News Archive - June 2023
IOR celebrates successful World Refrigeration Day with #nextgencooling events
28 June 2023
The IOR celebrated World Refrigeration Day on 26 June bringing together a series of different events under the theme of #nextgencooling. The first event of the day – a technical Cool Talk on cleaning condensers saw an impressive turnout of over 160 ...
Kilfrost celebrates 90 years in business
27 June 2023
For the past 90 years Kilfrost has been involved in safety critical advances to get aircraft airborne safely in icing conditions whilst safeguarding the passengers and crew....
TEV acquires EPCS assets to form new refrigeration line
26 June 2023
TEV Ltd has acquired the assets of former refrigeration equipment manufacturer EPCS to form a new product line - 'SC-Tec'....
World Refrigeration Day 2023: adversity has increased resilience of UK cold chain
26 June 2023
To mark World Refrigeration Day 2023 on 26th June, the Cold Chain Federation (CCF) has revealed new survey results showing that 74% of UK cold chain operators consider that the cold chain has emerged from supply chain challenges such as Covid-19 ...
BESA calls for rapid transformation in cooling skills
26 June 2023
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has urged the industry to mark this year’s World Refrigeration Day (WRD) by stepping up its efforts to recruit and train a new generation of air conditioning and refrigeration engineers able to ...
Hampshire Refrigeration Society seeks achievement award nominations
21 June 2023
The Hampshire Refrigeration Society is seeking nominations for the HRS Achievement Award. Nominations should be from an individual within your organisation who has shown exceptional skills, support, vision and furthering the advancement of the ...
Global and UK expert speakers announced for Cold Chain Live! 2023
21 June 2023
The Cold Chain Federation has announced the speakers who will take to the stage at the industry’s definitive conference Cold Chain Live! 2023, at ACC Liverpool on 14-15th September....
Incoming CIBSE president calls for engineering leadership
21 June 2023
"We have never before needed more engineers, more urgently, to provide creative solutions to the challenges we face,” said Adrian Catchpole, incoming president of CIBSE in his Presidential address, outlining the challenges presented by climate ...
Samsung expands to match business growth
21 June 2023
Samsung Climate Solutions has recently unveiled its new warehouse to match the increase in size of the business. The warehouse is run by XPO logistics in Leicester and spans approximately 150,000ft of which Samsung Climate Solutions currently occupy ...
BESA launches sixth annual conference
18 June 2023
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced that its sixth Annual Conference will take place on Thursday, October 12 at the Novotel London West....
Pinder Cooling addresses skills shortage with new training programme
18 June 2023
Pinder Cooling & Heating is introducing new modular training for its Bradford-based HVAC engineers that aims to fill in gaps in the current industry-wide training provision and has already reduced client recalls by 50%....
Stewart McGillivray joins Guardian's BG50i team
16 June 2023
Building services consultant Stewart McGillivray, has joined Guardian Water Treatment's team, providing consultative support to BG50i, Guardian's approach to closed circuit HVAC system management with real-time, 24/7 condition monitoring at its core....
Julie Murray joins Beijer Ref
08 June 2023
Julie Murray has joined Beijer Ref as UK and Ireland sales manager, AC Ancillaries....
Kevin Harrison-Ellis joins Clivet
08 June 2023
Clivet has appointed Kevin Harrison-Ellis as head of sales, Clivet Group UK....
IoR webinar: explore the benefits of cleaning your condenser
07 June 2023
On 26 June, the Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) will be hosting a free live Cool Talks webinar highlighting the significance of cleaning and maintaining condensers for energy efficiency. This online event, featuring Lawrence Leask and Dermot Cotter,...
HRS June breakfast briefing date confirmed
07 June 2023
The Hampshire Refrigeration Society has announced that its next Technical Breakfast Briefing will take place on Thursday 15 June 2023....
Boost for IAQ training to mark Clean Air Day
07 June 2023
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is marking this year’s National Clean Air Day (CAD) by launching a new approach to indoor air quality (IAQ) training....
Emerson Climate Technologies rebrands to Copeland under Blackstone
01 June 2023
Blackstone and Emerson have confirmed that private equity funds managed by Blackstone have completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Emerson’s Climate Technologies business in a transaction valuing the business at $14.0 billion. The new ...
Bracknell-based Campbell West launches electrical division
01 June 2023
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) specialist Campbell West is continuing its ambitious growth with a new electrical division, allowing the firm to offer a more streamlined approach to building services projects....
Hans Craen joins A-Gas as head of government affairs
01 June 2023
A-Gas has appointed Hans Craen as head of government affairs Europe. In his new role, he will be advising the company on policy and regulatory procedure....