News Headlines
1st July 2026
Reclaimed R404A sees further price increases
EUROPE: The purchase price of reclaimed R404A in Europe showed further increases in the first quarter of this year, according to latest figures from the European Commission.
29th June 2026
Ideal announces lifetime heat pump warranty
UK: Claimed to be an industry first, Ideal Heating has announced a lifetime warranty on its Logic Air heat pumps.
25th June 2026
US contractors challenge EPA’s HFC ruling
USA: HVAC contractor organisations have challenged the US EPA’s technology transitions reconsideration rule, claiming that it's legally flawed, economically reckless, and directly at odds with the AIM Act.
1st July 2026
Tefcold expands interests in Spain
SPAIN: Tefcold, the Danish commercial refrigeration equipment wholesaler, has acquired the HoReCa-related assets of Spanish company Clima Hosteleria.
1st July 2026
Climalife plant to reclaim complex refrigerant blends
FRANCE: Climalife has laid the foundation stone for a new refrigerant distillation plant at the Osiris industrial park in Péage-de-Roussillon, Isère, southern France.
1st July 2026
Nordic Climate buys Swedish heat pump contractor
SWEDEN: Nordic Climate Group’s Swedish subsidiary Kylgruppen has acquired Bromma Energi, a fellow Swedish company specialising in the installation and service of heat pump systems.
30th June 2026
SURE Solutions sponsor Tranmere Rovers
UK: Birkenhead-based industrial refrigeration company SURE Solutions are the new front of shirt sponsor for local EFL division 2 football club Tranmere Rovers.
29th June 2026
Ideal announces lifetime heat pump warranty
UK: Claimed to be an industry first, Ideal Heating has announced a lifetime warranty on its Logic Air heat pumps.
28th June 2026
HVACR was highest-earning UK sector
UK: HVAC and refrigeration has been identified as the highest-earning trade sector over the last 12 months, rising 17% on average to £428,529.
28th June 2026
Carrier USX Edge chiller for data centres
JAPAN: Carrier Japan has begun sales of a data centre specification version of its modular air-cooled Universal Smart X (USX) Edge chiller.
18th June 2026
Trane R290 deep-freeze chiller
BELGIUM: The Aries N Deep Freezing (ASN DF) R290 packaged screw compressor chiller from Trane is designed to deliver leaving fluid temperatures down to -30°C.
17th June 2026
Daikin adds VKM-JM fresh-air unit to R32 VRV range
BELGIUM: Daikin’s new VKM-JM decentralised ventilation unit for commercial applications combines fresh-air treatment, humidity control, and heat recovery in a single system.
29th June 2026
Bringing ink-based technology to thermoelectrics
USA: A recent study by University of Notre Dame researchers claims to have developed an ink-based printing technology to create low-cost and high-performance thermoelectric materials and devices.
24th June 2026
Employing liquefied hydrogen as a cold energy source
JAPAN: A new heat exchange technology that employs liquefied hydrogen as a cold energy source for air conditioning and refrigeration equipment is being trialled in Japan.
16th June 2026
Ammonia heat pump heads emission reductions
TÜRKIYE: A GEA ammonia heat pump installed at the Türk Tuborg brewery in İzmir has achieved a 7.4% decrease in CO2 emissions over its first nine months of operation.
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.
25th June 2026
Daikin first to C&G Assured status
UK: Daikin claims to be the first HVAC manufacturer to have achieved City & Guilds Assured status with its Altherma heat pump training courses.
16th June 2026
Adaptation 2027 call for abstracts
UK: The organiser of Adaptation 2027, the 2nd IIR International Conference on Refrigeration Adapting to Rising Temperatures, has issued a call for papers.
1st June 2026
Panasonic trainees offered 20% discount on Testo tools
UK: Those who participate in Panasonic UK’s in-person HVAC training courses can now claim a 20% discount on Testo tools.