Oceania
Customers come together for Lennox symposium
08 Apr 2015 Customers from across Australia and New Zealand gathered at Heatcraft’s Milperra facility in Sydney’s west for a two day conference featuring product updates and demonstrations. The infor...
Asia Pacific dominates fluorochemical market
07 Apr 2015 Global Industry Analysts (GIA) has released a new report on the market for Fluorochemicals which is projected to reach 3.5 million metric tons by 2020. GIA said the market is being ...
Refrigerant supplier fined $520,000 over price hikes
07 April 2015 AUSTRALIA: Australia’s largest wholesaler of refrigeration and air conditioning parts Actrol, has been fined $520,000 for falsely blaming refrigerant price increases on the carbon tax. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) says Actrol made false representations in a letter posted on its website and sent out to around 8,000 customers as the carbon tax came into ...
Dates for NZ’s main event
April 5, 2015 NEW ZEALAND: The Air Force Museum in Wigram, Christchurch, will be the venue for this years HVAC&R Trade Exhibition & Industry Conference. Organised by the Institute of Refrige...
Alliance to promote microgrid solutions
02 Apr 2015 ABB and Samsung SDI ABB and Samsung SDI, the leading manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries, are working together to promote microgrid solutions globally. The two companies will esta...
GECA releases new refrigerants standard
09 Mar 2015 A new standard for refrigerants from Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) has been released and is accepting applications for certification. GECA’s Refrigerants standard has b...
Revised format for second annual solar workshop
27 Mar 2015 The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) has introduced a revised format for its second annual Solar Heating and Cooling Workshop to be held on April 23, 2015 at the University of Wollongong. AIRAH CEO Phil Wilkinson said solar heating and cooling has the potential to help Australia deal with some of the nation’s electricity grid issues, such as ...
Total Facilities 2015 returns to Sydney
20 Mar 2015 Next week 2,500 facilities management professionals are expected to converge on Glebe Island’s Sydney Exhibition Centre for the annual Total Facilities event. Taking place from Marc...
Fair Go for The West: Energy smart Bakers Maison in Revesby
19 March 2015 BAKERS Maison Australia proves that taking a responsible attitude with the environment can also mean considerable savings on the bottom line. ? Efforts by the Revesby wholesale company o...
Alkimos Beach master plan sets a new standard
17 Mar 2015 Alkimos Beach in Perth’s northern coastal corridor has been awarded Australia’s first 6 Star Green Star - Communities rating for a residential master-planned project from the Green Buildin...
Seeley's 7 star heater prompts ratings review
10 Mar 2015 The Australian Gas Association (AGA) is set to undertake a review of Australia’s star rating system for gas heating products following the announcement last week that Seeley International ...
Turner Engineering to distribute Panasonic
09 Mar 2015 Victoria and Tasmania Panasonic has appointed Turner Engineering to distribute the company’s range of air conditioning products to the specialist market in Victoria and Tasmania. Panasonic Consumer Electronics Group director, Richard Tassone, said Turner Engineering has a strong track-record and has been a Panasonic distributor in Western Australia for the past 25 years. ...
