Europe
DPD Ireland expands into online grocery
May 29, 2017 Athlone, Co Westmeath, Ireland: DPD Ireland is spending 500,000 Euro on chilled and frozen storage at its Athlone, Co Westmeath site. The spend, which includes order fulfilme...
Climate change doubles trouble for cities
29 MAY 2017 UK: Overheated cities face climate change costs at least twice as big as the rest of the world because of the ‘urban heat island’ effect, new research shows. The study by an international...
LDC to sell stake in A-Gas?
29 MAY 2017 UK: A number of private equity firms including 3i and the Carlyle Group are reported to have submitted bids for refrigerant distribution company A-Gas. On March 1, Wealthmonitor rep...
The economic advantages of evaporative cooling
26/05/2017 According to the article Evaporative Cooling Cuts Costs published on ACHR News on May 5, 2017, HVAC systems account for approximately 40 percent of the energy used in commercial buildings. ...
'RS' series of Drop-in zero ODP refrigerants
May 26, 2017 All of the "RS" series of refrigerants are non ozone depleting with a safety classification of A1 and can be used both with traditional lubricants (e.g. mineral and alkyl benzene oils) and the new synthetic lubricants such as polyolnesters. They provide a simple & low cost method of switching away from CFCs & HCFCs including the interim ozone depleting blends. Brief summary of...
European commercial vehicle registrations fall but UK heavy
May 26, 2017 Brussels, Belgium: Commercial vehicle registrations in the European Union dropped 7.2% to ) and 181,434 units, in April this year, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. Demand declined in all segments, apart from buses and coaches, and across all major EU markets. The United Kingdom and Germany saw the highest drops, down 14.9% and 11....
Nedap wins award for Turkish smart traffic management soluti
25 May 2017 Nedap has received an Intertraffic Parking Solutions Award for its smart parking solution in the Turkish city of Izmir. As part of the cities’ large scale Intelligent Transportation System...
Jet Environmental appoints sales manager
25 May 2017 Jet Environmental, the provider of temperature control solutions for industrial and commercial buildings, has appointed Anthony Nightingale as sales manager. Anthony, who will repor...
International conference to focus on HFOs
25 MAY 2017 UK: The application of HFO refrigerants will be the subject of an IIR International Conference in Birmingham, UK, being planned for September 2018. Hosted by the Institute of Refrig...
CAREL adopts Model 231 and implements a Code of Ethics
25 May 2017 Completing a procedure aimed at improving the management of Governance and Compliance processes, CAREL has adopted an Organisational, Management and Control model, as specified in Italian ...
