Industry News
AC engineer seeks compensation in oxygen flushing accident
AN AIR conditioning engineer is seeking £150,000 compensation from his employers for explosion injuries received after a colleague used oxygen instead of nitrogen to flush a system.
Heat pumps have "real potential" says report
A GROUND-BREAKING study of 83 heat pump installations across the UK has revealed a wide variation in performance but concluded that well-designed and well-installed heat pump systems can perform well in the UK.
HEVAR gives visitors a lift
VISITORS to the London HEVAR Show this month stand the chance of winning a helicopter flight.
Caution urged over "leaked" heat pump report
HEAT pump manufacturer Stiebel Eltron has described speculation on the findings of an unreleased study into the effectiveness of heat pump performances in the UK as "reckless and irresponsible."
Tecumseh agrees to pay $7m in US class action
TECUMSEH has agreed to to pay $7m and up to $250,000 in costs as settlement in the US class action launched against a number of refrigeration compressor manufacturers allegedly involved in a price fixing conspiracy.
Parker buys Carrier's refrigeration controls subsidiary
PARKER Hannifin has acquired the Carrier-owned Canadian supermarket refrigeration controls manufacturer Micro Thermo Technologies.
ACR News Awards entries invited
ENTRIES are now invited for the air conditioning and refrigeration industry's premier awards event - the ACR News Awards.
Carrier and Daikin report summer successes
THE world's top two air conditioning companies continue to battle it out for the number 1 spot with both reporting recent successes.
Mitsubishi extends heat pump recall to Europe
MITSUBISHI Electric divisions in France and Germany have joined the UK in issuing a recall of its Ecodan heat pumps after a faulty receiver unit burst its weld and caused considerable damage to a unit in Chard, Somerset, last month.
Mitsubishi to supply all-new Ecodans
MITSUBISHI Electric UK is to replace all Ecodan heat pumps affected by its recently announced product recall with new models.
Heat pumps are a theme at HEVAR
THE Heat Pump Association is to chair a special free seminar session at the London HEVAR exhibition next month.