UK News
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…
4th March 2015
Klima-Therm signs two chiller deals
[caption id="attachment_11786" align="alignright" width="370"] The Gree centrifugal chiller becomes part of the Klima-Therm portfolio[/caption] UK: Expanding chiller supplier Klima-Therm has announced two new distribution deals with leading international…
4th March 2015
Acland heads B&ES regions
[caption id="attachment_11781" align="alignright" width="150"] Tim Acland[/caption] UK: The Building & Engineering Services Association has appointed Tim Acland to the new post of head of regional…
3rd March 2015
Fridge freezer delay puts lives at risk – LFB
UK: The London Fire Brigade (LFB) has accused fridge freezer manufacturers of dragging their heels on making fire safety improvements. With calls on average to…
2nd March 2015
Free-to-attend refrigerant seminars
UK: Climalife IDS Refrigeration is hosting a series of free-to-attend refrigerant seminars this month. The half-day events at venues around England will include presentations by…
2nd March 2015
Ammonia leak closes meat factory
[caption id="attachment_11749" align="alignright" width="370"] Stock photo[/caption] UK: Scottish firefighters this morning isolated two ammonia leaks at a factory in South Ayrshire. Scottish Fire and Rescue…