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UK: To celebrate World Refrigeration Day, the Hampshire Refrigeration Society is to present an award to an individual within the industry who has shown exceptional…

UK: Waitrose is said to be set to reduce energy use in its stores by more than 40%, after introducing new technology in all new…

UK: Increasing sales of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries air conditioning has prompted a recruitment campaign for its MHI Projects and MHI Direct sales teams. The expansion…

UK: With World Refrigeration Day approaching, the East Midlands branch of the Energy Institute has organised visits to two key Sainsbury’s refrigeration installations in Leicester…

UK: The Future of Refrigerated Transport is the theme of the next Food Storage and Distribution Federation conference, taking place in September.  Organised in association…

UK: Panasonic has told UK distributors of its plans to launch a number of new products this year as it seeks to become number three in the world by 2021.

USA: Chemours has promoted the company’s chief financial officer Mark Newman (above) to the newly created role of chief operating officer. As the company's first…

UK: Beijer Ref has introduced a new cylinder tracking system across its UK and Ireland wholesale businesses, following recent changes to its reclaim and recovery…

UK: SIRACH, the networking organisation promoting new refrigeration and air conditioning technologies, is holding a meeting on Smart Energy Networks of the Future. This workshop,…

UK: Next year’s HVACR Show at ExCel has been moved to April to align it closer to London Climate Action Week announced on Friday by…

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is seeking nominations for a new president-elect to support current president Kevin Glass, as well as two members to join…

UK: The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is advising members to seek guidance from its refrigeration service company in advance of next year’s European F-gas…

UK: Building services companies remain confident despite higher labour and material costs. The latest sector-wide Building Engineering Business Survey shows that the sector appears to…

UK: Alan Tyson, who spent 30 years at Carrier air conditioning, ultimately as commercial director, has joined Aermec UK as business development manager.

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is to launch a new guidance note on Point of Work Risk Assessment at this year’s annual conference on June…

UK: Three men have been handed a total of 47 months in prison for the illegal depositing and disposal of waste, including refrigerators.   Newcastle Crown…

UK: The government has warned the construction industry that companies could be excluded from major government contracts if they ignore tough new rules on paying…

UK: Lars Fitzner has joined Nottingham-based condensate pump and ancillary product supplier Pump House as commercial manager. Fitzner joins Pump House from flat roof support…

UK: Arcus FM has been awarded a five-year contract to provide total facilities management service for 13 Co-op distribution centres across the UK. The contract…

UK: DEFRA has issued warnings of new F-gas rules that will ban virgin high GWP refrigerants, like R404A, in systems of 40 tonnes CO2e or…

UK: Pioneering refrigeration firm Sure Chill has been awarded a Board of Trade Award (BOFTA) by international trade secretary Dr Liam Fox MP in recognition of its exporting success.