The Coroner was particularly critical of subcontractors using metal staples instead of plastic staples because they were faster and easier to use.

One reader said the government has encouraged importers to inflate the price of gas to the trade, so there should be a more realistic price for returned refrigerants.

The ACCC is proposing to authorise the CEC Code for five years.

The department is also undertaking a study into the potential for recycling end-of-life products such as refrigerators and air conditioners.

The ants spread to 90 out of 150 air conditioning units in a single apartment building.

Loans can be used to upgrade industrial refrigeration, heat exchangers, energy efficient motors, pumps and fans, variable speed drives, cogeneration and trigeneration plants.

Labour costs accounted for 21.9 per cent or $60.4 billion of total expenses.

In addition to the exhibition, ARBS will once again feature a seminar program with leading speakers and building services professionals.

The Ai Group is calling for an immediate switch to an emissions trading scheme.

The plan leverages new opportunities to reduce pollution from hydrofluorocarbons.

A whitepaper process will be initiated 30 days after an election with plans for a new policy to be operational by July 1, 2014.

A large percentage of the prize money will go back into the business.

Raising the bar for energy efficiency over the next decade and beyond.

The refrigeration and air conditioning industry is so integral to modern life that understanding the value of this industry in Australia is no small task.

For Australian manufacturing to succeed, we have to innovate and automate as if there is no tomorrow.

Despite claims of green lobbyists, industry says HFC-free alternatives are not ready or remotely suitable for many crucial applications.