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11th May 2016

Employers see stress as increasing problem

UK: Building services engineering firms see a growing need to manage occupational mental health. According to a new survey by the Building Engineering Services Association…
11th May 2016

Companies warned over increasing H&S fines

UK: Companies have been warned that increasing fines for serious breaches of health and safety laws could lead to the closure of offending businesses. Warnings…
10th May 2016

Fordham makes Tweddell senior partner

UK: Building services firm Max Fordham has appointed sustainability expert Tamsin Tweddell as a senior partner. Tamsin joined the London-based practice in 2000, having studied…
10th May 2016

Airedale factory receives royal opening

[caption id="attachment_22241" align="alignright" width="300"] Above: Airedale md Clive Parkman welcomes Princess Anne to the new factory. Top: The Princess Royal unveils the commemorative plaque[/caption] UK:…
6th May 2016

Tim Dalton joins Integral

[caption id="attachment_22176" align="alignright" width="320"] Service director Martin Mitchell (left) welcomes Tim Dalton to the company[/caption] UK: Contractor Integral’s recent expansion into the industrial refrigeration and…
6th May 2016

Carbon Trust director joins Dearman

UK: David Sanders, the Carbon Trust’s director of innovation has joined liquid air refrigeration company Dearman. In his new role of Dearman’s commercial director, Sanders…
6th May 2016

Space Engineering achieves safety hat-trick

UK: Bristol-based Space Engineering Services has completed a safety hat-trick with its third successive RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Gold Award. Thrilled to be building…
5th May 2016

Adcock gains quality and H&S certification

UK: Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning has recently been recognised for both its quality management and health and safety procedures. In addition to attaining the…
5th May 2016

Climate Center stocks R32 in all branches

UK: Keen to support the introduction of new air conditioners using R32, wholesaler Climate Center is now stocking the lower GWP R410A alternative across all…
4th May 2016

Hubbard questions contaminated ice claims

[caption id="attachment_22112" align="alignright" width="370"] Mark Stebbings: "The bacteria that was found is most probably the result of poor personal hygiene standards"[/caption] UK: Ice maker supplier…
4th May 2016

IoR support for women in RACHP

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration (IoR) is launching a new network to promote Women in RACHP to coincide with National Women in Engineering Day on…
4th May 2016

Heat pipes create new way of freezing

[caption id="attachment_22094" align="alignright" width="350"] Dr Hussam Jouhara is partnering with Air Products to bring the technology to commercial reality[/caption] UK: Scientists claim to have engineered…
3rd May 2016

Toshiba launches R32 air conditioner

UK: Toshiba UK has officially announced the availability of air conditioners using lower GWP refrigerant R32 from the end of May. As first revealed by…
29th April 2016

GEA UK shows unified face

UK: GEA UK took advantage of last week’s Foodex show at the NEC to present its new unified face to the market. GEA recently embarked…
28th April 2016

Commercial kitchen show heads for sell out

UK: With just eight stands to fill, the debut Commercial Kitchen show is heading for a sell out. The launch edition, taking place at the…
28th April 2016

Cloudfm offers 10-year warranty on Mitsubishi

UK: Facilities management provider Cloudfm is now offering its clients a 10-year warranty on all Mitsubishi Electric air conditioning equipment. The move comes after the…
28th April 2016

75% of firms manage occupational health

UK: Almost three quarters of building services firms claim to actively manage occupational health, according to a new industry survey. The survey was produced by…
27th April 2016

Airedale re-opens training school

UK: Following its relocation back to Rawdon, Airedale International has reopened its training centre at the new site. The fire which destroyed the company’s factory…
22nd April 2016

Website supports cylinder tracking

UK: A-Gas has launched a new website dedicated to Gas-Trak Online (GTO), its F-gas reporting and cylinder-tracking app. The new website is there to support…
21st April 2016

Toshiba VRF completes awards hat-trick

UK: Toshiba completed a unique hat-trick tonight when its SMMS-e VRF air conditioning system won a third major UK award this year. The top performing VRF…
21st April 2016

Sainsbury’s pilots new CO2 trailer

UK: Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has become the first customer to take delivery of Carrier Transicold’s prototype CO2 refrigerant trailer unit. The delivery marks the first…