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Tag: New Zealand
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New Zealand to strengthen refrigerant product stewardship
The New Zealand government is aiming to better manage synthetic refrigerants by drafting regulations for a product stewardship scheme.
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FMANZ offers compelling case for improving IAQ
FMANZ has released a report that presents a compelling economic case for improving IAQ in New Zealand’s buildings.
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A-Gas opens refrigerant testing lab in NZ
Refrigerant supplier A-Gas has launched a laboratory in New Zealand with the capability to test the quality of refrigerants against AHRI Standard 700. AHRI 700 specifies acceptable levels of contaminants (purity requirements) for fluorocarbon, hydrocarbon, and carbon dioxide refrigerants, regardless of source, and lists acceptable test methods. According to A-Gas, the new lab – located […]
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NZ HVAC&R Hub trade show confirms dates and speakers
A compelling program has been assembled for New Zealand’s HVAC&R Hub event slated for June 20–21 at the Auckland Showgrounds, Greenlane, Auckland. The trade-only event is being co-hosted by IRHACE, and held as part of BuildNZ. “Attendees will get to experience the latest and greatest in heating, cooling and air quality control technologies and all […]
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A-Gas expands refrigerant management capabilities
A-Gas has announced that its PyroPlas refrigerant destruction technology will soon be available in Australia and New Zealand. The equipment is designed to deal with halons, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and mixtures of all previous generations of used refrigerant, as well as an increase in the prevalence of flammables. A-Gas has operated PyroPlas in the US for […]
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AIRAH and IRHACE seal MoU
The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) and the Institute of Refrigeration, Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers of New Zealand Inc., (IRHACE) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding. Although the two member bodies have co-operated on initiatives and knowledge sharing for many years now, the arrangement has always been an informal one. […]
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Cost-effective refrigeration
Massey University in New Zealand is holding a four-day teaching workshop about refrigeration from Tuesday, September 3 until Friday, September 6. The workshop will bring together users of industrial refrigeration equipment, suppliers of industrial and large commercial refrigeration equipment, energy suppliers, consultants, researchers, and those involved in refrigeration education at tertiary level to upgrade their […]
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Incoming: New AC energy-efficiency standards
As reported last month, the Australian government is changing energy efficiency regulations for air conditioners up to 65kW in capacity. A draft version of the new “determination” (the instrument that regulates energy efficiency) is now available, and more details of the changes have been confirmed. The first major change is the introduction of a more […]
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MHIAA appoints NZ Sales Manager
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioners Australia (MHIAA) has announced the appointment of a new Sales Manager for the New Zealand region. Annemarie Schaal (previously the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air Conditioning Europe (MHIAE) Sales Manager for Germany, France, Ireland and MHIAE’s Eastern European distributors) has been working with the company since 2012. She has a technical background […]
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New Zealand plans HFC phase-down
In October 2016, New Zealand, Australia and almost 200 other countries adopted the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase down HFCs. Australia started reducing HFC import quotas at the beginning of 2018, and now New Zealand is looking at 2020 to begin the same process. The New Zealand cabinet recently agreed to ratify […]
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Reece confirms Heatcraft NZ purchase
Reece has officially taken ownership of Heatcraft’s New Zealand operations, after announcing the acquisition from Swedish company Beijer Ref at the end of March 2018. Daniel Palumbo, Reece Group general manager of operations, says: “We’re excited to recently take ownership of Heatcraft’s operations in New Zealand and work with our new colleagues to continue providing […]