News Archive - August 2019
Rankine 2020 conference
30 August 2019
The IIR Rankine 2020 Conference is calling for paper abstracts to be submitted regarding advances in cooling, heating and power generation, for the unique opportunity to present at the conference in Glasgow, Scotland....
Daikin apprentice represents UK at WorldSkills
23 August 2019
Daikin UK apprentice Orlando Rawlings is representing the UK at WorldSkills LIVE in Kazan Russia, which will be broadcast live from 22 – 27 August 2019....
Capital Cooling exclusive distributor of Ilsa
22 August 2019
Capital Cooling is bringing Italian manufacturing to the UK market by adding Ilsa Refrigeration to its growing equipment portfolio....
SBS is going green
22 August 2019
Smith Brothers Stores (SBS) has developed more green initiatives to help reduce wastage and greenhouse gases within the company, including the purchase of hybrid cars and new packaging tape which can reduce plastic by up to 30 percent....
HRS 32nd golf tournament
22 August 2019
The Hampshire Refrigeration Society (HRS) pulled out all the stops again at its latest golf tournament. The venue was the prestigious Old Thorns Hotel and golf complex, set deep in the Hampshire countryside....
John Emm receives inaugural HRS-WRD Award
22 August 2019
John Emm was the recipient of the new HRS-WRD award, conceived to celebrate World Refrigeration Day. ?The Hampshire Refrigeration Society's (HRS) 32nd golf tournament celebrations provided the backdrop against which the presentation was made....
Partnership to drive non-flammable R410A replacement
19 August 2019
Honeywell has joined forces with Sanhua, a manufacturer that commercialises Solstice N41 (R466A) for use in existing and new HVAC applications....
Calling all industry elite
19 August 2019
2020 is set to be another year of celebrations, as the ACR News Awards will return to the capital to reward the very best products, companies and professionals from across the air conditioning and refrigeration sphere. The winners of the 2020 ...
Caino heads Airedale's data centre solutions team
19 August 2019
Airedale International has appointmented data centre industry specialist Jonas Caino to head up their new European Data Centre Solutions Team. The team will build on Airedale’s already extensive data centre client portfolio and convert their market-...
Shrieve appoints new general manager
19 August 2019
Shrieve Products has appointed Mark Burnett as general manager of the company’s UK operations. The appointment comes as the Shrieve Group celebrates 40 years of global business, 20 years since the UK operation was established and 10 years in China....
FSW hosts castle event
14 August 2019
FSW recently hosted an event for 20 of their customers, which involved a visit to the Mitsubishi Electric factory located in Livingston, Scotland....
Bitzer joins forces with Green Point
12 August 2019
Bitzer UK is joining forces with sister company Green Point, to present its new training programme, with a fresh emphasis on competence in practical skills for field engineers....
Construction output contracted in Q2
12 August 2019
ONS data published recently shows that construction output contracted 1.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2019, reversing the 1.4 per cent growth recorded in Q1 and contributing to a fall in UK GDP, along with the manufacturing sector....
BESA calls to delay VAT changes
12 August 2019
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has joined with key industry bodies to collectively represent thousands of construction companies in a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid, calling on the government to delay the ...
BESA aims to turn theory into practice
07 August 2019
This year’s BESA National Conference will take place at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London on 21 November....
BPMA’s CE marking guidance is a hit
07 August 2019
The first ‘CE Marking Guidance Course’, staged by the BPMA on 16 July 2019 has been heralded a great success by all those who attended – members and non-members alike....
ECEX awarded new ISO standards
07 August 2019
ECEX has achieved two significant ISO standards to further strengthen its environmental and health and safety management processes - ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018....
Güntner hires new business development manager
05 August 2019
Alessandro Moneta, a graduate in managerial engineering with a strong background in the heat exchangers business, will be joining the Güntner HVAC team in May as the new business development manager Europe....
Government must be ambitious with fire safety plans
05 August 2019
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed the Government’s Building a Safer Future consultation and called for a series of tough new legislative measures as part of its response....
New BESA board members elected
05 August 2019
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced that Claire Curran and Bob Lane have been elected to the BESA Board....
Carel Group launches 'lean' staff unit
02 August 2019
With the aim of strengthening the processes of continuous improvement and the development of lean culture, also at an international level, the Carel Group has decided to give more prominence to the lean development office, creating an autonomous ...
Adande prepares for global expansion
02 August 2019
Adande has added two new key staff members to the marketing division, which will facilitate the firm’s increased international activity....
Obituary: Jochen Winkler
02 August 2019
During his professional career as Senior Vice President at DWM Copeland, Jochen Winkler was committed to his customers throughout Europe and to cross-company cooperation’s in standardisation, certification and international cooperation....