UK News
28th January 2015
Waitrose plans further store openings
UK: Waitrose plans to open 14 shops across the UK from spring this year, on top of two shops already opened this month. In addition…
27th January 2015
Tony MacWhirter – passing of a legend
UK: Tony MacWhirter, a hugely influential figure in the UK air conditioning and refrigeration industry over the last 30 years, passed away last week. As…
26th January 2015
Dorney is JC country manager
UK: Dave Dorney has been appointed as country manager for Johnson Controls Building Efficiency in UK & Ireland. He joined the North West Region leadership…
26th January 2015
Voting opens for IoR president
UK: The Electoral Reform Services website confirms that Bob Arthur and Steve Gill will contest the role of president-elect of the Institute of Refrigeration. With…
25th January 2015
UK ac pioneer Roy Holden dies
[caption id="attachment_10947" align="alignright" width="400"] An advert published prior to the 1986 HEVAC exhibition perfectly illustrates Roy's hands-on approach to the business[/caption] UK: Roy Holden, former…
25th January 2015
B&ES calls for change
[caption id="attachment_11040" align="alignright" width="400"] Andy Sneyd: highlighting the growing importance of vocational education and training[/caption] UK: Contractors’ group B&ES is calling for changes to procurement,…
23rd January 2015
Airedale extends 2015 training programme
UK: Airedale International has extended its training programme for 2015, with more than 100 days of tuition available at its Leeds training school. A wide…
23rd January 2015
Entries sought for Cooling Industry Awards
UK: Entries are now open for the RAC Cooling Industry Awards 2015. Information just released reveals 19 categories this year, two of them new to…
22nd January 2015
Daikin has more future thoughts
UK: Daikin UK has released a timetable for its next series of CPD-accredited Future Thinking seminars. Aimed at building services engineers and consultants, the seminars…
21st January 2015
Voting for IoR president opens on Monday
[caption id="attachment_9897" align="alignright" width="400"] Bob Arthur (left) and Steve Gill will contest the forthcoming IoR presidential election which opens on Monday[/caption] UK: Members of the…
21st January 2015
Catch the Grimsby Ice Factory on BBC iPlayer
[caption id="attachment_10856" align="alignright" width="400"] A shot from the programme of Vicky Hartung showing John Sargeant around the Grimsby Ice Factory compressor hall[/caption] UK: Viewers in…
21st January 2015
ISS acquires GSH UK and Euro business
UK: Facilities firm ISS UK has acquired the UK, Ireland and European operations of engineering firm GSH Group. ISS is a leading global provider of…
20th January 2015
McInnes is top Scottish apprentice
[caption id="attachment_10828" align="alignright" width="400"] Joss McInnes receives his award fro B&ES immediate past president Bruce Bisset[/caption] UK: Joss McInnes of Ayrshire-based contractor Blue Refrigeration has…
20th January 2015
B&ES chief Rod Pettigrew resigns
UK: Rod Pettigrew has resigned his position as chief executive of B&ES after just 18 months in the role. Appointed in July 2013, following the resignation of…
19th January 2015
Airedale honours employee loyalty
[caption id="attachment_10804" align="alignright" width="400"] Clive Parkman (centre right) presents machine operator Steve Smith with his certificate for 35 years’ service, surrounded by other Airedale employees…
16th January 2015
Monday deadline for F-gas comments
UK: Those wishing to air their views to government on the new F-gas regulations must make them known before Tuesday (January 20). Views on DEFRA’s…
15th January 2015
Report shows average engineers’ salaries
UK: The most recent statistics for 2013 show that average salaries of air conditioning and refrigeration engineers is £29,534. The data, published in the recent…
15th January 2015
Newman to leave Climate Centre
[caption id="attachment_10748" align="alignright" width="200"] Andy Wighton takes over as Climate Center md next week[/caption] UK: Lee Jon Newman is to step down as managing director…
15th January 2015
Award for “Mr Ductwork”
[caption id="attachment_10745" align="alignright" width="400"] President Andy Sneyd (right) presents Jim Murray with the B&ES Outstanding Service Award following a recent meeting of the B&ES Council[/caption]…
13th January 2015
CHPA adopts a cool change of name
UK: The Combined Heat and Power Association is to be renamed the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) to reflect its other interests of district heating…
13th January 2015
Steadman to drive Viessmann business
[caption id="attachment_10656" align="alignright" width="120"] Steve Steadman[/caption] UK: Viessmann Refrigeration Systems has appointed Steve Steadman as sales and marketing director for the UK and Ireland. Based…