UK News
16th March 2015
£150,000 for smart sensor project
UK: A new project to produce smart sensors which can detect and change air quality and energy conditions in buildings has been established in Glasgow.…
16th March 2015
Cold Control offers cabinet refurbs
[caption id="attachment_12040" align="alignright" width="380"] Cold Control engineers are currently restoring around two units per week at its expanded workshop[/caption] UK: Hampshire-based contractor Cold Control Services…
13th March 2015
Is regulation stifling innovation?
UK: A half-day business briefing exploring the effect of market regulation on technology innovation is being held in London next month. While increased regulation and…
13th March 2015
CDL opens Glasgow training centre
UK: Toshiba distributor Cool Designs, has opened a new air conditioning training centre in Glasgow. The new facility, based at College Milton, East Kilbride, will…
13th March 2015
Morrisons to close 23 local stores
UK: Morrisons is set to close 23 convenience stores after reporting losses of £792m. The supermarket chain says it will close 23 of its 153…
13th March 2015
Minister praises RACHP apprentice scheme
UK: Skills minister Nick Boles congratulated those involved with developing the industry’s new RACHP apprenticeship scheme at a special presentation yesterday afternoon. As revealed by…
12th March 2015
Sophie Cox joins B&ES
UK: Sophie Cox has joined the Building & Engineering Services Association as regional manager for SW London and Wessex. Ms Cox brings to her new…
12th March 2015
Thumbs up for new RACHP apprenticeship
UK: The industry’s proposals for a new RACHP engineering technician apprenticeship standard have been accepted today under the UK government’s Trailblazer initiative. The new standard…
11th March 2015
Airedale joins supply chain consortium
[caption id="attachment_11966" align="alignright" width="380"] Consortium members with
Vince Cable MP. Left to right: George Hannah, Vince Cable and project leader Mike Macleod and Ray O’Rourke,…
11th March 2015
Survey confirms lack of competent engineers
[caption id="attachment_11961" align="alignright" width="250"] Dirk Slagmulder: "Technical competence testing is far from being an industry standard"[/caption] UK: Contractors say there is a scarcity of qualified engineers but only…
11th March 2015
Mall owners fined for ac worker’s fall
UK: The owner of a shopping mall has been fined £10,000 after a worker fell while relocating air conditioning units. Westfield Shoppingtowns Ltd was prosecuted…
11th March 2015
Daikin UK opens new £1.1m training facility
UK: Daikin UK has formally opened a brand new £1.1m national training and technology centre in Woking, Surrey. The new flagship facility, covering two floors,…
11th March 2015
Mitsubishi extends apprentice scheme
[caption id="attachment_11938" align="alignright" width="380"] Left to right: Apprentices William Stow of Watford Refrigeration, Becky Critchley, of Airway Solutions and Joseph Clarke of Temperature Control.[/caption] UK:…
9th March 2015
Group seeks to encourage women engineers
UK: The Institution of Engineering and Technology has joined forces with the Prospect trade union to recruit more women engineers. The new joint working group,…
7th March 2015
Launch of renewable heat training forum
UK: A national forum that will address best practice and quality assurance of renewable heat training is to be launched by SummitSkills. Designed to enhance…
7th March 2015
Gas cylinder transportation law update
UK: The British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA) has provided an update on its guidance for the transportation of gas cylinders. Guidance Note 27 – Guidance…
7th March 2015
BSRIA revises legionella guides
UK: BSRIA has revised its legionella risk assessment and control publications. Legionnaires' Disease Risk Assessment (BG57/2015) has been written to provide a structured framework for…
6th March 2015
Toshiba recognises AMP’s long service
[caption id="attachment_11871" align="alignright" width="380"] Polly McConachie (centre) is joined by colleagues from AMP for the presentation by Toshiba’s general manager, David Dunn (left)[/caption] UK: AMP…
6th March 2015
Cold Control expands workforce
UK: Hampshire-based Cold Control Services is expanding its service to customers by expanding its workforce nationwide. Having increased its capacity 30% since last year, the company…
5th March 2015
Heat pumps? What are heat pumps?
UK: In a poll of 1,000 homeowners just 1% identified heat pumps as a renewable heat technology. The research by the Association of Plumbing and…
4th March 2015
Dr Fox to join Dearman
UK: Dr Tim Fox is to leave the Institution of Mechanical Engineers to join liquid air technology company Dearman. An eventful week for Dearman, which…