News Headlines
24th August 2026
Beijer Ref acquires Lithuanian manufacturer Refra
SWEDEN/LITHUANIA: Beijer Ref has signed an agreement to acquire 90% of the shares in Lithuanian refrigeration equipment manufacturer Refra.
19th August 2026
Samsung to establish HVAC production line in Korea
SOUTH KOREA: Samsung Electronics is to establish a FläktGroup HVAC production line in Korea to target the rapidly growing HVAC market, including the production of advanced cooling solutions for AI data centres.
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.
24th August 2026
Wieland to invest $15m in second Ohio factory
USA: To meet demand for data centre cooling, the German-owned Wieland Group is to invest $15m in a second heat exchanger production facility in Delaware, Ohio.
24th August 2026
Beijer Ref acquires Lithuanian manufacturer Refra
SWEDEN/LITHUANIA: Beijer Ref has signed an agreement to acquire 90% of the shares in Lithuanian refrigeration equipment manufacturer Refra.
22nd August 2026
New material boosts passive radiative cooling
SPAIN: A research group at Madrid’s Institute of Micro and Nanotechnology (IMN-CNM, CSIC) has developed a new nanomaterial capable of cooling surfaces under solar radiation without consuming electricity.
23rd August 2026
Roof-based rainwater cooling could reduce AC demand
UK: Roof-based rainwater cooling could reduce energy demand, lower urban temperatures and help cities adapt to intense heatwaves, according to new research from The University of Manchester.
19th August 2026
Daikin expands available EPDs
UK: Daikin has expanded its range of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) to include commercial air conditioning, chillers and commercial heat pump ranges.
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.
25th August 2026
Data centre thermal management kits for Autodesk
USA: Trane Technologies has Introduced data centre thermal management kits in Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Forma.
25th August 2026
Carrier launches engineless multi-temperature TRU
USA: Carrier Transicold’s Vector 8200 is the company’s first engineless multi-temperature TRU, offering single- and multi-temperature capabilities for stationary trailer cold storage.
25th August 2026
MHI launches new electric-driven TRUs in Europe
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has commenced sales in Europe of its TEU series of all-electric-driven transport refrigeration units offering both compactness and weight reduction.
25th August 2026
AHU upgrades fast-tracked across Scottish schools
UK: Glasgow-based RSG Building Services has carried out a fast-track programme of Carrier AHU replacements across schools in Perth and Kinross and Edinburgh.
23rd August 2026
Clivet R290 heat pump replaces LPG
UK: The first Clivet Edge Pro R290 heat pump installation in the UK has been carried out in an historic Lincolnshire home to replace a 40kW LPG boiler.
21st August 2026
A chip off the electricity costs
USA: A distributed control system and autonomous AI-application is said to have enabled a US food producer to achieve energy savings of 17%.
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.