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Daikin Acquires Williams, a Distribution Powerhouse for HVAC
On January 3, 2023, Daikin Comfort Technologies North America announced that the company has acquired Williams Distributing, a distribution powerhouse for HVAC, equipment and residential building products in the Great Lakes region, the United States. With Williams’ territory covering a significant portion of the Midwest, this strategic acquisition supports Daikin’s vision to expand the...
Epta Innovates at Sirha 2023
Epta, an Italy-based commercial refrigeration specialist, had a cutting-edge booth at Sirha, a key event for the food service sector, held in Lyon, France, in January 2023. Epta’s booth transfor...
Rheinmetall Wins over €770 Million Order for Propane Compres
Rheinmetall, a German engineering group focused on automotive and security industries, has won a major order worth over €770 million (about US$ 822 million) in the highly competitive market for stationary refrigerant compressors. It is the largest-ever single order for the German group’s non-military units, in this case the sensors and actuators division, outside the conventional automo...
Swegon Moves into New Local Flagship Factory in UK
In January 2023, Swegon, a Sweden-based indoor environment specialist, moved its UK manufacturing into a new modern, sustainable facility located in South East England. The new 6,400-m2 production ...
Scottish Gas Promotes Heat Pumps with Lowest Price Guarantee
Scottish Gas has decided to guarantee the lowest price for heat pump installations, with prices as low as £499 (about US$ 615) thanks to government support. So far, Scottish Gas has installed more heat pumps than any other company, and is training 3,500 engineers in green skills. Andrew Middleton, managing director of Scottish Gas Net Zero, highlights that the company is helping Scotland ...
Viessmann Group Achieves Record Revenues of €4 Billion in FY
The Viessmann Group successfully continued its growth track in the fiscal year (FY) 2022, its 105th anniversary year, with total revenue of €4 billion (about US$ 4.3 billion), an increase of 19% ...
Scottish Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan
The Scottish government is conducting consultation of the draft of Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan until April 4, 2023. The draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan sets a vision for Scotland’s energy system to 2045 and a route map of ambitions and actions that, coupled with detailed sectoral plans and the forthcoming Climate Change Plan, will guide decision-making and poli...
Hitachi ATW Heat Pump Training Started in Rennes, France
In December 2022, Hitachi announced that it intended to ramp up its training activities in France. Comptoir CVC, the sole distributor of Hitachi products in France, has opened a training center in Ren...
Lubrizol and iXora to Provide Immersion Cooling Systems in D
Today, data centers are primarily cooled by inefficient, expensive air conditioners that consume unnecessary energy. Lubrizol’s immersion cooling ecosystem, using CompuZol immersion fluids, addr...
Ziehl-Abegg – Technology Leader with Its Innovative Products
At Chillventa 2022 held in October in Germany, Ziehl-Abegg held a grand releasing ceremony for its new-generation ZAplus axial fan unit. After witnessing this grand event, JARN interviewed Dr. Sascha ...
