Space Airconditioning, the Guildford based Daikin distributor, has appointed Steve Shefford as applied system sales manager with responsibility for the extensive Daikin AHU range of products.

Klima-Therm has announced two new appointments to target strategic growth.

Bitzer has appointed James Cullen as its new director scroll product management.

UNITED STATES: The US Department of Commerce (Commerce) has confirmed that it will be investigating claims of R134a from several Chinese businesses breaching antidumping laws, following a formal complaint from Mexichem Fluor.For the purpose of ...

More than 55% of all home owners have requested cash-in-hand building work to avoid paying VAT according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).Brian Berry, chief executive of the FMB, said: “This research confirms what we ...

ACRIB, representing UK refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump industry has welcomed the publication this week of the new F-Gas Regulation in the Official Journal on 20 May 2014. This means that the existing F-Gas Regulation will be repealed ...

Process cooling experts IsoCool and manufacturer M&H Plastics went head-to-head in a friendly charity football match on Saturday 17th May in order to raise money for the children’s charity, Batten Disease Family Association. The nail-biting ...

Buffaload Logistics, the Cambridgeshire-based temperature controlled logistics operator has appointed Graham Usher to its sales and operational team.With over 25 years’ experience in trailer sales, Graham is well known throughout the transport ...

Activity in the UK manufacturing sector remained solid in May, and output is expected to rise strongly in the next three months, the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey shows. Output volumes continued to grow at the same rate as in the previous two ...

In a strong indication of its confidence in its remaining distributors, Fujitsu General has decided to close Wave Air Conditioning, the previously wholly owned distributor that was bought by them in 2009.Says Ian Carroll, sales and marketing ...

Daikin Emura has won the prestigious 2014 red dot award for product design in the air conditioning category.

Daikin Europe NV is donating €50,000 to plant 100,000 trees despite missing its target of 100,000 ‘likes’ for its Facebook page on Earth Day 2014.

JS Air Curtains is to offer a 45 minute webinar that will provide online training to consultants, contractors and facilities managers on air curtain system design, selection, controls and potential applications.

The B&ES (Building & Engineering Services Association) Yorkshire Region has made a £2,000 donation to the Sailfree charity at Otley Sailing Club.

Kro Trailers UK has supplied a Profi Liner to McNally Logistics of County Meath, Ireland.

Specialist door manufacturer for retail chiller cabinets coolsuredoors has launched a corporate website at www.coolsuredoors.co.uk

Dr Andrew Pearson and a team from Star Refrigeration have won the Rittinger Medal for breakthrough heat pump technology that fights climate change.

Cool Designs has launched an online video training programme to update the skills of air conditioning installers and service engineers.

Danfoss Turbocor Compressors has appointed Terry Sutherland as vice president of sales and marketing.

Frigesco’s flash defrost system for cold rooms and refrigerated cabinets has won a prestigious international award at Clean Equity Monaco 2014.

ICOM (Industrial and Commercial Energy Association) has created a new BIM Working Group and is working in collaboration with CIBSE (Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers) to develop a suitable information structure.

A new board of directors was elected by members of AREA (Air conditioning and Refrigeration European Association) for 2014-2016 at its General Assembly meeting from 9-10 May in Padua, Italy.

Mitsubishi Electric is launching a national apprenticeship scheme to train air conditioning engineers of the future.

Sainsbury’s has seen a 16.3% rise in pre-tax profits to £898m for the 52 weeks ending 15 March, while like-for-like sales increased by 0.2%.

Nortek has completed its acquisition of the hvac business of Thomas & Betts Corporation for approximately $260m on a cash and debt-free basis.

Space Engineering Services has entered into an investment agreement with Hill Phoenix, a Dover Company based in the US. The investment in Space Engineering, which was completed today, will also see the current management team remaining with the ...

Airedale has recruited Andy Parkes as area sales engineer for the West Midlands.

Star Refrigeration Group has launched a new US subsidiary, Azane Inc, based in San Francisco.

Waterloo Air Products has revealed that it expects to double its growth in 2014.