Europe
Don't let your refrigeration manufacturer sell you short
Jun 19, 2015 UK: “There is considerable confusion in the industry, regarding the energy efficiency, temperature accuracy and performance of foodservice and food retailing refrigeration equipment. This...
Portacool Expands International Distribution in Europe
Jun 19, 2015 BARCELONA, Spain - Portacool LLC, a Texas-based manufacturer of portable evaporative coolers, announced it is addressing the rise in European demand for its products through a new warehouse facility in Barcelona, Spain. Portacool said its business in Europe has increased by 12 percent since 2010, and the company sees significant growth potential with the new warehouse. Portacoo...
Energy efficient bakery cabinets
June 17, 2015 UK: Precision has launched a new range of bakery cabinets designed to offer quality refrigeration and ultra-low running costs. Built around the 600 x 400mm patisserie tray format,...
Eurovent Elects New President
During its annual meeting in Stockholm in May, 2015, Eurovent members have elected Alex Rasmussen as the new president of their association. Member associations have decided to change the association’...
Financial Assistance for ATA Heat Pumps?
During its latest general meeting, the French Heat Pump Association, Association Francaise pour les Pompes a Chaleur (AFPAC) indicated that it intends to attempt to persuade the public authorities to reinstate tax incentives for new air-to-air (ATA) heat pumps. Tax credits for ATA heat pumps were withdrawn as of January 2009, but AFPAC emphasizes that almost all ATA models are now reversible...
Climaveneta Rack, Full Protection and Safety for IT Devices
Climaveneta Rack is the new range of Climaveneta cabinets for the housing of modern IT devices. Conceived as an open-frame solution, the new rack adopts smart technological choices aimed at ens...
European Heat Pump Summit in Germany on October 20-21, 2015
The fourth European Heat Pump Summit - the meeting place for the international heat pump sector - will take place in Nuremberg on October 20 and 21, 2015. Its focus is to foster professional dialogue ...
EHPA Promoting ‘Heatpumpification’ of Society
On May 28, as discussions have started in the European Parliament on the Energy Union (EU), the same topic was discussed - with a very different approach - at the start of the European Heat Pump Assoc...
Heat Pumps for Low Energy Buildings
The growing impact of the French RT2012 energy regulations in reducing space heating load in new construction is prompting the heat pump industry to develop a new generation of high efficiency, low output models to match the demand. These are nearly all air-to-water (ATW) units designed to work with low temperature emitters such as floor coils, fan convectors, or expanded surface radiators. ...
Optimism in Spain
The air conditioning industry in general has begun to recover from the recession and 2014 was a year of growth in most sectors says Pilar Budi, director of the air conditioning equipment trade association, Asociacion de Fabricantes de Equipos de Climatizacion (AFEC). An exception was in sales of small air conditioning units for houses and flats - said to be the result mainly of the particularly mi...
