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20th September 2020

Manor Concepts celebrates 30 years

UK: Bedfordshire-based refrigerated display cabinet manufacturer Manor Concepts celebrates 30 years next month. Incorporated on 19 October 1990 as Nationalease (Huntingdon) Ltd, it changed its…
20th September 2020

Guide to energy efficiency in cold stores

UK: With international moves to achieve net-zero emissions, the Cold Chain Federation has produced a guide to maximising energy efficiency in cold stores. The guide…
19th September 2020

Industry more confident for Q3

UK: Two-thirds of building services businesses expect turnover to increase or remain the same in Q3, compared with Q2, which saw a sharp drop in…
18th September 2020

Richard Alger RIP

UK: Richard Alger, MD of Fermod, and one of the most influential figures in the UK air conditioning and refrigeration industry, has died. He was…
17th September 2020

BESA takes conference online

UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has moved its National Conference and Exhibition online this year due to Covid-19. The Conference on on November…
16th September 2020

UK unclear on refrigerant supply and prices next year

UK: One of the UK’s leading refrigerant suppliers has admitted that there are uncertainties regarding refrigerant supply and pricing in the early part of next year.
14th September 2020

Arcus FM buys controls company BEMS

UK: Facilities management company Arcus FM has acquired Berkshire-based controls specialist BEMS Ltd. Incorporated in 2007, BEMS specialises in real-time technology controls services, using a…
12th September 2020

Hubbard plans move to new site

UK: Ipswich-based refrigeration equipment manufacturer Hubbard Products has broken ground on a new 7,400m2 facility in Ipswich.
10th September 2020

SBS opens in Glasgow

UK: Smith Brothers has opened its first branch in Scotland, taking its total number of locations up to 16 across the UK. The SBS Glasgow…
9th September 2020

Bitzer says Digital Network will transform industry

GERMANY: After two years of development in Europe and South America, Bitzer is set to launch a new range of digital customer services based on…
9th September 2020

Canadian fittings firm establishes UK base

UK: Canadian manufacturer NDL Industries has established a UK sales division to bring its refrigeration and air conditioning valves and fittings to the UK market. …
2nd September 2020

Star’s Lewis Brown shortlisted for Director of the Year

UK: Star Refrigeration contracts director Lewis Brown has been shortlisted for the Scottish Institute of Directors (IoD) 2020 Director Of The Year Awards. Brown, who…
2nd September 2020

Martin Scott joins SPX

UK: Cooling tower manufacturer SPX Cooling Technologies UK has appointed Martin Scott as its sales agent for London and the South of England. Scott was…
2nd September 2020

Climalife webinar to cover Covid-19, Brexit and F-gas

UK: Refrigerant supplier Climalife (IDS Refrigeration) is to host its next industry update webinar on September 16 – the UN’s International Day for the Preservation of…
30th August 2020

Coolair threatens action against online company

UK: Air conditioning contractor Coolair Equipment has threatened legal action against a company using the Coolair name in a series of high-profile online adverts. The company,…
27th August 2020

National ACR awards moved to June

UK: The National ACR & Heat Pump Awards 2021, scheduled to take place in Manchester on January 21, have been postponed until June 10. Uncertainties…
26th August 2020

Cold chain links to net zero online

UK: A new virtual event, aimed at companies involved in the storage or distribution of chilled or frozen food, has been announced for the end…
25th August 2020

Mark Woods appointed MD of Arcus FM

UK: Facilities management company Arcus FM has appointed Mark Woods, the former joint MD of refrigeration contractor Space Engineering, as managing director. The move follows…
25th August 2020

Nate’s recovery machine raffle aids charity

UK: Evomart, the recently established wholesaler of HVAC and refrigeration tools, parts and components, is to raffle a unique customised recovery machine in aid of…
23rd August 2020

Safety first at new BESA Academy

UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has opened its new online Academy with its first online health and safety environment course and test in…
23rd August 2020

Buoni to lead flammable refrigerant webinar

UK: Marco Buoni, president of AREA, the European air conditioning and refrigeration contractors’ group, will speak on flammable refrigerant safety at a webinar organised by…