UK News
31st October 2014
Pro-Mec wins Mitsubishi partner award
[caption id="attachment_9359" align="alignright" width="400"] Martin Fahey (left) with Green Gateway award winners, Pro-Mec’s Martin Chetter, Jason Hodgetts and Gary Townsend.[/caption] UK: Staffordshire-based m&e contractor, Pro-Mec…
30th October 2014
BESCA adds Part P electrical notification
UK: BESCA has extended the scope of its Competent Person Scheme to cover Part P notification of electrical works. With this extension to scope,…
30th October 2014
Nisbet joins Gram
UK: Commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer Gram has hired David Nisbet as account manager for Scotland and Ireland. David is no stranger to foodservice, having first…
29th October 2014
Cold Control in pole position
[caption id="attachment_9309" align="alignright" width="400"] Cold Control HR manager Keith Morton presents the latest petrol station Safety Passport to colleague Lee Grant[/caption] UK: Cold Control Services…
29th October 2014
Industry seeks new approach to training
UK: Training expert John Ellis has called for a new approach to the specification of skills for apprentices in the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat…
28th October 2014
Daikin encourages Forward Thinking
UK: Daikin UK is inviting building services engineers and consultants to attend one of its Forward-Thinking, CPD-accredited hvacr seminars across the UK next month. Daikin’s…
28th October 2014
Cool-Therm opens new Midland office
[caption id="attachment_9249" align="alignright" width="250"] Ken Strong (left) with Martin Sharman at the new Nottingham Science Park location[/caption] UK: Chiller supplier Cool-Therm Ltd has opened a…
24th October 2014
M&S plans largest PV solar array
UK: Supermarket group Marks & Spencer is to install the UK’s largest single roof-mounted solar panel array on its East Midlands distribution centre in Castle…
22nd October 2014
Daikin sponsors building performance event
UK: Daikin UK is sponsoring next week’s CIBSE Leadership in Building Performance Conference and Exhibition in London. The CIBSE Leadership in Building Performance Conference will…
19th October 2014
Discussing food chain energy demand
UK: Reducing energy demand in the food chain is the subject of a talk at the Institution of Engineering and Technology at the end of…
19th October 2014
Trane tour hits UK
UK: Trane’s Acceleration Now European tour arrives in the UK next month at venues across the country. The 40-date tour kicked off in France in…
18th October 2014
Ice factory is subject of IoR lecture
UK: The history of the Grimsby Ice Factory and the iconic refrigeration system it still contains is the subject of this month’s Institute of Refrigeration…
15th October 2014
Be a winner with Steve Gill
[caption id="attachment_8979" align="alignright" width="400"] Steve Gill is offering his winning knowledge to potential award entrants[/caption] UK: Steve Gill, a winner of countless air conditioning and…
14th October 2014
Green Cooling is Enex CO2 distributor
[caption id="attachment_8947" align="alignright" width="415"] Enex 50kW packaged CO2 refrigeration unit with dual -25°C/0°C outputs plus optional 100% heat recovery output at 50°C[/caption] UK: Leading Italian…
14th October 2014
EIA urges closure on open cabinets
UK: Leading High Street retailers are being urged to do their bit for the climate by closing the door on open refrigerated display units. In…
13th October 2014
Graeme Acton retires
UK: Bitzer UK’s sales team leader and technical manager Graeme Acton has retired after 14 years with the company. Very much liked and well respected…
13th October 2014
Seal of approval for Panasonic
UK: Air conditioning manufacturer Panasonic has been recognised by the British Allergy Foundation for its Nanoe-G air purifying technology. Allergy UK is the leading national…
12th October 2014
Deadline this week for ACR News Awards
UK: Readers are reminded that the deadline for the ACR News Awards is Wednesday of this week. The longest-established industry awards event, the organiser of…
12th October 2014
LAC teams up with Oldham Athletic
UK: LAC Air Conditioning has been named as official club partners of local League One football team Oldham Athletic. Oldham-based LAC is said to have…
10th October 2014
Leach has Carel’s energy solutions
[caption id="attachment_8857" align="alignright" width="250"] Michael Leach: raising awareness[/caption] UK: Controls and humidification company Carel has appointed Michael Leach within its Climate Division with responsibility for…
10th October 2014
Trevor Gosling 1938-2014
UK: Trevor Gosling, a UK air conditioning pioneer and one of its greatest ever engineers, has died at the age of 76. A true larger-than-life…