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 1 Aug 2023

Les Corbett joins Pastorfrigor GB

Industry expert Les Corbett has joined the Essex based commercial refrigeration business Pastorfrigor GB as engineering manager.... 
 1 Aug 2023

REFCO celebrates its 51-year anniversary with global customers

?To mark 51 years of its history, REFCO invited its sales partners to Switzerland for a two-day anniversary event. Founded in 1972, REFCO has developed into a globally-recognised manufacturer of high-quality tools for professional refrigeration and ... 
 27 Jul 2023

IOR Environment Committee explores the impact of rising ambient temperatures and extreme heat events in the UK in a new podcast 

The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) podcast series, The Tip of the Iceberg looks at critical environmental issues facing the cooling industry. In the latest episode issued this week, IOR members Rob Lamb, Chris Green and Brian Churchyard discussed ... 
 26 Jul 2023

Carel to acquire majority stake in Kiona

Carel Industries SpA has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a 82.4% stake in Kiona Holding AS, a Norway-based 'Software as a Service' provider of property technology solutions for energy consumption optimisation and building digitalisation ... 
 20 Jul 2023

Exploring challenges and collaboration for decarbonising industrial refrigeration

The decarbonisation of industrial refrigeration is a pressing global concern that demands collaborative efforts from stakeholders across various sectors. To address this issue, a workshop will take place on 23 August as part of the 26th ... 
 17 Jul 2023

BESA blends business and technical at ‘most ambitious’ conference

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is bringing together its “most ambitious and wide-ranging” programme of commercial and technical content to date for its sixth Annual Conference this October.... 
 14 Jul 2023

New BESA President Curran embraces digital age

Claire Curran, managing director of building services specialists Linaker, has been elected President of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) for 2023/24.... 
 12 Jul 2023

Diane Drummond elected chair of BESA Scotland

Members of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Scotland have elected Diane Drummond, managing director of B-DACS Air Conditioning, to be their chair for 2023/24.... 
 11 Jul 2023

Refrigerant driving licence ‘will save many lives’

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed the long-awaited launch of the United Nations Refrigerant Driving Licence (RDL) scheme to help improve worldwide safety standards in the air conditioning and refrigeration industries.... 
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 11 Jul 2023

Cold Chain Federation starts search for new CEO

The Cold Chain Federation's board of directors has begun the search for the next chief executive of the temperature-controlled storage and distribution federation, to succeed Shane Brennan, who is to step down after five years in the role. Brennan ... 
 11 Jul 2023

Mitsubishi Electric celebrates 30th anniversary of Livingston factory

Mitsubishi Electric has marked the 30th anniversary of its factory in Livingston, Scotland, an advanced facility for the manufacture of heat pumps as the nation looks to reach net zero.... 
 11 Jul 2023

Star Refrigeration sponsors Cold Chain Federation’s online event

Star Refrigeration is sponsoring this year’s Cold Chain Refrigeration Week 2023, an online conference taking place from 18–21 July, organised by the Cold Chain Federation. The event is specifically tailored to provide guidance on natural ... 
 10 Jul 2023

Focus on retrofit to get net zero back on track, says BESA

The government should accelerate plans to retrofit buildings to get faltering net zero progress back on target, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).... 
 28 Jun 2023

IOR celebrates successful World Refrigeration Day with #nextgencooling events

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 ... 
 27 Jun 2023

Kilfrost celebrates 90 years in business

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.... 
 26 Jun 2023

TEV acquires EPCS assets to form new refrigeration line

TEV Ltd has acquired the assets of former refrigeration equipment manufacturer EPCS to form a new product line - 'SC-Tec'.... 
 26 Jun 2023

World Refrigeration Day 2023: adversity has increased resilience of UK cold chain

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 ... 
 26 Jun 2023

BESA calls for rapid transformation in cooling skills

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 ... 
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