Europe
Agro Merchants buys Poland Services Transport
July 3, 2017 Gdansk, Poland: Agro Merchants Group has bought Poland Services Transport - Logistyka. “This acquisition represents a significant entry for Agro into a new market and expands its geographic reach and service offerings throughout Europe,” Agro says. Poland Services Transport has a 58,000-cubic meter frozen warehouse near the port of Gda?sk. The company specialises in stor...
Bitzer condensing units win the HVACR trust award
July 3, 2017 Karlsruhe/Sindelfingen, 30 June 2017. BITZER couldn’t be happier about this confirmation of customer trust: with its condensing units, the company won the 2017 HVACR trust award (Vertraue...
BTGA forms refrigeration section
2 JUL 2017 GERMANY: The leading German building technology association has set up a specialist refrigeration technology section in recognition of the sector’s demands and ever-increasing importance. ...
Epta buys Philippines distributor
1 JUL 2017 ITALY: Commercial refrigeration manufacturer Epta SpA has acquired its longstanding distributor in the Philippines King Richard Shop System. The acquisition will enable Epta to expand its ...
Renault and CoolKit ready for business
30 June 2017 Renault Trucks has chosen CoolKit as an official provider of their refrigerated conversions for the new Ready for Business range of commercial vehicles. CoolKit will be the officia...
CFCs found in Swiss groundwater
30 JUN 2017 SWITZERLAND: Mystery surrounds the source of traces of CFCs found in groundwater samples in the Fraubrunnen area of Bern. The Bern Office for Water and Waste says the concentrations are partly above the permissible maximum value of 10ml/litre but insists that there is no danger to the population as the drinking water supply in the region is not affected by this incident. Emmenta...
Finns takes the win
June 30, 2017 Engineering Tomorrow Award winners 2017 with Niels B. Christiansen Engineering talents Tommi Reinikka and Roni Luhtala from Tampere University of Technology in Finland receive the second...
GEA appoints Martine Snels as new member to the Executive Bo
Dusseldorf, June 30, 2017 - The Supervisory Board of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft has appointed Martine Snels to GEA’s Executive Board with effect from the beginning of October 2017. She will assume r...
HVR awards deadline extended to july 28
30 June 2017 Companies and individuals within the HVAC sector have been presented with one final opportunity to enter themselves into the running for a prestigious HVR Award; due to popular demand, the deadline for entries has been extended to July 28. From the new ‘Wholesaler/Distributor of the Year’ category to the returning ‘Trainee of the Year’ accolade, the 2017 HVR Awards embraces al...
CoolKit leads the pack
June 29, 2017 CoolKit is one of the first approved partners named for the new Toyota Converter programme. The Toyota Trade Plus programme provides off-the-shelf and bespoke LCV conversions thro...
