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2012.07.29

Canadian Appliance Store Sales Down in May

Jul 27, 2012 Canadian electronics and appliance stores had seasonally adjusted sales of $1168 million Canadian dollars (CAD) in May 2012, according to Statistics Canada. The report released in late July said electronics and appliance store sales were down 8.2% from CAD $1254 million in May 2011 and were down 0.8% from CAD $1178 million in April 2012.   Total Canadian retail sales rose 0.3% to...

2012.07.25

Customs Officers Presented with Ozone Depleting Substances Q

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA Wednesday, July 18, 2012: The Grenada Customs and Excise Division is the recipient of one hundred and twenty five (125) Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Quick Reference Cards. The cards contain information on the list of ODSs imported into Grenada with their corresponding 2007 and 2012 Harmonised System (HS) Codes. This initiative is intended to assist customs officers in ide...

2012.07.22

Chile Holds First National HVAC&R Trade Show in Santiago --E

The first Chilean HVAC&R trade show, Expo Frio Calor Chile 2012, took place from June 7 to 9, 2012, in Santiago, Chile. The expo was in a very special setting, as it took place in the Estacion Map...

2012.07.13

LG Has Presence in All the Most Important Buildings with VRF

Because of the high cost of energy, the Chilean market focuses strongly on high-efficiency products for air conditioning solutions. This is especially true of high-rise office buildings, so there is a...

2012.07.12

Canada faces disposable refrigerant cylinder battle

Jul 16, 2012 Canada: The Canadian province of Manitoba is fighting a battle against refrigerants being sold in illegal, disposable (non-refillable) cylinders. The Manitoba Ozone Protection Industry A...

2012.07.17

GEA Aerofreeze Systems renamed to GEA Refrigeration Canada

7/11/2012 Since June 15, 2012, the Canadian company GEA Aerofreeze Systems Inc. has conducted business under the new name of GEA Refrigeration Canada Inc. As Competence Center & Manufacturing for ...

2012.07.13

Puerto Rico Take-Back Law Details Still in Question

Jul 11, 2012 Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute staff met with officials of Puerto Rico on June 29 to "emphasize AHRI’s position" that the law doesn’t apply to the HVAC/R products made by AHRI members. The new law requires importers, manufacturers, and some distributors to take end-of-life responsibility for "e-waste" - but as of late June officials had yet to specify what spe...

2012.07.14

Canadian Residential Air-Conditioning Shipments Up in 1Q 201

Jul 11, 2012 Residential air-conditioning units showed a big increase in Canadian shipments in the first quarter of 2012, according to the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI).   The organization said residential air-conditioning unit shipments were up 16% in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the first quarter of 2011. Residential furnace shipments were u...

2012.07.12

HVAC/R Wholesaler Sales Up 16.0% in Canada in May

Jul 10, 2012 According to the Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating Wholesalers’ Sales Report, May 2012 HVAC/R product sales in Canada were up 16.0% from May 2011. HVAC/R product sales were up 9.7% year to date compared to the same time period in 2011. May 2012 total product sales were up 14.1%, or CAD $64.6 million, compared to May 2011. Year to date, total product sales were up 8.7%, or ...

2012.07.09

Activities of the IIR’s Commission on Refrigerated Storage a

04/07/2012 Among the several international partnerships of the IIR, those with UN organizations have been strengthened in recent years. The activity of Commission D1, Refrigerated Storage, is involve...

2012.06.29

Haier Guyana Opens Assembly Line

Jun 28, 2012 The Guyana operation of Chinese appliance and consumer electronics giant Haier started up its first assembly operation last week. Haier Guyana is based in the capital city if Georgetown....

 
 
 
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