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South African refrigeration and HVAC distributor Refrimate will start producing its own oxygen and nitrogen at a solar-powered plant on 2 November 2026, selling the gases through a one-time kit purchase with refills at the company's Randfontein facility. The initiative targets smaller contractors and technicians who have found traditional industrial gas packages unaffordable.
Retrofitting ageing South African buildings with modern HVAC systems requires a whole-building assessment rather than simple equipment replacement. Mechanical engineer Monde Mokhuma of CKR Consulting Engineers stresses that phased upgrades, hybrid systems, and smart controls help spread capital expenditure while addressing structural and electrical constraints in older structures.
Refrigerants Australia and AREMA have submitted a draft GWP limits proposal to the Australian government, proposing 2030 as the key effective date for most equipment categories. Compared with the EU F-gas Regulation, the proposed pathway is more gradual, particularly in the commercial refrigeration segment.
Automated Logic Contracting Services, a Carrier Global unit, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Logical Solutions, Inc. (LSI), a Richardson, Texas-based dealer. The deal, expected to close within months, adds field engineering and service personnel to Automated Logic's enterprise platform and extends its reach into mission-critical environments across North America.
Italy's environmental, agro-food, and forestry police unit (Nucleo Investigativo di Polizia Ambientale, Agroalimentare, Forestale) has launched a campaign to inspect refrigerants held by companies that install and maintain refrigeration and climate control systems, Assofrigoristi reports.
Construction has begun in Dushanbe and the Sino district of Tajikistan on an agro-logistics center and a cold storage warehouse by LLC Marmari, each with a capacity of 2,000 tons. Both facilities were among seven projects reviewed by President Emomali Rahmon on October 30, 2026.
Daikin Applied Germany has owned Ganter Kälte- und Wärmetechnik GmbH (27 employees, Stuttgart region) since October 2, 2026, expanding its capabilities in the design, installation, and maintenance of industrial cooling and heating systems. The acquisition aligns with Germany's Heat Supply Planning Act and the need to integrate heat pumps into district heating networks exceeding 35,000 km in total length.
At Chillventa 2026 in Nuremberg, Epta and Hauser exhibited jointly for the first time, presenting transcritical CO2 systems, HAUSER XL Rack industrial units, R290 commercial cabinets, and the MyEpta digital platform.
Refrigeration equipment on two refrigerated vessels in Yakutia is more than 90% worn, and replacement funds have been removed from the budget. With the catch up 69%, the volume of fish transported has fallen, and without vessel repairs, transport could effectively cease by 2027.
Secop presents new R290 compressors across three product lines — KL-Series, NLE Plus, and SCE — targeting professional food service applications at Chillventa 2026 in Nuremberg. The range spans compact units for bottle coolers to high-capacity models for walk-in freezers, responding to the revised EU F-Gas Regulation's push toward natural refrigerants.
Secop will showcase its complete variable-speed propane compressor range for supermarket cabinets at Chillventa 2026, paired with three tiers of electronic control. The display includes the new entry-level NLVE15CN and a preview of the NLV New Generation platform, all targeting the EU F-Gas transition.
EPEE's new Executive Report, based on an independent ERM socio-economic assessment, identifies strengthening leak management and extending refrigerant service life within the existing EU F-gas Regulation as the most cost-effective pathway to cut PFAS emissions by 39% at a cost of €4.6 billion (2030–2050), compared with over €35 billion for more restrictive options.
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