UK News
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…
6th July 2015
Delta Refrigeration is Safecontractor
[caption id="attachment_14413" align="alignright" width="300"] Formed in 2004 as a Costan distributor, Delta Refrigeration, aadd the entire Costan, George Barker, Eurocryor and Iarp range in November…
6th July 2015
Johnson Controls makes smart students
[caption id="attachment_14402" align="alignright" width="400"] Jonathan Williams discusses the ahu with Dave Dorney, Johnson Controls, general manager for building efficiency UK&I[/caption] UK: Johnson Controls has supplied…
1st July 2015
Over 36,000 are F-gas certified
UK: Over 36,000 individuals and 6,200 companies in the UK have become certified under the F-gas regulations, according to figures from the Environment Agency. The…
1st July 2015
RDM expands BEMS division
[caption id="attachment_14321" align="alignright" width="200"] Chris Edwards[/caption] UK: Controls manufacturer RDM has expanded its BEMS division with the appointment of Christopher Edwards as technical account manager.…
1st July 2015
Refrigeration firms back new catering show
UK: The UK is to have a new exhibition dedicated to the commercial kitchen equipment sector. Commercial Kitchen is scheduled to take place at the…