News Headlines
17th August 2026
EBM-Papst bought by US company Madison for $5.4bn
USA/GERMANY: Madison Air Solutions, a Chicago-based company with over 30 air quality solutions brands, is set to acquire German fan and motor systems manufacturer EBM-Papst for $5.4bn.
15th August 2026
Greek customs seize 1,296 refrigerant cylinders
GREECE: Refrigerant valued at over €1m was seized by Greek customs officers in two separate incidents last week.
12th August 2026
Keeping systems safe from cyber attacks
USA: Recent incidents involving cyber attacks on HVACR control systems have underlined their potential vulnerability and the need for vigilance.
18th August 2026
Ricardo Bristotti appointed Nidec GA president
BRAZIL: Nidec Global Appliance, owner of the Embraco brand, has appointed Ricardo Bristotti as its new president. He replaces Alberto Casnati.
17th August 2026
US AC and heat pump shipments up 21.7%
USA: US shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totalled 1,023,571 units in June, an increase of 21.7% compared to June 2025.
17th August 2026
Trane and Eaton combine to benefit data centres
USA: Trane Technologies has announced a collaboration with intelligent power management company Eaton to help accelerate AI-factory deployment, enhance efficiency and lower costs.
17th August 2026
Klima-Therm approved as Danfoss’ Turbocor service partner
UK: South-London-based installation and maintenance company Klima-Therm has been made an approved service partner for Danfoss’ Turbocor range of oil-free compressors.
13th August 2026
Daikin adds Sustainable Homes Centre in East Ham
UK: Daikin has opened a further Sustainable Homes Centre at the East Ham, London, premises of London Heating & Plumbing Supplies.
13th August 2026
IOR briefs on retrofitting doors
UK: A new technology brief on retrofitting doors to open-fronted display cabinets is now available for free download from the IOR website.
17th August 2026
Carel adds blast chiller controller
ITALY: Carel has expanded its iJ controls platform with iJP, a new controller designed for blast chilling and blast freezing applications.
11th August 2026
Danfoss adds DX/regulating valve ICFL 20
DENMARK: The new Danfoss direct expansion/regulating valve ICFL 20 is optimised for ammonia and CO₂ control in industrial refrigeration systems.
4th August 2026
Coldroom embodied carbon calculator
UK: Commercial refrigeration manufacturer Williams has launched an embodied carbon calculator, allowing users to calculate embodied carbon figures for bespoke coldrooms.
16th August 2026
University decarbonises by degrees
UK: Birmingham City University has replaced the gas heating in its School of Health Sciences with heat pumps, as part of a wider £3.3m decarbonisation programme across the university’s estate.
12th August 2026
Haier’s integrated HVAC solution to Larnaca heat
CYPRUS: Haier has delivered an integrated HVAC solution to Larnaka’s new district local government offices.
6th August 2026
Lu-Ve CO2 coolers hit the heights
CHINA: LuVe has supplied 28 air coolers for a newly 62m-high single-storey cold storage warehouse in China, one of the highest fully automated facilities of its type in the world.
3rd May 2026
Skills gap: the answer’s already on the van
Will Overton, director of Vectis Refrigeration and founder of the Wisdom Group FM, argues that the skills gap in refrigeration and HVAC is not a training problem: it is a knowledge capture problem.
14th December 2025
When glycol loops go bad
David McKune, corporate account manager of Ecolab EU, a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services, discusses the hidden risks of ignoring coolant health in AI-era data centres.
2nd November 2025
Who really owns the S&M data?
Digital job systems and client portals have transformed service and maintenance efficiency, but they have also blurred the line between compliance reporting and intellectual property.
11th August 2026
Carrier Transicold supports transcritical CO2 research
GERMANY: Carrier Transicold is donating two NaturaLine container refrigeration units to Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) to support the university’s research into transcritical CO2 refrigeration technology.
31st July 2026
Skills Alliance announces London meeting
UK: The next IOR Industry Skills Alliance event has been scheduled for 24 September at the London South Bank Technical College.
19th July 2026
HPA UK lines up first conference
UK: Tickets are now on sale for HPA UK’s first annual conference since its formation in January from the merger of the three main UK heat pump associations.