Europe
Beijer Ref sales grow 13.2%
February 10, 2016 SWEDEN: Refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref has returned fourth quarter 2015 sales growth of 13.2% and operating profit improvement of 15.9% compared with the previous year. The quarter’s sales increase to SEK2,026.6m (213.57m Euro) for the fourth quarter was largely due to acquisitions. Adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations and acquisitions, the organic change in sales ...
Beijer Ref UK and Supply Partners Celebrate Success
Feb. 10, 2016 UK: Beijer Ref UK and Ireland supply partners recently celebrated the company’s 2015 success at the annual supplier dinner held in Stockport. A popular informal event where the winner of...
NxtHPG project final workshop: Breaking out the the barriers
Feb. 10, 2016 You are cordialy invited to the final workshop of the "NxtHPG" technical workshop which will take place on 16 March during the "Mostra Convegno" fair in Milan, Italy. The ‘Next Generatio...
EU 53% dependent on energy imports in 2014
Feb. 10, 2016 The energy dependency of the European Union (EU) stood in 2014 at 53.4%, meaning that the EU needed to import just over half of the energy it consumed in 2014. Energy dependency i...
Plant and asset management event returns in March
10 February 2016 This year the biennial co-located events: Drives & Controls, Plant and Asset Management, European Offshore Energy, Fluid Power & Systems, and Air-Tech Exhibitions- are again s...
ASERCOM General Assembly tackles key issues
10 February 2016 At its recent Annual General Assembly on 14 January ASERCOM outlined its activities over the past year and tackled the key issues facing the refrigeration and air conditioning industry. More than 70 guests from all branches of the industry took part in the event in Brussels where they exchanged views and opinions and networked. As the event concluded ASERCOM’s president Claude B...
German heat pump market situation
09/02/2016 For the first time since 2010 the sales figures for heat pumps in Germany had shown a slight decrease for 2014. 58 000 sold space heating heat pumps equals a decline of -3.3%. On the contrary, sanitary hot water heat pumps continued their upward trend with an increase in sales volume of 10.7% - 13 400 units were sold. The decrease in heat pump sales is a result of the overall mar...
Smart trends - market changes and the future
10/02/2016 Google acquiring Nest in 2014, Apple announcing its Siri Smart Home Application in the same year and Honda’s much publicised announcement of its “Smart Home USA” in 2013 heralded the arriva...
Too clever by half - managing smart technology in buildings
10/02/2016 Written by Roderic Bunn, Building performance analyst and manager of the Soft Landings initiative at BSRIA What you are about to read has been said many times. So to those who’ve rea...
Bosch appoints VRF sales manager
9 February 2016 Bosch Commercial and Industrial has boosted its sales team with the appointment of a new variable refrigerant flow (VRF) sales manager. Carlos Leyton joins Bosch with more than ...
