The BITZER Group mourns the loss of Christiane Schaufler-Münch who passed away last week at the age of 90.

Ritchie Engineering Company has appointed Kristen Ritchie to the position of president.

A-Gas president Mike Armstrong has joined the Refrigerant Emissions Elimination Forum (REEF).

The April/May edition of CCN is out now and features the latest HVACR headlines from here and around the globe.

The chief executive officer of a Georgia-based HVAC company has been charged with illegally importing 500 cylinders of potent greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) into the United States.

A-Gas has finalised the acquisition of Refrigerant Services Inc., a recognised brand in the Canadian refrigerant industry.

Trane has expanded its rental fleet of container cold store units across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Australia and New Zealand, introducing new models, features and power solutions.

Honeywell has renamed its Advanced Materials business to Solstice Advanced Materials and announced a new leadership team for the independent company.

Alfa Laval has announced plans to acquire the Fives Cryogenics business unit, part of Fives Group, for a total fixed purchase price of $US866.6 million (EUR 800 million).

Copeland has inaugurated a new state-of-the-art Engineering and Technology Centre in Pune, Maharashtra, as part of its broader $US58 million investment plan.

Weld Australia has launched a combined certification service for AS/NZS ISO 3834 and AS/NZS 5131.

Refrigerants Australia executive director, Greg Picker, addresses speculation about the availability and cost of refrigerants labelling concerns about price hikes as unnecessary scaremongering and misinformation.

SuperFreeze, an operator, developer, and owner of advanced cold storage facilities in Asia, has appointed Troy Shortell as Co-CEO.

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has amended its regulations for automotive industry professionals who require a licence to handle refrigerants.

Wieland has commenced construction of a $500 million, state of the art hot rolling mill in the United States to increase the production of essential copper and copper alloy components.

Honeywell has agreed to acquire Sundyne from private equity firm Warburg Pincus for $US2.16 billion in an all-cash transaction.