Carrier United Kingdom: Carrier Solutions UK has unveiled a fully refurbished London Colney training centre, enhancing its capacity to deliver professional HVAC engineer training to a wider audience. The upgraded facility now offers hands-on education using the latest Carrier, Toshiba and Viessmann branded equipment, including advanced air-to-air and air-to-water heat pumps, VRF systems, residential and commercial boilers, controls, and specialist rigs for F-Gas certification

Bangladesh’s air-conditioning (AC) market expanded rapidly from 2021 onwards, driven by rising incomes, fast urbanisation, and increasingly hotter summers that made cooling a necessity rather than a luxury. Annual sales rose sharply from 2021, nearly doubling by 2024, reflecting the sector’s swift transformation into a large and dynamic industry. The residential segment contributed the largest share of market value, while commercial systems played a smaller but significant ro

LG Indonesia: LG Electronics has launched a new partner-operated production facility in Bekasi, West Java, dedicated to manufacturing air conditioners as part of its Global South expansion strategy. Spanning 32,000 square meters, the facility began operations in October 2025 with the capacity to produce approximately 700,000 indoor and outdoor units in its first year. LG plans to double this capacity further in the near future. The Bekasi plant follows the Korean Quality Cont

National Construction Code AUSTRALIA: Australia building ministers have agreed to pause major changes to the National Construction Code (NCC) until mid-2029, with only essential quality and safety measures taking effect. The measures include improved water management in commercial and apartment buildings, enhanced carpark fire safety standards, commercial energy efficiency reforms, and condensation mitigation. Planned requirements for home EV chargers and new residential ener

On September 22, 2025, the Government of India implemented a major reform in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure, reducing the GST rate on air conditioners (ACs) from 28% to 18%. This change is part of the broader GST 2.0 initiative, which simplified the tax regime into three slabs—5% for essentials, 18% for standard goods, and 40% for luxury items. The reduction in GST has led to a direct price drop of ₹1,500 to ₹3,500 per unit, depending on the model and brand. This

Systemair SAUDI ARABIA: Systemair Saudi Arabia has inaugurated a fully owned manufacturing facility in Riyadh, covering a land area of 13,000 square metres with a 9,000-square-metre factory. The facility will manufacture a range of ventilation products for Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and the wider GCC. It includes dedicated areas for production, equipment servicing, and repairs, and aims to strengthen local manufacturing while supporting Saudi Arabia’s industrial and sustai

Copeland UNITED STATES: Copeland announced an agreement to acquire Sustainable Process Heat (SPH), a Germany-based industrial heat pump technology company. SPH will continue to operate independently until closing. The acquisition will expand Copeland’s Vilter industrial heating portfolio, providing additional heat pump technologies and solutions for industrial customers. SPH specializes in high-temperature heat pumps for industrial steam applications up to 180 degrees Celsius

New South Wales Government AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales (NSW) Government has extended the closing date for the US$1 million Heat Pump Feasibility Grant to November 24, allowing businesses additional time to apply. The grant provides up to US$30,000 to cover 75% of project costs for feasibility studies that assess the potential for switching to heat pump technology. These studies include site screening, heat pump design options based on energy data, and detailed analysis to

U.S. Boiler UNITED STATES: U.S. Boiler Company, a subsidiary of Burnham Holdings, opened a 45,000 sq.ft. Condensing Center of Excellence (CCE) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The opening included a ribbon-cutting ceremony and facility tours for local and state officials, community partners, and employees. The expansion of the manufacturing facility is dedicated to the production of the company’s Alta boiler line.  The new production space is designed to support the company’s effo

Singapore Launches Largest Industrial District Cooling Network in Ang Mo Kio Singapore: Singapore Launches Largest Industrial District Cooling Network in Ang Mo Kio, supplying STMicroelectronics and cutting cooling electricity use by 20%. The USD 513 million project, developed by SP Group and Daikin Airconditioning, will reduce up to 120,000 tonnes of carbon emissions and save over 500,000 cubic metres of water annually. Covering 90,000 sq m, the system repurposes 4,000 sq m

