being asked for their views on the most effective way to improve the reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. 
 16 May 2011

Two more die in legionnaire's outbreak in Glasgow

Health officials are now treating the situation in Glasgow as an outbreak following the deaths of two more people, bringing the death toll to three. 
 16 May 2011

WR Refrigeration gains F-Gas certification

ALL WR Refrigeration engineers have successfully completed F-Gas certification three months ahead of the mandatory deadline. 
 16 May 2011

CIBSE leads Part L review

CIBSE is leading the non-domestic working group advising the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) on the planned changes to Part L for 2013. 
 10 May 2011

Logicool strengthens Hitachi technical expertise

SIMON Holden is the latest addition to the expanding team at air conditioning distributor Logicool. 
 10 May 2011

Capital Cooling to distribute Pastorfrigor

EDINBURGH-based Capital Cooling is to distribute the commercial refrigeration products of Italian manufacturer Pastorfrigor and its sister company Pastorkalt. 
 9 May 2011

Joint ACRIB / SKILLcard for refrigerant handling launched

The engineering services SKILLcard and the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board (ACRIB) have launched a joint ACRIB/SKILLcard scheme. 
 6 May 2011

MicroGroove Technology plan June webinars

Sponsored by the International Copper Association, the free webinars will describe the recent developments in the use of smaller-diameter, inner-grooved copper tubes in coils for air conditioning & refrigeration applications. 
 6 May 2011

Public health inquiry into rise in legionnaires' disease in Scotland

A sudden increase in cases of legionnaires' disease in Glasgow has prompted a public health investigation. 
 6 May 2011

G & L Beijer report 13% sales increase

G & L Beijer, the Swedish refrigeration and air conditioning business, saw sales rise by 13% in the first quarter of this year. 
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