Europe
New Year’s Resolutions from Global Association Leaders-- EHP
Martin Forsen, president of the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) Yet another dramatic year in politics has gone by and left many of us standing astounded not knowing how it could ever happen. Pol...
New Year’s Resolutions from Global Association Leaders-- ASE
Claude Blanc, president of the Association of European Refrigeration Component Manufacturers (ASERCOM) For the European refrigeration and air conditioning industry, 2016 was a demanding ...
New Year’s Resolutions from Global Association Leaders--AFEC
Pilar Budi, director general of Asociacion de Fabricantes de Equipos de Climatizacion (AFEC, Spain) Founded in 1977, AFEC groups together 65 manufacturers from all air conditioning subse...
Yonet elected ISKID president
27 JAN 201 TURKEY: Taner Yonet, general manager of Istanbul equipment supplier IMCO, has been elected president of the Turkish air conditioning and refrigeration manufacturers’ association ISKID. &nbs...
Carrier Transicold Ensures Valentine's Day Keeps Coming Up R
Jan 27, 2017 Rueil-Malmaison, France With millions of red roses set to be delivered this Valentine’s Day, Carrier Transicold’s transport refrigeration technology is doing its part to ensure each deliv...
New structure for Remeha’s southern sales team
Jan 27, 2017 Commercial heating manufacturer Remeha has restructured its southern sales team and divisions as the company continues its growth path into 2017. The new appointments and structur...
Refco Releases Two New Condensate Pumps with Unsurpassed Fun
After over two years of R&D, Refco’s next -generation condensate pumps are ready for the world market. These new pumps have six new features: quiet mode, diagnostic LED, USB connection, digital wa...
ebm-papst Fans Set New Standards
-- Interview with Thomas Borst The Energy-related Products (ErP) Directive has laid down strict specifications which came into effect in 2015. High efficiency ebm-papst products have already surpassed...
Emmi acquires Italian dessert manufacturer Italian Fresh Foo
January 27, 2017 Emmi Group, Switzerland, signed an agreement to buy Italian Fresh Foods S.p.A. (IFF), Lasnigo, Como, Italy. IFF is an international company that manufactures high-quality Italian desserts. The acquisition will allow Emmi to strengthen its position in the dessert segment and reinforce its expertise in an attractive niche market. IFF also provides access to the Netherlands, U.S. and...
Tesco to buy food wholesaler Booker
January 27, 2017 Welwyn Garden City, UK: Tesco is to merge with Booker Group, the UK’s top food wholesaler, in a ￡3.7bn deal to create the UK’s “leading food business”. In a joint statement, the two companies said that the combined group would bring benefits for consumers, independent retailers, caterers, small businesses, suppliers, and colleagues, and deliver “significant value to shareh...
