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Russia’s Air Conditioner Market in 2016
Reported by Dmitry Kuzin, executive director of the Association of Professional Companies in the Industry of Climate (APIC, Russia) The year 2016 was not easy for the Russian market. Even though sales of room air conditioners (RACs) increased by 5% on volume basis, they fell by 15% on a value basis. This imbalance happened due to the 15-17% drop of the ex-works prices of Chinese products, which ac...
Energolux to Come to Russia
Swiss-based Energolux is a developer of professional air conditioning, ventilation, and heating systems. Energolux plans to introduce its products to the Russian and CIS markets in the first quarter of 2017. Severkon is the official distributor of Energolux equipment in Russia and the CIS countries. Energolux will present its products and advanced technologies in March during the Climate Wo...
Zilon Expanding Its Fan Range
In 2017, Russian manufacturer Zilon expanded its range of ventilation equipment and presented three new items: fans in soundproof casing for round and rectangular ducts and rooftop fans. The Zk...
Potok Now Used in Russian Schools
In December 2016, Potok air disinfection equipment was installed at the Odintsovo Linguistic Gymnasium as part of a program of targeted assistance to socially important institutions in Moscow. ...
Blagovest New Forced Draft Unit
In 2016, Russia-based Blagovest expanded its range of forced draft units ВПУ produced since 2002, adding units with EC motors. New equipment has impellers with backward curved blades, which reduces the dust deposition on the fan blades, leading to a 1.5 times increase of the maintenance interval. Moreover, EC motor allows reduction of energy consumption and operating costs. Units ВПУ...
Grundfos TP 200 Pumps Now Produced in Russia
Grundfos started the production of its TP 200 series of pumps for air conditioning and heating systems at its plant in Istra. Grundfos TP 200 is a line of single-stage centrifugal inline pumps ...
The New Consortium
Cherbrooke, DeVitro Group, and the State Specialized Design Institute Rosatom (GSPI) formed a consortium. GSPI has great experience in facility design for the nuclear industry, research centers, industrial enterprises, and civil engineering and construction. Cherbrooke is one of the Russian climate market’s leaders. It provides all types of climate and ventilation equipment to the construct...
Hoval Ventilation Units Manufactured in Russia
With 100 years of history, Hoval is a leading innovator in the design of boilers and decentralized ventilation systems. Hoval launched production of ventilation units in Russia in cooperation with Uni...
Schneider Upgrades Range of SmartHVAC
Schneider Electric upgrades its range of the SmartHVAC control system for ventilation systems. The upgraded devices can offer up to 30% reduction in electricity consumed by climate equipment when used...
Elita Becomes the Official Samsung Distributor
Elita became Samsung’s official distributor delivering the entire range of Samsung air conditioners including variable refrigerant flow (VRF) and multi-split systems to the Russian market. Elit...


