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 21 Apr 2009

Downturn hits US manufacturers

THE current economic climate is reflected in the latest financial figures from major ac manufacturers on the other side of the Atlantic. 
 17 Apr 2009

Daikin CO2 unit picks up award

WITH other Far East ac manufacturers bringing CO2 systems into the UK how long before market leader Daikin follows suit? 
 14 Apr 2009

Rising ACR star sought at SkillFRIDGE semi-finals

THE search for the UK’s brightest acr star is underway with the semi-finals of SkillFRIDGE 2009 taking place on April 22-23. 
 14 Apr 2009

Fridge magnate stuck in jail

GU CHUJUN, the man responsible for introducing Greencool refrigerants to the UK back in the 1990s, has had his appeal against a 12-year sentence for embezzlement rejected. 
 14 Apr 2009

Putting the freeze on energy use

THE UK frozen food industry could be saving over 10% on its refrigeration energy costs with relatively little capital investment, according to a report from the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF). 
 8 Apr 2009

US class actions mount against compressor firms

THE compressor manufacturers facing allegations of price fixing in Europe, Brazil and the USA face potentially massive fines and costs if found guilty. 
 8 Apr 2009

15 EU states say they can meet July's F-Gas deadline

FIFTEEN EU member states say they will have an F-Gas certification system running by the July 4 deadline. 
 6 Apr 2009

Business still trading, says IQ boss

JACQUIE Russell, managing director of IQ Refrigeration has denied reports suggesting that IQ Refrigeration, the commercial refrigeration project management consultancy subsidiary formed last year, will cease to trade at the end of April. 
 2 Apr 2009

EU votes for EPBD amendments

ALL buildings built after December 2018 will have to produce their own renewable energy on-site, says the European Parliament's industry committee, amending the 2002 Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). 
 1 Apr 2009

Academics present findings of three year refrigeration project

ACADEMICS are inviting the commercial refrigeration industry to hear the findings so far of nearly three years of research into where and how energy consumption can be reduced from refrigeration systems. 
 26 Mar 2009

Business Edge to host two days of training and talks

F-GAS training provider Business Edge is inviting industry professionals to a product training day on May 6 which will be followed by talks by acr experts on May 7. 
 24 Mar 2009

MBO saves Pontardawe fridge business and jobs

PONTARDAWE Refrigeration Products has been bought by former managing director Jon Godsall and is open for business with a new name. 
 24 Mar 2009

Toshiba banks on Lloyd's ACG

RON Lloyd's Air Conditioning Group (ACG) which purchased the assets of his former firm SMW, has been appointed as a distributor for Toshiba. 
 24 Mar 2009

IOR presents paper on scroll compressors

THE Institute of Refrigeration is presenting an evening paper on April 2 on 'Scroll compressors for carbon dioxide in refrigeration and heat pump applications'. 
 18 Mar 2009

Cold Move swallows £10,000 penalty after leak poisons brook.

COLD Move has been ordered to pay more than £10,000 for polluting a brook with ammonia. 
 17 Mar 2009

Walter Meier cries out for Wolf

WALTER Meier (Climate UK) has agreed to exclusively distribute Wolf GmbH's KG Top range of air handling units in the UK. 
 17 Mar 2009

Tecumseh suffers $63.3m loss and announces job cuts

GLOBAL compressor manufacturer Tecumseh Products has suffered a net loss of $63.3m for the fourth quarter, resulting in the firm planning more job cuts for 2009. 
 16 Mar 2009

Sanyo makes Air Conditioning Assessories a distributor

SANYO Air Conditioners has appointed Air Conditioning Accessories as a distributor. 
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