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UK: Morrisons has announced it is to close 11 stores, just 24 hours after agreeing to sell its M convenience stores for £25m. The closure…

UK: The huge energy savings available by implementing component and controls upgrades to legacy facilities will be a subject for discussion at next week’s Energy Event…

UK: Air conditioning contractor B-DACS recently raised £1,400 for Macmillan Cancer Support with a coffee morning at its premises in Glasgow. The event, which included…

UK: The search is on to find the champion individuals and businesses in British engineering and advanced manufacturing. The SEMTA Awards, organised by the employer-led…

UK: Daikin UK has announced dates for its fourth series of Future Thinking BIM seminars. According to Daikin UK, the CPD-accredited series, taking place in…

[caption id="attachment_15613" align="alignright" width="250"] Kingsley Curtis: touched a great many lives in a long career[/caption] UK: Kingsley Curtis, chairman of UK air conditioning and refrigeration…

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has released a provisional programme of papers to be presented at its annual conference on February 18. Titled Emissions, Energy…

UK: BSRIA has advised members to respond to the government consultation regarding the introduction of the new apprenticeship levy. The consultation forms part of the…

SPAIN: Controls and components manufacturer Sanhua has produced a product selection tool as an app. The app, available in Apple, Android and Windows, offers selection…

UK: The refrigeration industry moves to the North East on October 1 when Newcastle plays host to three events.  The UK’s SIRACH network will be…

UK: A Derbyshire-based engineering firm has been fined £110,000 for failures in managing legionella risks. Derby Crown Court heard that Chromalloy UK Ltd, which has…

UK: Williams Refrigeration is expecting to save 496,000kWh of electricity per year following the installation of a large array of solar panels on its factory…

UK: Building services contractors have reported increased enquiries, orders and turnover in the first six months of this year. Research carried out among members of…

[caption id="attachment_15450" align="alignright" width="300"] Recently qualified ex-serviceman Marc Boynton with his certificates[/caption] UK: As part of its support for Help for Heroes, training company Ellis…

UK: New apprenticeship training standards for the ductwork and service and maintenance sectors of the building engineering services industry have gained government approval. Developed by…

UK: The death of MacWhirter CEO Tony MacWhirter is said to have had "a significant impact” on the Cardiff-based contracting business which went into administration…

UK: The organiser of the National Student of the Year Awards has announced ten finalists from amongst the industry’s best up-and-coming engineers. Four of the…

[caption id="attachment_15407" align="alignright" width="200"] Steve Pickles[/caption] UK: Fujitsu has appointed Steve Pickles as VRF business development manager for the Midlands and northern England. Previously northern…

UK: Green Point, Bitzer’s compressor remanufacturing operation, is expanding its service in the UK to include other makes of compressor. When launched last year, the…

UK: Fujitsu has published details of its latest hands-on training courses, running from this autumn through to spring. There are 10 courses in all, including…

UK: Jet Environmental has appointed Ivan Gonzalez to the role of technical manager. Ivan joins Jet Environmental from ChickMaster, the provider of environmental control systems…