Europe
Co-host IEA helps open Bali Forum with launch of Centre of E
Ministers and other top officials from more than 30 countries gather to foster innovation and collaboration 11 February 2016 More than 1 000 leaders from government, industry, research and deve...
Embraco eyeing use of eco refrigerants
Feb 11, 2016 European customers are seeking possibilities to comply with new legislation, enacted by European Parliament in 2014 and designed to ban refrigerants with higher global-warming potential (...
Refrigeration Roundtable: Seeking Answers and Cooperation
Feb 11, 2016 ContractingBusiness.com continued its look at the changes surrounding commercial-use refrigerants and refrigeration equipment, during its most recent “Refrigeration Roundtable” summit, p...
Discover the new IIR Science and Technology Council
10/02/2016 Meet the new IIR Section and Commission heads of the Science and Technology Council IIR statutory bodies meet: planning the future The Science and Technology Council (STC), comprised...
UK boasts highest refrigerant recovery rate
February 10, 2016 USA: The UK has the highest reported rate of refrigerant recovery in the world, while Japan is said to destroy the highest tonnage of refrigerants per year. These findings and...
Beijer Ref sales grow 13.2%
February 10, 2016 SWEDEN: Refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref has returned fourth quarter 2015 sales growth of 13.2% and operating profit improvement of 15.9% compared with the previous year. The quarter’s sales increase to SEK2,026.6m (213.57m Euro) for the fourth quarter was largely due to acquisitions. Adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations and acquisitions, the organic change in sales ...
Beijer Ref UK and Supply Partners Celebrate Success
Feb. 10, 2016 UK: Beijer Ref UK and Ireland supply partners recently celebrated the company’s 2015 success at the annual supplier dinner held in Stockport. A popular informal event where the winner of...
NxtHPG project final workshop: Breaking out the the barriers
Feb. 10, 2016 You are cordialy invited to the final workshop of the "NxtHPG" technical workshop which will take place on 16 March during the "Mostra Convegno" fair in Milan, Italy. The ‘Next Generatio...
EU 53% dependent on energy imports in 2014
Feb. 10, 2016 The energy dependency of the European Union (EU) stood in 2014 at 53.4%, meaning that the EU needed to import just over half of the energy it consumed in 2014. Energy dependency i...
Plant and asset management event returns in March
10 February 2016 This year the biennial co-located events: Drives & Controls, Plant and Asset Management, European Offshore Energy, Fluid Power & Systems, and Air-Tech Exhibitions- are again s...
ASERCOM General Assembly tackles key issues
10 February 2016 At its recent Annual General Assembly on 14 January ASERCOM outlined its activities over the past year and tackled the key issues facing the refrigeration and air conditioning industry. More than 70 guests from all branches of the industry took part in the event in Brussels where they exchanged views and opinions and networked. As the event concluded ASERCOM’s president Claude B...
German heat pump market situation
09/02/2016 For the first time since 2010 the sales figures for heat pumps in Germany had shown a slight decrease for 2014. 58 000 sold space heating heat pumps equals a decline of -3.3%. On the contrary, sanitary hot water heat pumps continued their upward trend with an increase in sales volume of 10.7% - 13 400 units were sold. The decrease in heat pump sales is a result of the overall mar...
