Oceania

2015.08.14

2.5 Australia

Market Trends   Compared with the European market, Australia’s ATW market is still in the nascent stage. Australian ATW market scale was 25,000 units in 2014, an increase of 1.2% over 2013.  ...

2015.08.13

TAFE incorporates fan engineering in training units

11 Aug 2015 Sydney’s Ultimo College ? ebm-papst has provided Sydney’s Ultimo College with training units to support the school’s air-conditioning and refrigeration students. ? The units will help the ...

2015.08.13

Carel appoints chief executive as part of regional strategy

11 Aug 2015 AAPAC South covers South Africa and South East Asia As part of a regional strategy to meet increased demand for Carel products across the Asia Pacific, Kevin Marr has been promoted to the ...

2015.08.13

Suppliers back HFC phase-down

11 August 2015 AUSTRALIA: Refrigerant suppliers and users have welcomed the Government’s backing for a phase down of HFCs under the Montreal Protocol.   Dr Greg Picker, executive director of Refr...

2015.08.11

ARBS 2016 call for speakers

10 Aug 2015 Airconditioning, refrigeration and building services industry professionals (HVACR) are invited to submit abstracts for seminars, panels, and workshops at ARBS 2016.   The seminar pro...

2015.08.09

Aussie manufacturer looks to the east for growth

06 Aug 2015 Specialized Engineering has 60 models from 012 to 190kW. Local manufacturer, Specialized Engineering, is planning an expansion into the eastern states of Australia before moving into Sout...

2015.08.05

No accreditation plans for air conditioners and refrigerator

03 Aug 2015 The Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt, has published the annual list of classes of products the Minister is proposing to consider, during the next financial year, for some form of ac...

2015.07.31

Judges select winners for special presentation

29 Jul 2015 CCN Live to be held on August 14, 2015 Judging responsibilities for the HVACR Leadership Awards were shared between CCN Editor Sandra Van Dijk and industry veteran, Greg Groppenbacher of A...

2015.07.29

AMCA to host BIM development forum

28 Jul 2015 2015 Construction Innovation Forum Hosted by the Air Conditioning and Mechanical Contractors’ Association (AMCA), this year’s Construction Innovation Forum will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from August 6-7, 2015. Keynote presentations will be delivered by speakers from across the globe including Princeton University associate director of construction manag...

2015.07.29

Solar rebates for commercial and industrial businesses

28 Jul 2015 City of Melbourne The City of Melbourne is making it easy for commercial and industrial businesses to go solar.   To achieve its zero net emissions target by 2020, the council is offe...