HRP and Samsung have extended their distribution agreement for Samsung Air Conditioning products in the UK.

Samsung UK has opened a new training centre in Chertsey, Surrey to complement its existing training centre in Mansfield.Don Shin, Samsung vice president sales and marketing (home appliances and air conditioning, Europe) opened the centre alongside ...

General manager of Toshiba Air Conditioning, David Dunn, has teamed up with Cool Designs and other distributors, Dysk and GT Phelan and AMP, for a world record attempt to play five football matches in five nations in 48 hours, raising a substantial ...

A1 Refrigeration Installation has changed its corporate branding to A1 Engineering Solutions.

FETA has made a number of new appointments.

Bitzer has announced that it is building new corporate headquarters in Sindelfingen, Germany, close to its current head office.

Construction and building engineering services are living through an era of unprecedented change, according to Andy Sneyd, newly elected president of the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES).

Andy Sneyd has been elected president of B&ES for 2014/15.A chartered engineer and a fellow of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers with a Master of Science degree in building services engineering, Mr Sneyd has over 25 years’ ...

TF Solutions, the UK’s leading air conditioning and refrigeration distributor, has announced the appointment of Lewis Jones to the position of Technical Support Engineer. Mr Jones' new role will span the whole of the UK and supports TF Solutions’ ...

The historic and glamorous Savoy Hotel in London provided the backdrop for a drinks reception to celebrate FETA’s 30th anniversary.The Pinafore Room interior is the oldest in the hotel, dating back to 1926, and it was used by Winston Churchill for ...

BSRIA has responded to this week’s Government’s Cabinet reshuffle in which Amber Rudd has replaced Greg Barker in a Ministerial role at the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

A spiral freezer plant at a Grimsby fish processing facility is believed to be the first of its kind in the UK to be converted to operate on the new high efficiency ...

Waterloo Products has achieved ISO 14001 certification.

According to a new survey by CareerStructure.com, despite signs of recovery in the construction sector, more than half (58%) of professionals aged under 30 are not satisfied with their current salary.

Andy Sneyd has been elected president of the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES) for 2014/15.

HRP has appointed Dugie McKerrow as director of air conditioning brands, as part of a strategy to increase support to the market and drive sales in new areas.

CPA names new policy director and deputy chief executiveThe Construction Products Association (CPA) has appointed Peter Caplehorn as its new policy director and deputy chief executive.

As part of its ongoing strategy to grow the business, Manor Refrigerated Cabinets has expanded its cabinet refurbishment department based at its headquarters and manufacturing facility in Sandy.

The FETA board has chosen Russell Beattie to succeed Cedric Sloan when he retires in September 2014.After a successful military career, Mr Beattie was the chief executive of the John Smith Trust, working with various government institutions to ...

Bitzer recently held a two-day CO2 course (transcritical) at its training centre in Rottenburg, Germany, which attracted considerable interest from the industry.

Ref Wholesale has now opened the doors of its new branch in Exeter.

Carrier has introduced a new sales structure for the London region.

Carel UK has become aware that some of its products are being featured on an android app called Brass Monkey’s Engineers Wizard.

B&ES Publications has launched an updated TR/19 Guide to Good Practice - Internal Cleanliness of Ventilation Systems, which offers guidance on the testing and cleaning of ventilation systems to meet required standards.

A team from AMP, the Toshiba air conditioning distributor, took part in this year’s London to Brighton charity cycle ride and raised more than £7,000 for the British Heart Foundation.

Two new CPD-certified guides covering the London Plan and Part L of the Building Regulations have been launched by Mitsubishi Electric.

Last month heat pumps and hvac distributor ESS (Environmental Site Supplies) took a group of UK consulting engineers to experience the best of Italian engineering design.

This week NASA has launched a satellite to track CO2 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, USA.

Epta has acquired Cold Service Group, the specialist in the design, installation and maintenance of turnkey refrigeration and air-conditioning systems in the UK, effective from 1 July.

Hubbard Products has been chosen as the developer of a new and sustainable approach to vehicle refrigeration.

In support of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to increase the options for refrigerants in the United States that offer better climate protection without harming the ozone layer.

Beijer Ref, the European refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaling company which acquired United Refrigeration wholesale in 2011, has renamed the business RW Refrigeration Wholesale.Since the acquisition Beijer Ref has taken the business from a ...

According to the latest Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for June, the UK has reported strong growth in output, new orders and jobs.

Integral UK has relocated the headquarters of its national refrigeration business to new, purpose-built premises in Birstall, Leicester.

Ocado has seen a 15.6% increase in gross sales to £442.4m for the 24 weeks ending 18 May 2014 compared to the same period last year.