Europe
Ad-hoc notification according to Article 17 MAR, GEA announc
6 Feb 2017 Today, making use of the authorization to acquire and use treasury stock granted by the Annual General Meeting on April 16, 2015, the Executive Board of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft decided...
Viessmann launches social media channels for installers
6 February 2017 Viessmann has launched three new social media channels specifically for installers - the Viessmann Installer Channel on YouTube, the Viessmann Trade Twitter feed and the Viessmann Inst...
BPMA continues to lobby for the removal of illegal pumps
6 February 2017 The British Pump Manufacturers’ Association (BPMA) is calling on the National Measurement Regulatory Office (NMRO), in its role as UK Market Surveillance Authority, to take all appropriate action to ensure that illegal pumps are removed from the market and that all future imports are curtailed with immediate effect. Market Surveillance is a key element of a fair and e...
Calls for UK cooling companies to help Indian farmers
February 5, 2017 Birmingham, UK: Scientists from the University of Birmingham are calling on innovative British cooling businesses to join them in India as part of a research initiative to help double farmers’ incomes, whilst reducing their impact on the environment. The Birmingham Energy Institute, supported by the UK’s Science and Innovation team, Department for International Trade, and I...
Magnusson joins Advansor Sweden
5 FEB 2017 DENMARK: Morgan Magnusson has been appointed project manager Sweden by Danish CO2 refrigeration systems specialist Advansor. Formerly marketing manager at Swedish refrigeration equip...
Longer trailer trial extended and open to new operators
February 3, 2017 London, UK: Trials to assess longer trailers in the UK have been extended by five years and will incorporate an additional 1,000 vehicles, with the Department for Transport also inviting new companies to participate, the SMMT reports. The DfT announced the move last week, after a consultation launched back in September to assess the environmental and cost benefits of the sc...
Carrier’s new Danaos(R) service counter delivers total trans
Feb 3, 2017 COLOGNE, Germany Carrier Commercial Refrigeration’s new service counter, the DanaosR Total Transparency (TT), features a continuous glass superstructure without brackets, allowing the fres...
Refrigerant safety standards high on global agenda
02/02/2017 ・ During the meetings under the Montreal Protocol which took place in Vienna (Austria), on July 15-24, 2016, many discussions focused on the necessity to revise safety standards in order t...
A responsible community, from science to society
01/02/2017 Finding its roots in basic science, refrigeration has developed into a full-fledged engineering discipline and is now a flourishing economic activity and, more important, an essential commo...
CoolKit revenue grows 46%
February 2, 2017 Burnley, Lancashire, UK: CoolKit reports revenues up 46% in 2016 to reach ￡10 million. Rupert Gatty, managing director, CoolKit, said: “Our 2015 investment of ￡2 million in m...
Danfoss Names New Sales Manager to Support Electric Heating
February 2, 2017 Danfoss Names New Sales Manager to Support Electric Heating Business Danfoss, a manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical components and controls for air condit...
EU paves way for global HFC phase-down
2 FEB 2017 EUROPE: Ratification of the Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol could be virtually assured following proposed backing from the European Commission. The European Commission toda...