Empower Expands District Cooling Capacity with New Plant in Jumeirah Village Circle UAE: Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) begins Construction of Second District Cooling Plant in Jumeirah Village Circle, set to deliver a production capacity of 37,000 refrigeration tonnes (RT). The project, overseen by Empower’s in-house team, is part of six advanced district cooling plants in the area with a combined capacity of 256,000 RT. The new plant will join the exi

Orlen Termika Launches Tender for Major Heat Recovery and Pump Project in Warsaw Poland: Orlen Termika has announced a tender for what is expected to become Europe’s largest flue gas condensation and heat pump installation at the Żerań Combined Heat and Power Plant in Warsaw. The system will recover approximately 145 megawatts of thermal power and is projected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by around 137,000 tonnes annually while cutting natural gas consumption by 33 mill

Enpal Secures Major Financing Deal to Expand Renewable Energy Solutions Across Europe Germany: Germany-based solar and heat pump provider Enpal has entered into a financing agreement worth EUR 700 million (USD 755 million) with M&G Investment Management to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy technologies across Europe. Supported by an additional EUR 600 million (USD 647 million) in senior loans from banks including Citi and Barclays, the funding will strengthen Enpal’

Saudi Arabia to Supply 5,400 Locally Made Smart Air Conditioning Units to Egypt Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia has entered into an agreement to export 5,400 locally produced air conditioning units to Egypt during 2025 as part of efforts to expand its non-oil exports. The units, manufactured at the York Manufacturing Complex in King Abdullah Economic City, will be supplied to a major real estate project in Egypt developed by ORA Co. in collaboration with Raya Corp. The complex, op

Go Geothermal Partners with The Merchant’s Choice to Expand Heat Pump Distribution in the UK UK: Go Geothermal Ltd, based in Newton Aycliffe, has entered into a trading partnership with The Merchant’s Choice (TMC) buying group to distribute CTC’s Swedish-manufactured ground source and air source heat pumps across the United Kingdom. The collaboration aims to make advanced renewable heating technologies more accessible to independent heating and plumbing businesses, strengthen

Tadiran Enters Italian HVAC Market as Part of European Expansion Strategy Italy: Tadiran, an international company operating in the battery, consumer electronics, and air conditioning sectors, has announced its entry into the Italian HVAC market as part of its wider European growth strategy. The company, which reported revenue of EUR 490 million in 2024 across more than 40 countries, aims to become one of the top ten HVAC players in Italy within five years. Tadiran Italia wil

Ariston Group Acquires Telangana Manufacturing Facility to Expand Racold Operations in India India: Ariston Group has signed an agreement to acquire a new manufacturing facility near Hyderabad, Telangana, from Hintastica Private Limited, a joint venture between Groupe Atlantic of France and Hindware Home Innovation Limited of India. The plant, inaugurated in January 2023, spans 23,100 square metres, with 13,000 square metres covered area, and has an annual production capacity

India Extends Application Deadline for PLI Scheme on Air Conditioners India: The Government of India has extended the application deadline for the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for white goods, specifically air conditioners, until 10 November 2025. The extension follows strong interest from industry participants and growing investment commitments under the scheme. Initially launched in April 2021, the PLI scheme for white goods has a total budgetary outlay of INR 6

Lacey Partners with Puget Sound Energy to Expand Heat Pump Rebates USA: Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has partnered with the City of Lacey under the 2025 Matching Rebate Programme to increase financial support for homeowners replacing natural gas heating systems with electric heat pumps. Under the initiative, Lacey will match PSE’s existing rebate of USD 4,000 (EUR 3,700), providing income-qualified households with a combined rebate of up to USD 8,000 (EUR 7,400). The programme is

Beijer Ref Acquires Majority Stake in Baltic HVAC Distributor Airwave Sweden/Baltic Region: Beijer Ref has entered into an agreement to acquire 80% of the shares in Airwave, a major HVAC distributor operating across the Baltic region. The Swedish-based group also holds an option to acquire the remaining 20% of shares in the future. The transaction, which remains subject to approval by Estonia’s competition authority, will expand Beijer Ref’s presence in Northern Europe. Found