News Archive - May 2019
Brymec appoints business development director
29 May 2019
Andy Lenton has been appointed business development director of leading building services component supplier Brymec....
IOR Annual Conference to cover risk assessment and refrigerant safety
29 May 2019
For its 2019 Annual Conference on 12 June 2019, the Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) will focus on the importance of refrigerant safety and risk assessment....
New advice published on low energy heat pumps
29 May 2019
A new Code of Practice offering guidance on harnessing energy from water in the ground for heating and cooling has been published....
Capital Cooling rebrands
20 May 2019
Following a refreshed operational focus, Capital Cooling has now launched revitalised branding and a new online platform....
J S Wright appoints mechanical project manager
20 May 2019
Leading mechanical and electrical building services provider J S Wright has appointed Terry Anderton as mechanical project manager....
globalFACT tackles refrigeration realities
20 May 2019
There is more to consider than low global warming potential (GWP) when considering environmental sustainability. This and other pressing issues are covered in the Refrigerant Realities: Six Things You Need to Know podcast from the Global Forum for ...
Construction suppliers prepared for Brexit
20 May 2019
As part of a larger survey which included merchants and other construction industry stakeholders, MRA Research, the specialist research division of MRA Marketing, asked building and home improvement product suppliers what they thought the impact of ...
Incentive Tec secures EPAM contract
20 May 2019
Incentive Tec, part of leading independent facilities services company Incentive FM Group, has been awarded a contract by property asset management specialist EPAM to provide a comprehensive range of engineering services across a portfolio of ...
BESA backs zero carbon goals
17 May 2019
The government should adopt the ambitious zero carbon targets recommended by an influential parliamentary committee, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)....
Obituary: Graham Manly
17 May 2019
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has paid tribute to its former president Graham Manly OBE....
Signs of weakness in UK construction
17 May 2019
The construction industry experienced a mixed quarter for products sales, output and new orders in the opening three months of 2019, according to a quarterly survey of the supply chain’s product manufacturers, contractors, civil engineers and SME ...
Chemours and Carrier Transicold Europe collaborate
13 May 2019
Carrier Transicold Europe, located in Rueil-Malmaison, France, is collaborating with Chemours to specify and adopt an Opteon XL low global warming potential (GWP) hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) refrigerant to replace R452A in transport refrigeration in ...
NG brokers cool deal for air conditioning specialist
13 May 2019
Commercial property specialists NG Chartered Surveyors have brokered a deal to let a prime Nottingham light industrial unit to a fast-growing wholesaler of air conditioning parts and systems....
Brymec appoints business development director
10 May 2019
Building services supplier Brymec has appointed Peter Grierson as business development director....
Lu-Ve finalises Alfa Laval aquisition
10 May 2019
Lu-Ve has completed its aquisition of the air heat exchanger division of Alfa Laval, AL Air....
European associations launch HVACR Week
07 May 2019
The Associazione Tecnici del Freddo (AREA), EPEE and EVIA are joining efforts to emphasise the importance of the HVACR sector during the first ever HVACR Week, which will take place from 6-12 June 2019....
Scottish local authorities urged to protect supply chain retentions
07 May 2019
The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group Scotland is calling on construction procurers in local authorities to protect retention monies belonging to SMEs in their supply chains....
ACR News Awards 2020: Entries are open
07 May 2019
Entries are now open for the ACR News Awards 2020, the longest running and most prestigious awards scheme on the industry calendar....
New training manager for LG
03 May 2019
Ricky Sethi has joined LG as its new training manager, UK and Nordic. He joins the company from Panasonic where he was a technical support specialist....
Success for engineers on compressor technology training courses
03 May 2019
Refrigeration and air conditioning engineers from across the UK have attended Bitzer UK technical training courses during a busy programme at the company’s Milton Keynes headquarters....
Flying the flag for UK RACHP: an interview with Orlando Rawlings
02 May 2019
This August, SkillFRIDGE 2017 Bronze medallist and service engineer at Daikin UK, Orlando Rawlings, will fly the flag for the UK RACHP industry when he travels to Russia to compete at WorldSkills Kazan 2019. ACR News spoke with him to find out more....
Fujitsu offers new partner schemes
01 May 2019
Fujitsu General Air Conditioning UK has launched two partner schemes, ‘Infinity Partner’ and ‘Infinity Partner Elite’, both effective from 01 May 2019, ....