Air Conditioning

Vertiv acquires STL

Vertiv has acquired Strategic Thermal Labs LLC (STL), a specialist in advanced liquid-cooling technologies.

Carrier launched inverter water-cooled chillers and heat recovery chillers in Japan last week.

SWEP has formed a partnership with Microchannel Devices (MCD) to expand the company’s market offering with printed circuit heat exchangers (PCHE).

Trane Technologies expects to hire more than 1,000 additional technicians over the next 18 months as demand for advanced HVAC systems continues to grow in the United States.

While the fundamentals of refrigeration and air conditioning are important, Daikin believes the industry must modernise training to keep pace with technological change.

The 2026 Ozone2Climate (O2C) Technology Roadshow and Industry Roundtable begins in China today.

Midea has officially reached the milestone of 10 million units in global sales for its R290 air conditioners.

Despite a massive data centre investment boom, the adoption of liquid cooling technology in Australia is still in its infancy.

Vertiv has entered into an agreement to acquire ThermoKey S.p.A., a leading provider of heat rejection and heat-exchange technologies.

Kaltra has announced a seasonal discount program for replacement coils designed for air-cooled chillers manufactured by Carrier, York, and Trane.

Ecolab has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CoolIT Systems, a high-growth, high-margin leader in liquid cooling technology, in a deal worth $US4.75 billion.

Advansor has released SteelXL Heat Pumps for large-scale heating and cooling and powered by natural CO2 refrigerant.

Presenting its US growth outlook at the 2026 JP Morgan Industrials Conference in Washington yesterday, Daikin made it clear that HVAC is no longer just a comfort category it is critical infrastructure.

Accelsius has introduced the NeuCool IR150, the industry’s first fully integrated rack-level cooling solution.

WinDC has formed a strategic partnership with Armada to deploy Australia’s first network of portable AI factories powered by renewable energy.

Midea has opened its first dedicated HVAC showroom and experience centre in Australia, marking a significant milestone in the company’s local expansion.