Europe

2017.06.15

Fight against plagiarism: Protecting the future

June 14, 2017 Counterfeit products can cause significant damage, not to mention the non-quantifiable reputation damage suffered by manufacturers as a result of products that are often of low quality. ...

2017.06.15

Pruitt confirms Paris exit

13 JUN 2017 ITALY: The US stood firm on its decision to exit the Paris climate agreement when the G7 countries met in Bologna, yesterday. As environment ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy,...

2017.06.14

MCE - Mostra Convegno Expocomfort Launches Country Partner I

2017-06-13 Milan, 12th June 2017 - Preparations are in full swing for MCE 2018 - MOSTRA CONVEGNO EXPOCOMFORT. Right now, the trade show is witnessing the same bookings numbers from exhibitors as this...

2017.06.14

NFT scoops Southern Salads contract

June 13, 2017 Alfreton, Derbyshire, UK: NFT has a new contract to provide temperature-controlled distribution of Southern Salads products in the UK.   Increased transport flexibility and vehicle availability were key challenges for Southern Salads - the company previously used its own dedicated fleet.   NFT’s solution removes the need for dedicated journeys and opens up NFT’s UK transpor...

2017.06.14

Carel: 231 million euros, an increase of 13.5% over 2015

14 JUN 2017 CAREL has announced its consolidated results for the 2016 financial year, confirming and indeed improving the positive trend in earnings recorded over the last five years. As of 31 Decemb...

2017.06.14

Spanish association joins AREA

13 JUN 20170 BELGIUM: European air conditioning and refrigeration contractors’ group AREA has extended its membership with the addition of associations from Spain and Thailand.   The addition of Spanish association AEFYT and the Thai group TRA brings AREA’s membership to 25 national member associations representing 21 countries from Europe and beyond.   AEFYT’s members, mainly SMEs, are ...

2017.06.14

Aspen Pumps staff to join in Race for Life

13 June 2017 Aspen Pumps staff are taking on the challenge of Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life to raise money for research into more than 200 types of cancer.   The eight-strong team of women a...

2017.06.14

Wieland at the CWIEME 2017

Jun 13, 2017 Visit the CWIEME in Berlin from 20 to 22 June 2017. This trade fair is the meeting place for the transformer, electric motor and power generation industries all over Europe. At the CWIEME...

2017.06.13

Aldi sets out stall for US expansion

June 12, 2017 Essen, Germany: German discount chain Aldi has pledged to invest $3.4bn to expand its US shop network to 2,500 by 2022, according to a report from Reuters.   Aldi operates 1,600 shops in the US and earlier this year said it would add another 400 by the end of 2018 and spend $1.6bn to remodel 1,300 of them.   German rival Lidl is opening the first of its 100 US shops this we...

2017.06.13

Business booms for Britain’s Top 25

June 12, 2017 London, UK:  The Cold Chain News Top 25 listing for 2017, sponsored by Gray & Adams, published this week (15 June) reveals that most temperature-controlled companies boosted tur...