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UK: Former Carrier man Richard Ward has been appointed membership director at contractors’ group B&ES. Previously holding director roles with Carrier and HRP, in his…

UK: Arctic Circle Ltd has appointed Roger Hamer as business development manager.  Roger Hamer has previously held the positions of managing director of Dawmec, export…

UK: The British Refrigeration Association (BRA) has produced an expert guide to meeting the implications of the F-gas regulations. While there have been many useful…

[caption id="attachment_15815" align="alignright" width="400"] Minister Jo Johnson (4th from left) at the opening with Dearman chief executive Toby Peters (2nd right)[/caption] UK: Minister of State…

UK: The forthcoming ACR Show 2016 has received further support from manufacturer, supplier and end user groups. The British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF), the Association…

UK: CIBSE Certification has been granted UKAS accreditation to certify energy management systems against ISO 50001. This means that the company now has the necessary…

UK: Commercial refrigeration specialist Capital Cooling has completed its warehouse extension, a month ahead of schedule. The new 4,000m² £1.5m extension consolidates all of its equipment…

[caption id="attachment_15739" align="alignright" width="400"] Jim Marner: "addressing challenges"[/caption] UK: The new president of contractors’ group B&ES has stressed the key role that it must play…

UK: Paz Bhangal of Aircare Coventry will enjoy a day out for two after finding a special Golden Ticket within a Daikin air conditioning unit.…

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…