Europe
A-Gas buys Rapid Recovery
June 2, 2016 UK: Refrigerant supplier A-Gas International has acquired Rapid Recovery, a refrigerant recovery business headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. The acquisition, negotiated through its...
Lincoln Medical gets traceability with Seven Telematics
June 2, 2016 Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK: Lincoln Medical has added Seven Telematics’ Cool Track system to its existing TranScan 2 data loggers on its pan-European distribution vehicles. Traceabil...
Waitrose wins record share of UK grocery market
June 2, 2016 London, UK: Waitrose captured a record 5.3% of the UK grocery market over the past quarter, according to research firm Kantar Worldpanel. Waitrose sales increased by 2.1% in the 12...
Riello launches training programme for commercial burners
June 2, 2016 Riello has announced details of its 2016 training programme for commercial/industrial gas and oil burners and gas boosters. Each course covers specific Riello burner models, as well as general principles. These include commercial gas burners, commercial oil burners, modulating gas burners, modulating oil burners, dual fuel burners and gas boosters. The courses are all a ...
Star Refrigeration opens factory doors to visitors
June 2, 2016 Star Refrigeration is opening its factory doors ahead of despatching its first air cooled ammonia Azanechiller 2.0. The company says the unit sets a new benchmark in chiller performance with efficiency figures that are 71% higher than the European Ecodesign Directive requirement. It is inviting visitors to its manufacturing facilities at Westway, Renfrew, to view its lat...
BESA specialist groups recognise top performers
June 2, 2016 BESA (the Building Engineering Services Association) presented awards to four of the industry’s most talented young people at the luncheon following this year’s annual general meetings of...
IEA proposed as the new home of the CEM Secretariat
Shared focus on clean energy and technology 2 June 2016 The International Energy Agency (IEA) welcomes the proposal by the 7th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) that the IEA serve as the home of a...
BSRIA delighted to announce extension of heat pump testing U
June 2, 2016 BSRIA is delighted to announce that it has extended its scope of UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accreditation to include part load testing of heat pumps. BSRIA already provid...
BSRIA Global Air Conditioning Study shows market cooled in 2
June 2, 2016 The recently published BSRIA market intelligence study on the global air conditioning market shows that global growth “disappointed again” in 2015 - across all product ranges - and is exp...
Europe sees large increase in ODS trade
June 1, 2016 TURKMENISTAN: Illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances is said to have increased significantly in Europe in the last two years, with over 200 seizures being made in Belgium and German...
New Generation Danfoss Optyma Plus Qualifies for ECA
From 1st June 2016, 11 models from the Danfoss OptymaTM Plus New Generation range of packaged units have been included on the ETL approval list, making them eligible for an ECA allowance. Comme...
Toshiba slash prices as part of strategy to double sales
UK: Following continuing business efficiency improvements and economies of scale due to growth, Toshiba Air Conditioning has announced significant reductions in UK equipment prices. The reducti...
