Under the Australian Governments “Clean Energy Future Plan” synthetic greenhouse gases, like the HFC based refrigerants commonly used in transport refrigeration units, now attract a Carbon price per tonne calculated on their individual Global Warming Potential (GWP).

The GWP assigned per kilo to R404a refrigerant is 3260kg. This means that 1kg of R404a equates to 3.26 metric tonnes of carbon.

When this is applied to the current carbon tax price of $23.00 per tonne it means that every 1kg of R404a refrigerant attracts $74.98 carbon tax. Continue reading →

For over 10 years our Thermal Mark refrigeration unit has been a dominant force in the Australian market providing an affordable, powerful and reliable refrigeration solution for the small, medium and large size Truck range. The evidence of this is confirmed when every time I go for a drive I am guaranteed to see at least a couple of them bolted on the front wall of a refrigerated truck delivering in and around Sydney.

Why are there so many people choosing to buy a Thermal Mark Refrigeration System? Continue reading →

We are now 1 month into this new tax. I would be very interested in your feedback on how it has or will affect your ability to trade over the next year.

There has been plenty of talk, heaps of criticism and seemingly little support throughout numerous industries, but now that we are all stuck with this tax, where do we stand? Continue reading →