Europe
Swep Introduces First AHRI Certified Brazed Plate Heat Excha
Swep is the first company to provide brazed plate heat exchangers (BPHEs) certified by the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). Testing performed by AHRI’s contracted laborat...
Where Have All the Makers Gone?
Power of Chinese Manufacturers on Display at IFA At IFA 2015, a global trade show for consumer electronics held in Berlin, Germany, this September, it was reported that Sony and Panasonic were the onl...
ebm-papst Cools the Garage for Hot Races
Formula 1 can be a hot business ? for the drivers in their cars, for the spectators in the sun-drenched stands, and also for the engineers who work in the team’s garage to prepare the cars for qualify...
Eaton-Williams becomes part of Nortek Global HVAC
Oct 20, 2015 Eaton-Williams Group Limited is now part of Nortek Global HVAC in Europe, following the restructuring of business segments by parent company, Nortek Inc. The alignment with Nortek ...
New Eurovent Code of Good Practice clarifies Directive on AH
Oct 20, 2015 Eurovent with its recommendation Eurovent 6-2 - 2015, has published a new Code of Good Practice clarifying the EU Directive on air handling units (AHUs). With this code of good practice, Eurovent and its members strongly recommend that an AHU without a controller is to be considered as a complete machine (similar to an AHU with a controller). The AHU manufacturer must therefore...
Daimler u-turn on 1234yf
Oct 20, 2015 GERMANY: While still committed to the use of CO2, Daimler has announced that it will now be using the refrigerant R1234yf in the interim to comply with EU regulations. Daimler had ...
Defra U-turns on uncertified F-Gas purchases
19 October 2015 The UK Government has announced that unqualified persons can now legally purchase F-gases for use in mobile air-conditioning systems (MAC), despite previously placing a ban on the acti...
Mansfield Pollard wins Yorkshire Post business award
October 19, 2015 Mansfield Pollard has won the Outstanding Employer of the Year award at this year’s Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards, which were held at The Queens Hotel, Leeds on 14 Octo...
Space Air attends Daikin Europe conference
October 19, 2015 UK Daikin distributor Space Airconditioning plc, along with a small group of its customers, joined a total of 177 delegates from Europe, Africa and the Middle East, to attend an Inter...
Building Controls Show opens this week
October 19, 2015 The UK’s only dedicated exhibition for the building controls industry opens its doors at Sandown Park in less than 48 hours, from Wednesday 21st to Thursday 22nd October. It boasts a...
