UK News
14th July 2014
Art is fitting tribute to 25 years
UK: An air conditioning engineer turned student artist is helping fittings company Gripple celebrate its 25th anniversary with some unique artwork. Ian Hudson, a student…
14th July 2014
McKerrow to lead HRP air conditioning push
[caption id="attachment_6827" align="alignright" width="200"] Dugie McKerrow: driving ac sales[/caption] UK: Wholesaler HRP has appointed Dugie McKerrow to director of air conditioning brands to help increase…
14th July 2014
Andy Sneyd is B&ES president
[caption id="attachment_6814" align="alignright" width="400"] Above: The presidential team of the Building & Engineering Services Association for 2014/15 (l to r): Jim Marner, president elect; Andy…
14th July 2014
Manor plans refurb expansion
13th July 2014
IOR offers schraeder valve tightening tool
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is giving away a special Schraeder valve tightening tool to all new members of the Service Engineers Section. This simple hand tool…
13th July 2014
Greenwood merges with Zehnder
UK: Greenwood Air Management has officially merged to become part of Zehnder Group UK Ltd. The move is part of the Zehnder Group's vision to…
11th July 2014
F J Bartram (1921-2014)
UK: It is with sadness we learn of the passing of Frederick J Bartram, founder and chairman of Beehive Coils. Since starting the company back…
11th July 2014
Ex-military man is new FETA supremo
[caption id="attachment_6746" align="alignright" width="139"] Russell Beattie: taking over the reins at FETA[/caption] UK: FETA has chosen another ex-military man as chief executive in succession to…
10th July 2014
Jimmy Carr to headline ACR Awards
UK: The talented comedian Jimmy Carr has been named as the host of the ACR News Awards when they return to the capital in 2015. …
8th July 2014
Scottish MP opens new B-DACS office
[caption id="attachment_6654" align="alignright" width="263"] Top: B-DACS team with Margaret Curran outside the new officeAbove: Margaret Curran cuts the ribbon with B-DACS directors Diane Drummond and…
7th July 2014
Refrigeration Wholesale opens Exeter branch
UK: RW Refrigeration Wholesale, the new name for United Refrigeration, has opened the doors on a new branch in Exeter. The new branch is in…
7th July 2014
Carrier UK forms London sales team
[caption id="attachment_6613" align="alignright" width="150"] Chris Pinn[/caption] UK: Carrier UK has created a new sales team for the London area under sales manager Chris Pinn. The…
6th July 2014
Bissett praises radical DW/144 revision
[caption id="attachment_6590" align="alignright" width="200"] Bruce Bissett: "ductwork group should be proud"[/caption] UK: B&ES president Bruce Bissett has praised the association’s ductwork members for their timely…
5th July 2014
Williams first with CESABIM
UK: Williams Refrigeration claims to be the first refrigeration manufacturer to offer fully BIM-compliant models to the industry. By 2016, all public-funded projects in the…
4th July 2014
Bitzer’s Gwyneth retires
UK: Gwyneth Kupczyk, secretary to Bitzer UK md Kevin Glass and one of the company’s longest serving employees, has retired. Gwyneth joined Bitzer UK…
4th July 2014
AMP charity cyclists raise over £7,000
[caption id="attachment_6555" align="alignright" width="441"] AMP director Polly McConachie crosses the finish line[/caption] UK: The team from air conditioning distributor AMP raised more than £7,000 from…
4th July 2014
SIG buys Dutch ventilation company
[caption id="attachment_6546" align="alignright" width="400"] The Inatherm hq in Waalwijk[/caption] UK: SIG, the Sheffield-based building products distributor, has acquired Dutch ventilation product distributor Inatherm. The deal…
3rd July 2014
B&ES updates clean ductwork guide
UK: The Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES) has published an update to its Internal Cleanliness of Ventilation Systems good practice guide. The newly updated…
2nd July 2014
WRAP calls for lower fridge temperatures
[caption id="attachment_6507" align="alignright" width="250"] Richard Swannell[/caption] UK: A respected microbiologist and environmental engineer has called for a lowering of chilled food storage temperatures. Welcoming this…
1st July 2014
Epta buys Cold Service
UK: Multi-national commercial equipment supplier Epta has acquired the Hampshire-based Cold Service Group. The move is seen as positioning Epta as a national service provider,…
1st July 2014
Integral relocates Leicester hq
[caption id="attachment_6487" align="alignright" width="200"] Bryan Glastonbury: "a springboard for the future"[/caption] UK: Integral UK has relocated the headquarters of its national refrigeration business to new,…