On January 21, we conducted the 5th Edition of Refrigerants Review, and once again, the topic of training of technicians came up for discussion in the context of indiscriminate venting of refrigerants, at a time when global attention has intensified on preventing refrigerant-instigated climate change. Nabil Shahin of AHRI MENA and Markus Lattner of Eurovent Middle East spoke for long and with palpable passion about the urgent need for making technicians fall in line. A detailed report on the conference will appear in the February issue of the magazine, but Nabil and Markus set off a tsunami of thoughts on persistent gaps in the industry that cannot wait from being highlighted.

Posted: January 28, 2026

Sustainability, standardisation and smart technology take centre stage

Posted: November 7, 2025

Sustainability, standardisation and smart technology take centre stage

Posted: September 30, 2025

Atlas Copco says that to produce as sustainably as possible, the box manufacturer relies on a modern vacuum supply, which extracts the vapour produced when the foam expands

Posted: April 11, 2024

Event to underscore the importance of addressing field heat, transport refrigeration and adiabatic cooling, organisers say

Posted: August 9, 2023

The 11th Edition of the Middle East Cold Chain Food Safety Conference (Food Chain) spotlights the Dubai Food Code 2.0 and provides a platform for perspectives from Arabian Farms, Barakat and Lulu, among others. Indu Revikumar, Features Writer, Climate Control Middle East, has the story…

Posted: July 20, 2023

ISHRAE-hosted exhibition will cover sectors such as cold storage and equipment, cold transportation and equipment, cold chain services and industrial refrigeration By Indu Revikumar, Features Writer, Climate Control Middle East (with inputs from Surendar Balakrishnan, Editor, Climate Control Middle East)

Posted: July 20, 2023

We conducted two conferences in the first half of June, and though on different subjects, the recommendation that emerged was similar – the need for greater collaboration among multiple stakeholder disciplines. The first conference, the 7th Edition of DC Dialogue, on the District Cooling industry, on June 6 in Dubai, reiterated the message that centralised […]

Posted: June 26, 2023

The greatest threat to our planet is the mindset that someone else will take action against climate change, says Dr Rajendra Shende, former Director, UNEP

Posted: May 2, 2023

Company says it is able to deliver quick ROI and up to 20% savings in energy costs by optimising refrigeration systems at scale with its cloud supervisory controls platform

Posted: April 3, 2023