The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed Jason Hemingway as its new membership director....

The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group Wales/Cymru – representing the largest sector (by value) in Welsh construction – has written to the First Minister, Mark Drakeford, urging him to consider more measures to help SMEs....

Mandatory checks of equipment under the F-Gas regulations must continue despite the lock down restrictions imposed during the Covid-19 crisis, according to the UK’s main F-Gas register REFCOM....

Small Business Minister, Paul Scully MP, will be the guest on the daily COVID-19 webinar hosted by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) on Thursday, 30 April to discuss the government’s support for SMEs in the current pandemic crisis....

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the organisers of the Eurovent Summit have announced the postponement of its upcoming event to 2021. Initially scheduled for September 2020, it will now take place from 12 to 15 October 2021 in Antalya, Turkey....

Samsung has further expanded its growing climate solutions team, appointing Jon Brigly as marketing manager for the climate solutions division who will be looking after the heating and cooling campaigns....

Climalife is organising a webinar for refrigeration installers and technicians on A2L refrigerants, in partnership with Honeywell and Tecumseh, on 7 May....

The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has launched an online training programme for its full suite of training courses....

Building services employers are more worried about keeping their workers safe than being sued over project delays, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)....

Panasonic has introduced a series of interactive, online accredited CIBSE CPD courses to enhance skills during these unprecedented times. The CPD courses have been developed by Panasonic and support learning in a variety of heating and cooling ...

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) are spearheading work to produce site safety guidance for the mechanical and electrical (M&E) sector and is calling for industry feedback....

Following the success of his presentation on low GWP refrigerants in small air conditioning systems back in November, J&E Hall Gold Medal Winner, Mark McLinden will be giving the talk again as a webinar on 5 May....

The military-style planning used to deliver emergency NHS projects during the COVID-19 crisis should be used to inspire long-term industry reform, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)....

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has launched a standalone online Pump Engineering Forum. Aimed at plant, process and maintenance engineers, consultants and buyers within end-user industries, along with pump manufacturers and ...

With the Coronavirus outbreak compelling businesses to embrace remote working it is more important than ever that building services engineers continue with their professional development (CPD)....

The IOR will be hosting a webinar on 28 April presenting the current challenges and commercial opportunities for sustainable cooling and the cold-chain in India and how the UK and its expertise can support solutions in this major growth sector....

Williams has produced guides to decommissioning cold rooms, to go alongside its guides on freezers and refrigerators. The company has produced two versions of all the guides – a quick guide, which gives the essentials, and an engineer’s guide, ...

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) is adding its voice to the call on governments worldwide to allow the ongoing operation of essential services provided by refrigeration stakeholders....

Talented apprentices and students in the air conditioning and refrigeration industry that wish to kick start their RACHP careers and hone their skills are invited to register for SkillFRIDGE 2020, with the deadline for registrations now extended to ...

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has set up a Facebook support page for furloughed workers in the building services sector....

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has supported a plea to the government to instruct construction clients to release £4.5bn currently being withheld from contractors in the form or retention payments....

DUBAI: Eurovent Middle East, along with the Eurovent Association and other industry organisations warn of severe consequences to critical infrastructure....

Employers should prepare for a likely surge in mental health problems during the current lockdown, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)....

Due to the spread of Coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown the Federation of Environmental Trade Associations (FETA) has postponed its Annual Luncheon originally scheduled for Thursday 23rd April 2020. The Lunch has now been re-arranged for ...

Carrier Global Corporation today debuted as an independent, publicly traded company after successfully completing its separation from United Technologies....

The training arm of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is suspending the delivery of End Point Assessments (EPA) for apprentices during the Coronavirus pandemic following discussions with the Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)....

A-Gas is calling on the Government to recognise the role of the HVACR industry in providing critical support during the coronavirus pandemic. Cooling engineers are helping to maintain the running of hospitals, care facilities, supermarkets, food ...

SWEDEN: Mitsubishi Electric Europe has acquired AQS Produkter AB, a comfort, process and IT cooling and heat pump distributor in Sweden, a market with promising prospects....

As a key part of the supply chain, JD Cooling Group has made the decision to focus on four essential sectors during this time:Food; storage, processing and distributionPharmaceutical and cleanroomsUtilitiesServer and date centres...

The International Institute of Refrigeration has relaunched its website....

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and Unite the Union have agreed a temporary solution to cover wages paid to operatives in the building engineering sector during the Covid-19 lockdown....

A group of European organisations which include ADC3R, ASERCOM, EHI, EHPA and EPEE, representing the heating and cooling industry together with ECSLA and Transfrigoroute International, representing the cold storage and temperature controlled ...

Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems must be allowed to play their important role in helping essential services deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the UK’s F Gas register REFCOM....

The industry could recover rapidly from the current financial turmoil caused by the Covid-19 outbreak, according to one of the industry’s leading economic commentators....