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 2 Dec 2021

Managing cooling with Carel’s adiabatic humidification solutions

Adiabatic humidification technology has historically been developed and proposed by Carel due to its high versatility and immediate energy savings, with low installation costs. These characteristics make Carel’s chillBooster the ideal evaporative ... 
 2 Dec 2021

Panasonic helps restore Belfast Grand Opera House to its former glory

Built in 1895, the Belfast Grand Opera House is one of Northern Ireland’s most iconic theatres, designed by prolific theatre architect of the period, Frank Matcham. The venue provides a much-loved theatre experience for visitors, and recently ... 
 11 Nov 2021

Pet health and welfare aided by hi-tech building controls

The UK’s largest pets supplies retailer is enjoying significant energy savings across its entire retail network while ensuring that ideal animal welfare conditions are maintained at all times.... 
 11 Nov 2021

Premium dog food brand invests in state of the art freezing equipment

Starfrost has installed an efficient spiral freezer system for Butternut Box as the firm expands production of its freshly prepared dog food.... 
 9 Nov 2021

Heat pumps deliver 8 Megawatts of renewable heating to improve farm yields

A Leicestershire farming company has installed a combined 8 megawatts (MW) of high-efficiency Carrier AquaForce® ground-source heat pumps in two projects to increase the quality of hay production and enhance returns. Carrier is part of Carrier ... 
 8 Nov 2021

 Williams helps Mission deliver flexible kitchen workspace

Based in New Covent Garden Market, Mission Kitchen is a shared 16.000ft kitchen workspace supporting new food businesses and entrepreneurs. Styling itself as a 'light kitchen' in opposition to dark kitchens, Mission aims to build a community ... 
 2 Nov 2021

Green Point UK warns of breakdowns following neglected maintenance during lockdown

The dramatic reduction in routine maintenance during the extended lockdowns is causing a spike in refrigeration compressor breakdowns, Green Point UK, Bitzer UK’s compressor remanufacturing and support arm, has warned.... 
 21 Oct 2021

Dairy processing plant leaves ammonia for R-1234ze

ICS Cool Energy has completed a turnkey installation of a new process cooling system at a UK’s leading dairy processing plant. The new centralised installation will deliver 1.2MW of process cooling to serve two production areas and is based on three ... 
 12 Oct 2021

SHRM-e heat recovery VRF chosen for Covid-19 testing laboratory project

A Toshiba Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) air conditioning system with heat recovery is providing a high-quality, stable indoor environment for staff at a new NHS COVID-19 testing facility in the South West of England.... 
 4 Oct 2021

Condair in tune with Steinway

Condair’s steam humidifiers are playing a vital role in maintaining the exceptional craftsmanship involved in the production of Steinway’s famous pianos.... 
 4 Oct 2021

Embraco achieves 41% energy savings in food retail

Embraco, a global provider of refrigeration technology for the complete residential and commercial cold chain, and a portfolio brand of Nidec Global Appliance, presented a case study at the last AtmoEurope, online event held on 29 September, in ... 
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 4 Oct 2021

AquaForce GSHP for thoroughbred project

Two high-efficiency 1.5MW Carrier heat pumps are being used to dry Lucerne hay, a premium feed in demand by UK racehorse breeders and trainers. The ground source heat pump (GSHP) system was installed at a specialist farm near Coventry by OMNI Heat ... 
 29 Sep 2021

Kevin Glass marks 35-years with Bitzer UK

Kevin Glass, managing director of Bitzer UK, is celebrating 35 years with the compressor specialist in a wide-ranging career that has spanned technical, management and, latterly, senior leadership roles.... 
 22 Sep 2021

Carrier enhances comfort and supports art preservation at the Vatican Museums

An air conditioning solution from Carrier is helping to ensure optimal ventilation and comfort in the historic Raphael Rooms at the Vatican Museum. During a typical summer, the temperature in Rome can soar as high as 104°F/40°C, making the decision ... 
 21 Sep 2021

New beer bottling line with high capacity process cooling

? ICS Cool Energy has installed a new process cooling system at one of UK’s leading multinational breweries. The system will deliver 1.2MW of process cooling to the new beer bottling plant line and features ICS Cool Energy Imperium chiller with a ... 
 2 Sep 2021

Starfrost spiral cooling system boosts capacity for UK's largest baker of scones

Starfrost have installed spiral cooling equipment for Haywood and Padgett, enabling the bakery to treble production of its award-winning scones.... 
 2 Sep 2021

Clegg delivers ‘coolest’ project yet for Greggs

A new automated cold store has been built by food and drink construction expert Clegg Food Projects for bakery food on the go chain Greggs.... 
 1 Sep 2021

Vita Talalay relies on ICS Cool Energy

ICS Cool Energy helped Vita Talalay, a manufacturer of quality mattresses, to keep its operations running with a bespoke temporary very low temperature (VLT) process cooling system. During the five weeks of modernisation and replacement works of its ... 
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