Swedish wholesaler Beijer Ref has moved into the North American market with the acquisition of Heritage Distribution Holdings in a $US1.27 billion deal.

Lennox International has announced the appointment of Gary Bedard as president of the residential business segment, effective 1 January, 2023.

Leading Australian wholesaler, Actrol, continues to invest in its national network of 84 branches as well as their staff who play a major role in the brand’s success.

Embraco has started mass production of the VESH variable speed compressor, its next-generation of the VES series that delivers up to 50% energy savings.

The national Green Scheme Accreditation program is continuing to assist the industry in transitioning to low GWP refrigerants and a zero emissions future.

A-Gas has completed the construction of its latest refrigerant separation towers at its Rhome, Texas plant, located outside of Dallas/Fort Worth.

Daikin Australia has launched commercial refrigeration condensing units in conjunction with the launch of a new strategic business unit.

Chemours and Honeywell have launched a new pilot program to enable qualified companies to recycle and reclaim R-448A, also known as Honeywell N40 and R-449A which is also known as Opteon XP40.

Australia has finally joined the Global Methane Pledge joining more than 120 countries committed to reducing emissions across all industry sectors.

The Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) has issued a ‘death notice” for dodgy RTOs that issue spurious qualifications typically based on inadequate two-day courses and inappropriate reliance on recognition of prior learning (RPL) processes.

Weld Australia is calling for a radical four-pronged approach to overcome the nation’s skilled welder shortage.

The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) has announced its CEO Tony Gleeson, will be stepping down in early 2023.

Advansor has launched a series of webinars on energy efficient and sustainable cooling and heating solutions.

Mexico has become a key market for Danfoss with the company opening a new plant in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon.

ARC's annual Summer Campaign has added TV commercials to its media mix in order to take the 'look for the tick' message to even more consumers through more channels.

Danish OEM Advansor has launched the CuBig II, an energy-efficient CO2 rack combining cooling and heating in one compact unit for larger supermarkets, cold storage and industrial applications.