A 700-page book on the history of mobile vehicle air conditioning in Australia and New Zealand, Cool Mavericks, was launched in Brisbane last month.

Australia’s HVACR industry continues to enjoy double digit growth, according to the newly-released Cold Hard Facts 4 (CHF4) report.

Sanhua (Vietnam) Company Limited inaugurated its expanded factory, part of a $60.8 million investment in the northern coastal city of Hai Phong, last week.

Rheem has announced its intent to acquire Nortek Global HVAC, a leading manufacturer of air-conditioning products, from Madison Industries.

ARBS, Australia’s leading HVACR and building services exhibition has released a new whitepaper, Catalysts for Change: Learnings from ARBS 2024.

MBS HVAC, the official distributor of Midea’s complete chiller range in Australia and New Zealand, has introduced MagBoost Apex magnetic bearing centrifugal chillers.

ENGIE Refrigeration is planning the global premiere of its new air cooled chiller at Chillventa, which opens its doors in Nuremberg from 8-10 October 2024.

Daikin Applied has introduced the next generation of its self-contained HVAC system (Model SWP J-Vintage), a highly efficient unit which uses R-32 refrigerant.

LG Electronics has launched its range of residential split system air-conditioners with ThinQ technology into the New Zealand market through its ‘WS’ and ‘WH’ series.

Güntner, the market leader in innovative heat exchange solutions, has launched its new future-proof product range of data-driven controllers and solutions known as aicore.

LG Electronics Australia (LG) has announced the local availability of its latest ducted air conditioners, which are designed for high performance and easy installation.

Hanon Systems has announced the development of the world's first 4th generation heat pump system, a key thermal management component for electric vehicles (EVs).

Panasonic Corporation has started an experiment to utilise heat produced during power generation using pure hydrogen fuel cell generators as a heat source for an absorption chiller.

Advanced Cooling Technologies has successfully installed Wrap-Around Heat Pipe Heat Exchangers at the 3M semiconductor plant in South Korea significantly enhancing cleanroom AC performance.

Airedale by Modine has announced the United States launch of its cooling system Optimizer.

Kaltra’s new Evo platform has been complemented by air-cooled chillers with scroll compressors that run on refrigerants R410a, R452b, and R454b.