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May 20, 2026

𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗜𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Some refrigerants are still sold, mainly because the installed base still needs them. 𝗥𝟰𝟭𝟬𝗔 / 𝗥𝟯𝟮 / 𝗥𝟭𝟯𝟰𝗮 / 𝗥𝟰𝟬𝟳𝗖: They are not necessarily the future of the market. But they remain connected to thousands of existing systems that still need to operate, be maintained,…

May 20, 2026

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Not only because of regulation. But because of scale. Supermarkets are distributed, always operating, and cannot tolerate disruption. In the coming years, a large part of this installed base will require investment: ◾ to align with the F-Gas trajectory ◾ to anticipate refrigerant constraints ◾…

May 20, 2026

𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁.

Very often, it starts with a conversation. This comes from a simple observation: 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹. At that stage, the issue is not yet to choose…

May 20, 2026

Rétrofit CVC/R : du remplacement de fluide à la réflexion sur l’avenir d’une installation

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April 20, 2026

𝗜𝗳 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝘁.

In many technical industries, knowledge is often treated as a form of power. ◾ Something to protect. ◾ Something to control. ◾ Sometimes even something to retain within a limited group. At first glance, this approach seems logical. ✔️ Protect the know-how ✔️ Maintain…