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EC leaves it late to replace R22 chillers
Dec. 23, 2014 BELGIUM: The European Commission may set the rules but at least one of its operations is still to come to terms with the phase out of R22. The Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM), one of seven institutes of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), a directorate-general of the European Commission (EC) is looking to replace R22 chillers at its facility in Geel, Bel...
10 Coolest Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Apps 2014
Dec. 23, 2014 With countless mobile apps available, Fridgehub brings you the 10 most downloaded, must-have apps for refrigeration and air conditioning technicians. This chart has been put toge...
New App Allows Service Professionals to Run Their Business f
Dec. 23, 2014 SAN DIEGO - HouseCall Pro has announced the nationwide launch of its smartphone app, available for free on iOS and Android devices, that enables service professionals to run their entire business from their smartphone and complimentary web portal. According to the company, the app supports professionals with all aspects of their daily workflow, including: job scheduling, techn...
Nestle to Use Natural Refrigerants for All New Ice Cream Fre
Dec. 23, 2014 VEVEY, Switzerland - Nestle has announced that, as of January 2015, every new horizontal chest freezer it buys to store ice cream will use natural refrigerants rather than synthetic refrigerants. These new freezers represent 70 percent of Nestle’s total spend on freezers. “Already, in 2013, Nestle committed itself to buying only new horizontal ice cream chest freezers with nat...
Report Says 10 Percent Solar for US in Reach by 2030
Dec. 23, 2014 BOSTON - Solar power is growing so fast across the United States that 10 percent solar capacity is seen as achievable by 2030, according to a new report by Environment America Research & Policy Center. “We can get to 10 percent solar by 2030 if we just keep our foot on the accelerator,” said Rob Sargent, energy program director for Environment America and co-author of the ...
Chillers & Air Conditioning
Dec. 23, 2014 Systemair now manufacturer the following AC products:- Chillers, Roof Top Units, Fan Coil Units, Water Terminals, DX Splits & Multi Splits, VRF Systems Systemair, a leading co...
Corporate Responsibility Magazine Selects Ingersoll Rand for
Davidson, N.C., Dec. 23, 2014 - Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine has ranked Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR), a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, on the publi...
US: Refrigerated warehouses capacity in 2013
22/12/2014Gross refrigerated storage capacity in the United States totalled 4.06 billion cubic feet (115 million m3) on October 1, 2013, an increase of 2% since the previous survey was conducted two y...
Middleby buys Desmon refrigeration business
22 December 2014 USA: The Middleby Corporation has acquired Italian refrigerated food service company Desmon SpA. Based in Nusco, near Naples, Desmon has annual revenues of approximately 12m E...
MHI Chinese JV produces first chiller
December 21, 2014 CHINA: A joint venture between Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Chinese manufacturer Dalian Refrigeration has produced its first centrifugal chiller. The chiller, an AART-70R w...
