CBI director general Carolyn Fairbairn has responded in detail to the Chancellor’s Comprehensive Spending Review and Autumn Statement announced yesterday (25 November) to the House of Commons.

Integral UK has expanded into the Industrial Refrigeration and HVAC sectors.

Spectronics Corporation has appointed Matthew Cowley as sales account manager for its air conditioning and refrigeration product line.

Labour MSPs Sarah Boyack and Ken MacIntosh visited Star Renewable Energy’s premises in Glasgow on 20 November, following the shipping of its innovative Neatpump, from Glasgow to E.ON’s community energy centre in Cranbrook.

Earlier this month fan manufacturer ebm-papst hosted a seminar at its Chelmsford headquarters which looked at energy reducing strategies and initiatives.

As a consequence of the EU F-gas regulation ((EU) No 517/2014), future synthetic refrigerants for refrigeration with a low global warming potential will be to a large degree non-azeotropicmixtures with a significant temperature change at constant pressure.

Asda has reported its third quarter trading figures for 2015, which show a 4.5% fall in like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks to 30 September.

Beijer Ref AB, the Swedish refrigeration group, is to acquire the remaining 56 per cent of the shares in refrigeration wholesale company, HRP Ltd.

The Environment Agency has announced that it is relaxing the penalty rules under the Government’s Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme, giving non-SMEs, who are not ISO 150001 compliant, an extra 10 weeks to comply with ESOS rules.

Five long-standing Pipe Center and Climate Center employees, with a combined service of more than 150 years, have been awarded Hall of Fame status for their outstanding contribution to the business and industry.

Facilities services and recruitment business, Cordant Group PLC, has appointed Jamie Reynolds to the newly created position of group commercial director.

Mexichem Fluor has announced a price rise across its range of KLEA refrigerants in Europe.

In partnership with Aggreko, Star Refrigeration has launched a Refrigeration Contingency Plan Scheme aimed at providing peace of mind for owners of industrial refrigeration plants in case of emergency.

From Monday 9th November 2015 Bob Cowlard will take on the role of Managing Director of Daikin Applied (UK) Ltd and with it the overall responsibility for the day to day running of the business. Bob’s appointment will enable the company to move onto ...

Genfrost/ES System K UK, has recently purchased some of the assets of SPG Limited.

Airedale International has sadly announced the passing away of Alan Duttine OBE on 7 November 2015.

Daikin UK has become a member of National Energy Action (NEA) the leading UK fuel poverty charity.

Sainsbury’s has reported a 17.9% drop in underlying pre-profits to £308m for the 28 weeks to 26 September this year.

BSRIA has published its second topic guide on Legionella, which is available to download free from its website.

The Carel Group has commenced production at its new plant in Labin, in Croatia.

Kelvion is the new name for the former GEA Heat Exchangers Group, which formally separated from the GEA Group, the company announced yesterday (9 November).

Manufacturers and distributors of construction products run thousands of training programmes for installers of their products.

BSRIA’s head of sustainable construction, Joanna Harris, recently spoke at the CIBSE One-Day Seminar on CIBSE Guide M: Maintenance Engineering & Management in Hong Kong.

Toshiba has appointed Alpha Air Building Management Systems as a distributor of its full range of air conditioning products, expanding its UK distribution network.

The influence of occupant behaviour on building performance was explored by psychologists and specialists in building use and adaptation on the second day of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineer’s (CIBSE) Conference and Exhibition....

The 27th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol ended with a clear agreement to address the consumption and production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) but stopped short of a legal amendment to the Protocol to phase down HFCs. Hopes were high ...

The influence of occupant behaviour on building performance was explored by psychologists and specialists in building use and adaptation on the second day of the CIBSE conference.

Morrisons has seen a 2% fall in overall sales for the third quarter of the year.

Security dominated talks on the opening day of CIBSE’s Building Performance conference and exhibition, as some of the UK’s top engineers addressed the issue.

A new study has found that improved indoor environmental quality doubled participants’ scores in cognitive function tests.

Hoshizaki Europe and Gram Commercial have announced that, with effect from 1 January 2016, both companies’ sales networks will promote and sell both original brands.

The CBI’s Quarterly Industrial Trends Survey for the three months to October has highlighted a fall in manufacturing production – the first decline in the last two years.

The latest Construction Trade Survey by the Construction Product Association (CPA) has revealed that activity in construction rose for the tenth consecutive quarter in Q3.

According to the latest CBI SME Trends Survey, output among small and medium-sized (SME) manufacturers fell in the three months to October, as both domestic and export orders decreased.

Due to the F-Gas Regulation limiting HFC availability in 2016, Chemours has announced a price increase in the European Union, effective from 1 January, or as allowed by contractual commitments, on a number of products.

Skills Minister Nick Boles MP has told the All Party Parliamentary Group on Apprenticeships that the Government is planning to allow businesses to ‘donate’ apprenticeships to others.

A-Gas International has moved to new offices in the Bristol area.