UK News
21st June 2016
Women unaware of engineering opportunities
UK: A leading job site reveals that 71.7% of female engineers believe young women are unaware of the career opportunities available in the sector. With…
20th June 2016
IRS offers energy surveys
UK: Bromsgrove-based contractor Industrial Refrigeration Services (IRS) is offering energy surveys to customers keen to reduce their energy use. The company’s new energy surveillance solutions…
20th June 2016
BESA members receive CIBSE discount
UK: Members of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) undertaking CIBSE training courses can now benefit from a 10% discount. Under the arrangement, BESA members…
17th June 2016
Still time to enter RAC student award
UK: There is still time to enter RAC’s National Student of the Year Awards. Employers and trainers are invited to enter exceptional air conditioning and…
17th June 2016
Daikin to tackle future of building design
UK: Daikin UK’s upcoming sixth series of CPD-accredited Future Thinking seminars will tackle the subject of the future of building design and management. The latest…
14th June 2016
Bad practices are subject of HRS meeting
UK: The Hampshire Refrigeration Society is holding its second breakfast meeting on June 21 on the theme of The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.…
14th June 2016
Hyman is new BFFF chief executive
[caption id="attachment_23143" align="alignright" width="370"] Retiring BFFF chief executive John Young (left) welcomes his successor John Hyman[/caption] UK: John Hyman is to succeed Brian Young as…
13th June 2016
IBD is Daikin UK renewable distributor
[caption id="attachment_23075" align="alignright" width="370"] Iain Bevan, Daikin UK's southern sales manager (left) welcomes IBD md Ian Smith to the fold[/caption] UK: IBD Distribution, the renewable…
10th June 2016
Industry joins Samaritans to tackle stress
UK: Three leading industry bodies are joining forces to work with the Samaritans to address the problem of mental health and stress in the building…
10th June 2016
Danny Quinn joins Daikin Applied
UK: Danny Quinn has been appointed area sales manager at Daikin Applied UK. He joins Daikin Applied from Airedale, where he was area sales engineer…
10th June 2016
Fujitsu adds to UK team
[caption id="attachment_23011" align="alignright" width="370"] Fujitsu's new appointments: Katie Ferguson (left) and Joanna Clarke[/caption] UK: Fujitsu has strengthened its UK presence with the appointments of Katie Ferguson…
9th June 2016
Graeme Fox joins BESA
UK: Former AREA president Graeme Fox is joining the technical department of UK contractors’ group BESA as senior mechanical engineer. An active member of BESA (Building…
8th June 2016
Toshiba backs All Star football
[caption id="attachment_22984" align="alignright" width="400"] Megan with David Dunn (2nd from right) and fellow event organisers[/caption] UK: Toshiba Air Conditioning and its distributor Cool Designs are…
8th June 2016
Integral bought by JLL in $330m deal
[caption id="attachment_22977" align="alignright" width="300"] Integral md Bryan Glastonbury (left) with Guy Grainger, JLL's CEO for the EMEA region[/caption] UK: Facilities management company Integral has been…
8th June 2016
CMA clears Beijer Ref takeover of HRP
UK: The Competitions and Mergers Authority has cleared Beijer Ref’s acquisition of UK air conditioning and refrigeration wholesaler HRP. The deal, first announced in November,…
7th June 2016
Adcock wins family business award
[caption id="attachment_22949" align="alignright" width="370"] Phillip Prior (right) accepts the award from Paul Andrews, md of Family Business United[/caption] UK: Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning has…
7th June 2016
John Smerdon returns to Climate Center
[caption id="attachment_22945" align="alignright" width="200"] John Smerdon: returning to Climate Center[/caption] UK: John Smerdon has joined air conditioning and refrigeration wholesaler Climate Center after nearly 10…
7th June 2016
Howard Noble joins Beijer Ref
[caption id="attachment_22938" align="alignright" width="286"] Howard Noble (left) joining John Billson at Beijer Ref UK[/caption] UK: Howard Noble, former md of recently closed Reflok Europe, has…
7th June 2016
Dunham-Bush to manufacture chillers in UK
UK: Dunham-Bush is to manufacture chillers in the UK for the first time in nearly 20 years with the launch of a comprehensive range of air…
7th June 2016
Climate Center to tackle the Yukon
UK: Employees from Pipe Center and Climate Center are to take part in the Yukon River Quest – one of the top 10 toughest races…
7th June 2016
BESA Yorkshire raises £2,000 for SCARD
[caption id="attachment_22921" align="alignright" width="370"] BESA Yorkshire chairman Andrew Hudson (second from right) presents the cheque to SCARD trustees (l to r) Steve Gough, John Scuby…