UK News
4th July 2014
Bitzer’s Gwyneth retires
UK: Gwyneth Kupczyk, secretary to Bitzer UK md Kevin Glass and one of the company’s longest serving employees, has retired. Gwyneth joined Bitzer UK…
4th July 2014
AMP charity cyclists raise over £7,000
[caption id="attachment_6555" align="alignright" width="441"] AMP director Polly McConachie crosses the finish line[/caption] UK: The team from air conditioning distributor AMP raised more than £7,000 from…
4th July 2014
SIG buys Dutch ventilation company
[caption id="attachment_6546" align="alignright" width="400"] The Inatherm hq in Waalwijk[/caption] UK: SIG, the Sheffield-based building products distributor, has acquired Dutch ventilation product distributor Inatherm. The deal…
3rd July 2014
B&ES updates clean ductwork guide
UK: The Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES) has published an update to its Internal Cleanliness of Ventilation Systems good practice guide. The newly updated…
2nd July 2014
WRAP calls for lower fridge temperatures
[caption id="attachment_6507" align="alignright" width="250"] Richard Swannell[/caption] UK: A respected microbiologist and environmental engineer has called for a lowering of chilled food storage temperatures. Welcoming this…
1st July 2014
Epta buys Cold Service
UK: Multi-national commercial equipment supplier Epta has acquired the Hampshire-based Cold Service Group. The move is seen as positioning Epta as a national service provider,…
1st July 2014
Integral relocates Leicester hq
[caption id="attachment_6487" align="alignright" width="200"] Bryan Glastonbury: "a springboard for the future"[/caption] UK: Integral UK has relocated the headquarters of its national refrigeration business to new,…
1st July 2014
Beijer Ref renames United Refrigeration
UK: Beijer Ref, the refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaling giant, is to rename its United Refrigeration wholesale business RW Refrigeration Wholesale. Since the acquisition in…
1st July 2014
Airedale hosts Labour’s business review
[caption id="attachment_6473" align="alignright" width="450"] Labour leader Ed Miliband presents the report at Airedale's temporary premises[/caption] UK: Air conditioning company Airedale was again at the centre…
30th June 2014
F-gas is high on Toshiba’s agenda
UK: The latest F-gas changes and their implications were high on the agenda at Toshiba UK’s recent annual conference. The event at Twickenham Stadium, home…
30th June 2014
IMechE: refrigeration must feed the world
UK: The Institution of Mechanical Engineers has called for urgent action to roll out a sustainable cold chain in the developing world. The London-based Institution…
29th June 2014
Bright move brings £20,000 savings
UK: The completion of a programme to install LED lighting is now delivering supply chain operator Oakland International with £20,000 worth of savings. The programme…
27th June 2014
Thieves mistake cold store for bouncy castle
UK: Thieves who stole an inflatable cold store from a refrigeration equipment supplier in Clacton may have mistaken it for a bouncy castle. A report…
24th June 2014
Construction to begin on Airedale factory
[caption id="attachment_6225" align="alignright" width="450"] The new factory will open next year and provide test facilities unmatched in Europe[/caption] UK: A new Airedale is to rise…
23rd June 2014
Toshiba develops BIM solution
UK: Toshiba has developed a complete building information modelling (BIM) support solution for consultants, contractors and designers. The BIM package provides an accurate and easy-to-use…
23rd June 2014
Bright future for lighting company
[caption id="attachment_6200" align="alignright" width="450"] The new premises on the Hilton Business Park[/caption] UK: Refrigeration lighting company Advance International has moved to new larger premises in…
21st June 2014
B&ES chief welcomes new payment bill
[caption id="attachment_5409" align="alignright" width="249"] Rod Pettigrew: "Little better than theft"[/caption] UK: B&ES chief executive Rod Pettigrew has welcomed the government pledge unveiled in the Queen’s…
20th June 2014
District heat pump is Star winner
[caption id="attachment_6173" align="alignright" width="360"] Dave Pearson (left) celebrates last night's award with Star Refrigeration group md Graham Stuart[/caption] UK: Star insists that heat pump technology…
20th June 2014
Celebration night for heat pumps
UK: It may not have been a great night for English football but there were plenty of big winners at last night's National Heat Pump…
19th June 2014
Morrison sells SE distribution centre
UK: Wm Morrison has sold its South East Regional Distribution Centre at Sittingbourne, Kent, to real estate investment trust firm Tritax Big Box for £97.8m.…
19th June 2014
Davro headlines Northern Dinner
UK: Bobby Davro will headline this year’s Institute of Refrigeration Northern Branch Dinner. The popular comedian will provide the after-dinner entertainment at this year’s event…