Synecore, a leading M&E contractor for major brands within the hospitality industry, strongly believes British tourism could save the current downturn in the construction industry resulting from the Brexit vote in June.

BSRIA is backing a report by MPs which “slammed the government for axing its zero carbon buildings policy” and has called for it to be reinstated.

CIBSE recently held its biggest ever conference and exhibition at the QEII Conference Centre in Westminster, where building occupants and their health featured prominently.

Ruskin Air Management Ltd (RAML) has been rebranded Swegon Air Management Ltd (SAML) following its acquisition by the 60-year-old Swedish air handling, cooling and ventilation specialist Swegon AB from Johnson Controls International (JCI).

J S Wright is tackling global warming and the skills crisis through a unique contractor and supplier collaboration.

According to a new report by Albion Ventures, finding skilled staff is top of the list of challenges faced by business owners.

adi Group, the Birmingham-based engineering solutions company, has bolstered its senior leadership team with the appointment of Lee Price as group sales director to drive company-wide growth across its specialist engineering divisions.

As part of its ongoing development Triark Pumps, the distributor of diaphragm pumps and spares has launched a new website at www.tri-ark.com.

Ziehl-Abegg is building a new factory at the Hohenlohe Business Park for the production of energy-efficient electric drives and fans, in an investment worth €28m.

Waterloo Air Products plc has invested in its Paint Shop to give customers a faster turnaround on standard colours of air terminal devices, as well as greater flexibility for more unusual aesthetics.

Güntner is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year.

Valued at 30.94 billion dollars in 2015, forecasters predict the size of the global commercial refrigeration equipment market will grow at 5.6% CAGR from 2016 to 2023.

Compressor specialist BITZER has opened an office in Nairobi, Kenya, as it looks to capitalise on growth opportunities in East Africa.

It is with great regret that BSRIA has announced the passing of the head of its Energy & Environment team, Reginald Brown, who died at home on Thursday following a short illness.

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has announced a series of roadshows around the UK and Ireland that will lift the lid on digital technologies in the construction sector, and the relevance of BIM to everyday lives.

Testo UK has launched a new website at www.testo.co.uk.

Luke Courtney of South East Regional College Lisburn has been awarded a Gold medal in the national SkillFRIDGE competition, sponsored by Toshiba.

Smith Brothers has now officially closed its Batten Street premises in Leicester.

According to the latest Industrial Trends Survey by the CBI, manufacturing order books improved in November, but export order books and output growth eased.

Air conditioning and refrigeration specialist, Airedale International, has published its 2017 training programme.

Arctic Circle has won an award for its Arctic Optimiser.

Wieland Thermal Solutions has reissued the Heat Transfer Data Books.For many years, the Heat Transfer Engineering Data Books have been a standard reference in thermal engineering.

At this year’s Chillventa exhibition on 12th October 2016, eurammon, the joint initiative for natural refrigerants, invited people to attend its lecture ‘Applications with Natural Refrigerants – Country Situation and Experiences’.

Hargreaves Ductwork Ltd has appointed George Latimer as business development manager for its Trade Counter network.

As part of its ongoing growth and development strategy Bitzer UK has appointed Liam Davies as product support engineer.

Green Point has appointed Matt Lipinski as a compressor remanufacturing technician at its Milton Keynes headquarters.

Pipe Center and Climate Center has completed the roll out of its new, streamlined product range as part of a £7m stock investment.

Burnley-based CoolKit Ltd supported Lancashire Day last week by providing refrigerated transport for the county’s top award-winning chefs and food producers, as they headed to London to prepare a five-course feast for top food writers, critics and industry insiders, organised by Marketing Lancashire.

AREA has announced that the Thai Refrigeration Association has been granted temporary membership as International Observer, a status created only a few months ago.

ISD Solutions taps Australian single envelope cold store opportunity ISD Solutions has opened for business in Melbourne, Australia.

J S Wright has boosted its ongoing expansion programme with the appointment of Steve Woollam as senior mechanical estimator.

CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) launched BIMHawk, a website and software plug-in which enables the creation of standard parameters for use in BIM objects, at its annual conference.

Hitachi Air Conditioning Europe has appointed a new managing director to drive the business forward in line with its commitment to growing the UK market following the merger with Johnson Controls, Inc. 12 months ago.

Integral has opened a new office in Herefordshire as part of its ongoing development of its UK Industrial Refrigeration and Specialist HVAC capability.

Air conditioning and refrigeration distributor TF Solutions has appointed Andy Reed as commercial director in its senior management team as it looks to enhance its refrigeration service offering across the UK.

Carrier Rental Systems (UK), Ltd, one of the UK’s leading temperature control rental specialists, has acquired Watkins Hire as part of its long-term growth strategy.

The ebm-papst Group has appointed Stefan Brandl as chairman of the board of directors.

AAF Europe has acquired the Swedish Dinair Group AB as part of its plans to become the number one company in the global air filter market in all regions.

According to a recent survey by SellingUp.com and market research firm Populus, air conditioning makes homes more attractive to potential buyers.

The Disabled Golf Association (DGA) reports that this year's 'Auld Enemies Cup', the first in a series of pan-disabled Ryder Cup style match in the world, between the disabled golfers of England and Scotland took place at the prestigious MacDonald Cardrona in Peebles, Scotland from 12th-14th September 2016.

Space Airconditioning plc, possibly the UK’s longest established independent air conditioning distributor, has been placed in administration.

According to figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on 11 November, construction output fell by 1.1% for the third quarter of 2016.

ICS Cool Energy has expanded its UK operations and opened a new 3,000sq m sales, distribution and warehousing facility in Bradford.

Building engineering services employers have been reassured that new routes to professional certification will be made available by the passing of revised F-Gas handling legislation next year.

Smith Brothers Stores (SBS) has appointed Justin Gardener as Daikin technical manager.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) latest social media campaign #9PercentIsNotEnough has been encouraging engineers to share a picture with their hand raised to the fact that only 9% of women make up the UK’s engineering and technology workforce – and to highlight that engineering is a realistic and inspiring career for girls. 

Small and medium-sized businesses in England, Scotland and Wales can now claim capital contributions of up to 30 per cent of the cost for energy saving projects, up to a maximum of £10,000, through the Carbon Trust’s Green Business Fund.

Sainsbury’s has reported a 10.1% fall in underlying pre-tax profits for the 28 weeks to 24 September 2016 to £277m.

ICS Cool Energy has sponsored 11 of its technicians to become Institute of Refrigeration (IoR) accredited, with membership grades ranging from affiliates through to associate members.

According to the findings of a new survey by the ECA (Electrical Contractors’ Association), more than eight in 10 electrical and building services engineering firms say turnover increased or stayed the same during the third quarter of 2016.

The CAREL Group has inaugurated its new production plant in Labin, on the south-eastern coast of Istria in Croatia.

Seeley International has appointed Sarah Higgs as its new sales manager for the UK and Ireland, in an important move to expand the company’s presence.

Morrisons has reported a 1.6% increase in like-for-like sales excluding fuel for the third quarter of the year.

South Eastern Regional College (SERC) has been named as an accredited Fujitsu Training Academy.

Midea Group Co completed its acquisition of an 80% stake in Clivet S.p.A., Clivet España S.A. and related real estate assets yesterday (31st October).

On Thursday 17th November the Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) and A-Gas are holding a breakfast morning for service engineers and technicians where there will be practical advice from experts on new refrigerants.

Climalife (IDS Refrigeration) is continually looking for innovative ways to communicate the rapidly approaching F-Gas bans, quota reductions and the need to shift the market towards lower GWP refrigerants.