UK News
21st July 2015
Coolsuredoors opens training centre
UK: Specialist refrigerated door company, Coolsuredoors, has opened a training centre at its headquarters in Sandy, Bedfordshire. The facility will be used to educate customers…
20th July 2015
AMP to expand tech support and training
[caption id="attachment_14689" align="alignright" width="400"] The AMP technical team[/caption] UK: Air conditioning distributor AMP is investing in new training facilities and expanding its technical team to…
20th July 2015
Wolseley opens new Basildon branch
UK: Wolseley UK has officially opened its Pipe and Climate Center purpose-built branch and fabrication facility in Basildon, Essex. Boasting one of the largest trade counters and footprints…
20th July 2015
Palace appointment for Aqua Cooling
UK: Hampshire-based cooling specialist Aqua Cooling recently had an appointment at the Palace to celebrate the company’s Queen’s Award for Enterprise success. Directors Simon and…
20th July 2015
J&E Hall adds service centre managers
[caption id="attachment_14670" align="alignright" width="200"] Mathew Noon[/caption] UK: J & E Hall has appointed new managers at both its Manchester and Derby service centres. Mathew Noon…
19th July 2015
New president calls for action on skills
[caption id="attachment_14579" align="alignright" width="351"] Jim Marner: "skills shortages threatening to limit members' ability to take advantage of the economic recovery"[/caption] UK: The industry’s skills shortage…
19th July 2015
SNP calls for increases in apprentice pay
UK: The Scottish National Party has repeated calls for powers over the minimum wage to be devolved to Scotland to allow action on fair pay…
17th July 2015
F-gas a feature of TCS&D conference
UK: An F-gas masterclass will be a major feature of this year’s conference at the Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution (TCS&D) Show. The event –…
16th July 2015
Townsend enters B&ES “hall of fame”
UK: Brian Townsend has become only the eighth person in the 111-year history of contractors body B&ES to be awarded its Distinguished Service Award. Townsend…
16th July 2015
Enter now for ACR&HP awards
UK: Entries are now open for the National ACR & Heat Pump Awards, taking place at the Town Hall, Birmingham, on January 28, 2016. The…
16th July 2015
Off-site construction guide published
UK: B&ES Publications has produced what it claims is the first of its kind guide to off-site construction. Bob Towse, former Head of B&ES Technical…
16th July 2015
Adande pipped by Rolls Royce
[caption id="attachment_14617" align="alignright" width="400"] Adande Sales Director, Karl Hodgson (left) , and Chairman, Nigel Bell, pictured at the Insider Media Made in the UK Award…
14th July 2015
Jim Marner is new B&ES president
[caption id="attachment_14578" align="alignright" width="400"] The new presidential team (l to r): Andy Sneyd, immediate past president; Jim Marner, president; Malcolm Thomson, president elect; and Tim…
14th July 2015
CMA proceeds with competition investigation
UK: The Competition and Markets Authority is to continue with its investigation into suspected anti-competitive practices in the UK commercial catering equipment industry. Investigations began…
13th July 2015
New Vox venue to host ACR Awards
UK: The ACR News Awards 2016 will be one of the first big events to take place at the new, soon to be opened Vox…
10th July 2015
Food man is new B&ES chief exec
UK: Contractors body B&ES has appointed Paul McLaughlin, a man steeped in the food industry, as its new chief executive. His appointment, which takes effect…
9th July 2015
Waterloo aspires to zero injuries
UK: Promoting a safer work place, Waterloo Air Products employees recently took part in an Injury Free Environment training initiative delivered by Skanska. Construction firm…
8th July 2015
Adcocks offers energy assessment
UK: Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning is offering an enhanced TM44 energy assessment service to its customers. Using a database of over 8,000 different air…
7th July 2015
A-Gas supports ewe-nique event
[caption id="attachment_14428" align="alignright" width="300"] A-Gas group marketing executive Hayley Russell (right) with artist Vivi Cuevas and Buttercup[/caption] UK: Bristol-based refrigerant supplier A-Gas is involved in…
7th July 2015
MacWhirters in administration
UK: Long-established air conditioning and refrigeration contractor MacWhirter Limited has gone into administration. Richard Hawes and Matthew Cowlishaw of Deloitte were appointed as joint administrators…
7th July 2015
Former Husky Ireland directors disqualified
UK: Directors of two, now defunct, Northern Ireland refrigeration companies, have received lengthy boardroom bans. In Belfast High Court, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and…