Europe
Beijer Ref sees stable start to year
April 20, 2016 SWEDEN: Although sales increased, the investigation into the acquisition of UK refrigeration wholesaler HRP has contributed to Beijer Ref showing a 5% drop in Q1 operating profit. ...
GEA posts first quarter order intake of EUR 1.144bn
Dusseldorf, April 20, 2016 - On the occasion of today’s Annual General Meeting, GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft announced its preliminary order intake for the first quarter of 2016. Order intake totaled...
OFTEC underlines case for boiler replacement scheme
Apr 20, 2016 According to OFTEC (the Oil Firing Technical Association), a national boiler replacement scheme would be more than five times more effective in reducing carbon emissions from domestic hea...
Diffusion acquired by Volution Group
20 April 2016 Diffusion, the heating and cooling equipment specialist, has been acquired by the Volution Group plc, a leading supplier of ventilation products to the residential and commercial construction market in the UK and northern Europe. Volution Group plc completed the acquisition at the end of December, with Diffusion joining some of Group’s top brands including Vent-Axia. A ...
Speakers at CIBSE Symposium urge more focus on outcomes
20 April 2016 According to former ASHRAE president Richard Rooley, the building services industry needs to give more attention to what it is trying to achieve, and how to manage people, projects and p...
Focus on Commission B1 : Leading the way in thermodynamics a
20/04/2016 The latest on Commission B1: Thermodynamics and Transfer Processes Coordinated by the IIR Science and Technology Council and chaired by Carlos Infante Ferreira, Commission B1 is ext...
The way we were - 30 years ago
April 16, 2016 UK: A photo from 30 years ago this month brings back memories of what many might consider a golden age of UK air conditioning. Some well known faces and long lost names in this p...
Alfa Laval hits out at duty 'adjustments'
April 19, 2016 SWEDEN: A leading manufacturer has hit out at what it says are common industry practices to “adjust” plate heat exchanger heat duties in order to win contracts. In a hard-hitting...
Development And Industrialisation of Modulating Ejectors 'Th
Brugine, ITALY, 18 April 2016 - CAREL, a multinational firm specialising in control solutions for the air-conditioning, refrigeration and air humidification sectors, and Carrier Commercial Refrigerati...
Data Centers
Data centers are one of the fastest growing sectors for energy consumption - currently accounting for 2% of the world total but forecast to rise to 10% in the near future. This will mean a corresponding rise in demand for cooling systems which on average accounts for around one third of the total power demand and is a high running-cost factor. There is now a marked trend to locate server ‘parks’ i...
Milan Expo Headlines R32
The Italian Mostra Convegno in Milan this year became a showcase for R32 with a number of manufacturers including Daikin, Toshiba, Haier, and Hisense displaying models based on this low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant. Haier and Hisense had developed low-noise packaged units said to have achieved levels of 15 and 16.5 dB (A). The Toshiba Mirai high-wall unit features a stay-clean coil u...
Balanced Ventilation Market Slows Down
Latest figures show that the once popular double flux (input/extract) ventilation system for dwellings in France is losing its impact. Overall the market fell by 10% in the period 2014-2015with greatest losses in the individual housing sector where the system is seen to be difficult to maintain. It has also lost its tax credit status. By contrast, many new apartment blocks are adopting the ...
