News Headlines
8th January 2025
EC rejects call to review F-gas regulation
EUROPE: The European Commission has refused a call to re-evaluate the F-gas regulation 2024/573 in the light of a slump in heat pump sales.
6th January 2025
Paloma to acquire Fujitsu General for $1.63bn
JAPAN: The Fujitsu board has backed an offer of JPY256bn ($1.63bn) for its Fujitsu General air conditioning business from Paloma Rheem Holdings, owners of US HVACR manufacturer Rheem.
5th January 2025
Vital medical equipment wins F-gas ban reprieve
EUROPE: Certain types of specialist low temperature laboratory and medical equipment have been granted a temporary exemption from a European F-gas regulation ban which came into force on January 1.
8th January 2025
EC rejects call to review F-gas regulation
EUROPE: The European Commission has refused a call to re-evaluate the F-gas regulation 2024/573 in the light of a slump in heat pump sales.
8th January 2025
Heat pump company Qvantum raises €108m
SWEDEN: Swedish heat-pump systems and technology company Qvantum has raised €108m in Series C capital, including a debt facility of €15m, to increase production and drive European expansion.
8th January 2025
Daikin air conditioning in “living laboratory” project
JAPAN: Daikin is to carry out demonstration experiments of a new air conditioning system that will create spaces where people can feel more comfortable and healthy both physically and mentally.
7th January 2025
Tomoji Miki named Daikin UK MD
UK: Tomoji Miki has been named as Daikin UK MD. He succeeds Hiroyasu Ishikawa, who has been appointed MD of Daikin Central Europe.
3rd January 2025
Parkman retires as Daikin Applied (UK) MD
UK: Clive Parkman has retired after eight years as managing director of Daikin Applied (UK).
28th December 2024
Mansfield Pollard sees turnover rise 17%
UK: Mansfield Pollard, the Bradford-based supplier of industrial air handling units, acoustic control products and data centre cooling solutions, saw turnover rise 17% to £24m in the year to July 31.
8th January 2025
Advansor upgrades ValuePack CO2 rack
DENMARK: Advansor has announced enhancements to its ValuePack range of CO2 refrigeration packs.
8th January 2025
Panasonic builds on US central AC system
USA: Panasonic has launched a ducted central air conditioning system specifically for the US residential market.
2nd January 2025
Carrier AquaSnap monobloc on R290
UK: Carrier Solutions has announced the UK launch of the AquaSnap 30AWH-P monobloc air-to-water heat pump using R290 refrigerant.
17th December 2024
MAN supplies Europe’s largest river water heat pump
GERMANY: MAN Energy Solutions is supplying Europe’s largest heat-pump system to a district heating system in Cologne, drawing energy from the river Rhine.
13th December 2024
Heat pumps make the grade at Bournemouth Uni
UK: The replacement of gas boilers with Mitsubishi Electric air-source heat pumps is helping Bournemouth University in its aim of decarbonising heat across its extensive campus.
8th December 2024
Air-source heat pumps maintain tropical conditions
UK: Mitsubishi Electric Ecodan air-source heat pumps are providing the tropical conditions for the butterfly house at Chester Zoo.
10th August 2022
Heatwaves and CO2 refrigeration
Following this summer's extreme high temperatures in the UK, Daniel Clark, MD of Isentra, asks whether 130bar transcritical systems have now become a necessity?
1st December 2021
Refrigerant choice in HVAC chillers
In the light of the worldwide phase-down of high GWP refrigerants, Dave Richards, UK head of sales at refrigerant supplier Climalife, looks at the various options available for HVAC chillers.
1st August 2021
The cheapest and greenest energy is the energy we don’t use
Recognising the crucial need to use energy wisely, Jürgen Fischer, Danfoss president of Climate Solutions, argues the importance of energy efficiency in the drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
9th January 2025
Industry support for Inverness training centre
UK: Panasonic, Samsung and Grant UK have supplied the very latest air-source heat pump systems to a new renewable energy training hub at UHI Inverness.
6th January 2025
HVAC+R show “co-locates” with UK Construction Week
UK: The HVAC+R Live show, previously promoted with dates in April, has now been rescheduled to take place alongside UK Construction Week London in May.
11th December 2024
Daikin seeks future heat pump engineers
UK: Daikin is looking to engage five apprentices from the Manchester area for its level 3 low carbon heating technician apprenticeship programme. Deadline for applications is this Friday, December 13.