Europe
HRP recruits new training centre sales manager
May 28, 2015 HRP has appointed Dave Hilton as training centre sales manager. He will be developing the company’s training operations at a time of planned expansion. With a Master’s degree in architecture, Dave has extensive experience of sustainable building and MCS technologies, working for manufacturers to deliver courses for installers, specifiers and designers to achieve industry...
Danfoss OK for R404A replacements
May 27, 2015 DENMARK: The lower GWP refrigerants R407A/F have been validated for use in Danfoss Maneurop reciprocating MTZ compressors and Danfoss scrolls MLZ. The qualification plan encompasse...
Contractor group VDKF joins ASERCOM
May 27, 2015 GERMANY: The German refrigeration and air conditioning contractors’ association VDKF has become an associate member of ASERCOM, the European acr component manufacturers’ body. Wolf...
BSRIA World Air Conditioning Market Study
According to the recent published BSRIA World Air Conditioning study, the world air conditioning market continued to surge upwards in 2014 reaching an estimated US$ 97.7 billion in value - up by 7% ov...
3.3 Spain
Reported by Jose Ma Ortiz, JARN’s Spain Correspondent For the first time since 2007, the air conditioning market in Spain showed a slight overall increase of 1.3% over the previous year, accord...
Young Air Conditioning install 1st UK Daikin R32 System
27 May 2015 UK: Malvern-based Young Air Conditioning has installed the first Daikin air conditioning system in the UK which operates on R32 refrigerant. The Daikin D1 approved installer, instal...
Booker Group to acquire Londis and Budgens in ￡40m deal
27 May 2015 Booker Group has agreed a deal to buy Musgrave Retail Partners’ GB business - which includes convenience retailers Londis and Budgens - for ￡40m. According to Retail Week, the deal will see the Northamptonshire-based wholsaler acquire the entire share issue in Musgrave’s GB unit in cash. The transaction remains subject to the approval from the UK’s Competition & Markets Aut...
TROX nears ￡1m project completion
27 May 2015 TROX UK is nearing the end of latest ￡1million project in central London supplying its air cooling products to the 1 & 2 New Ludgate project in London Working again with develo...
Free CPD-certified ESOS guide from Mitsubishi Electric
27 May 2015 Mitsubishi Electric is offering a free CPD-certified guide for organisations facing the compulsory requirements of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) by the end of year Th...
Queen’s Speech ‘A missed opportunity for built environment’
27 May 2015 The UK Green Building Council has responded to the Queen’s Speech, highlighting how “energy efficiency remains on the Government’s blind side.” In the speech at the State Opening of...
