UK News
20th September 2016
McPhail bids for Manager of the Year
UK: Integral’s national account director, Bernie McPhail, has been shortlisted for Manager of the Year by the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM). [caption id="attachment_25077" align="alignleft"…
19th September 2016
Compressor expert is Academy Fellow
[caption id="attachment_25422" align="alignright" width="180"] Professor Ian Smith: renowned for pioneering research into power recovery[/caption] UK: An expert in positive displacement compressor technology has been elected…
17th September 2016
Dearman engine receives further funding
UK: The consortium, led by Dearman, developing zero-emission transport refrigeration has been awarded £6m by the Advanced Propulsion Centre. This latest grant funding supports the…
16th September 2016
IoR seeks Gold Medal winner
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is seeking nominations for an award recognising outstanding technical achievements in refrigeration and air conditioning. The J&E International Gold Medal,…
15th September 2016
Six students through to Skills Show final
UK: Six air conditioning and refrigeration students from Glasgow, Bath and Lisburn colleges will compete in the SkillFridge final at this year’s Skills Show at…
13th September 2016
Thomson backs women in engineering
UK: BESA president Malcolm Thomson has reaffirmed the association’s commitment to apprenticeships and promoting careers in engineering to women. Speaking at today’s President’s Lunch at…
10th September 2016
Data centre cooling is joint meeting topic
UK: The IoR, CIBSE and ASHRAE UK are to hold another joint event, this time on the subject of minimising the environmental impact of data centre…
9th September 2016
Portable vaccine cooler could be life-saver
UK: A potentially life-saving portable vaccine cooler based on ammonia absorption refrigeration has been named UK winner of this year’s James Dyson Award for young engineers.…
6th September 2016
Building services firms unfazed by Brexit
UK: Only 19% of UK building services engineering companies expect Brexit to have a negative effect on their business, with nearly half expecting positive benefits.…
6th September 2016
P&M buys insulation firm PLG
UK: The P&M Group, owner of cold store panel manufacturer ISD Solutions, has acquired refrigeration insulation company PLG Insulations. PLG was established in 1984 and,…
6th September 2016
Leeds venue for next Cool Talks
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is continuing its Cool Talks Breakfast Briefings next month with an event at Dean & Wood in Leeds. [caption id="attachment_25077"…
6th September 2016
Ron Pamplin to retire
[caption id="attachment_25096" align="alignright" width="150"] Ron Pamplin[/caption] UK: Cellar cooling specialist Ron Pamplin is set to retire at the end of this month after 25 years…
2nd September 2016
Refcom offers editable F-gas logbook
UK: A new editable F-gas sample logbook is available for download from certification body Refcom. The European F-Gas Regulation 517/2014 require records to be kept…
1st September 2016
Contractors adds four more staff
UK: Expanding Luton-based m&e contractor and consultancy 361 Degrees has added four new members of staff. Increased demand for the company’s mechanical consultancy and design…
31st August 2016
Bradley comes clean with new service
UK: Bradley Bray, sales director of Advanced Engineering, has left the company to form his own specialist refrigeration and air conditioning cleaning business. After nine…
31st August 2016
BSRA revives Birmingham dinner
UK: After a gap of five years, the Birmingham Society of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning is reviving its annual charity dinner. [caption id="attachment_22753" align="alignleft" width="300"]…
30th August 2016
Building services firms remain positive
UK: Seventy-eight per cent of electrical and building services firms saw turnover increase or remain steady in the second quarter of 2016. The findings were…
30th August 2016
UK should copy Australia on payments
[caption id="attachment_4910" align="alignright" width="200"] Rudi Klein: “Those advocating unenforceable payment charters are living in dreamland"[/caption] UK: The head of the leading contractors’ group has called…
30th August 2016
Airedale relocates London office
UK: Airedale has relocated its London regional office to larger state-of-the-art premises adjacent to Euston station. Having outgrown its previous London base in Eversholt Street,…
28th August 2016
Consultants call for Brexit clarity
UK: The UK building services sector is calling for an early clarification of the European exit deal to correct what it sees as a negative…
28th August 2016
John Thompson wins final SkillFridge heat
UK: John Thompson, an apprentice at Glasgow Kelvin College, was the winner of the final heat of this year’s SkillFridge competition. SkillFridge is a national…