Nearly half of small business owners and managing directors had to stop their own pay due to the impact of unfair payment practices by their buyers, according to new survey findings from ECA and BESA....

The new South West and South Wales Refrigeration Society was officially launched earlier this month during an Institute of Refrigeration Cool Talk Breakfast Briefing....

Electrical control panel specialist GB Controls has manufactured and installed its 50,000th panel....

Since its launch last year over 2,000 installers have signed up to receive training on Toshiba's online training portal. It is available at all times of the day and enables subscribers to learn at their own and qualify for Toshiba’s seven year ...

The Heat Pump Association (HPA) has launched its vision report; ‘Delivering Net Zero: A Roadmap for the Role of Heat Pumps’. The report outlines the heat pump industry’s commitment and readiness to step up to the challenge of delivering the ...

Participants from several Balkan Countries gathered at Zagreb University in October to take part in the first free training workshop dedicated to alternative and natural refrigerants, officially accredited by the EU funded blended learning programme ...

Maidstone-based Coolair Equipment has appointed Charlie Mustow to its installation team as the company continues to expand....

Honeywell’s new stationary air conditioning refrigerant, Solstice N41, has received the official designation ‘A1’ for R466A by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)....

An increasing labour shortage is now an undeniable trend in the construction market. Meanwhile, technological developments mean that products and systems are increasing in complexity and, on top of this, older generations of installers are gradually ...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched its General Election 2019 manifesto, calling on the future government to move past Brexit and to overhaul current domestic policies to build a more sustainable country....

Chemours has announced today that it is filing a patent infringement lawsuit in Japan against AGC, Inc....

The Institute of Refrigeration's Scotland branch held its 40th annual dinner recently with 490 industry guests attending....

Martin Butler has taken over the role of managing director from Mark Taylor at Hawco after six successful years of strong financial growth....

The 31st Meeting of the Parties (MOP31) to the Montreal Protocol took place on 4-8 November 2019, where representatives of all the signatory states of the Montreal Protocol gathered to discuss the state of the Protocol and its amendments adoption....

Sevron has been appointed as the preferred provider of chemical safety and risk assessment software for the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)....

J&E Hall has taken on six new apprentices as it expands its scheme. The company has always placed importance on introducing new blood to the industry and it has never been more needed than now, with the age of the workforce rising....

Manufacturing output volumes in Q3 to November continued to fall, according to the latest monthly CBI Industrial Trends Survey....

The Board of Directors of the Group Carel Industries approved the consolidated results as of 30 September 2019, with consolidated revenues of €247.7 million and growth of 18.9 percent, compared to the first nine months of 2018....

According to the Building Engineering Service Association (BESA), politicians must seize the opportunity to set out meaningful plans for the built environment during the General Election for the sake of industry....

A new landmark office development in Gloucester has sought the aid of Coolair Equipment to bring the latest energy efficient heating and cooling technology....

Cross Rental Services Group, a provider of HVAC hire equipment, has completed the acquisition of Swegon Hire UK, a well-respected hire company with a 30-year heritage in the UK HVAC industry....

Due to the continuing success of HRS’s ‘Technical Breakfast Briefings’ the company advises that its next meeting will take place on 26 November 2019, at Eastleigh College....

Carrier Transicold and Refrigeration Systems president, David Appel, discussed the sustainable cold chain and how it can cut food loss and waste at the 31st Meeting of the Parties of the Montréal Protocol on 07 November during a roundtable session....

Colin Goode, Fujitsu’s General Air Conditioning UK’s product specification engineer, is to retire at the end of the year after almost 48 years in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry....

Swedish company, Hultsteins, has developed fossil-free refrigerated transport. The company is now consolidating its position in the UK market by obtaining Cold Connect....

Star Renewable Energy’s (SRE) director, Dave Pearson, has been named as a finalist for the Champion of Renewables Award at the Scottish Green Energy Awards 2019. Mr Pearson, a heating expert and heat pump advocate, has been named as one of four ...

Following the launch of its new website and brand positioning, Marstair has made a major investment in its new UK mobile training unit....

Blended has started its new financial year with a re-brand that aims to strengthen the company’s position in the chemical gas industry. As part of the launch, the company has revealed a new look to reflect its growth over the last few years....

Waterloo Air Products has promoted Andy Wardle to the position of sales director, with a seat on the company board....

From November 2019, Humidity Solutions is the exclusive UK distributor for Denmark based Cotes, manufacturers of desiccant dehumidifiers. At a meeting at the Royal Danish Embassy in London members from both companies met to discuss the opportunities ...

According to a survey run by engineering services trade bodies ECA and BESA, nine out of 10 business owners across construction suffer a range of mental health issues due to payment and other business pressures. This also follows the release of the ...

To spearhead the company’s sales across the south of England, Ross Clarke has joined Seymour Manufacturing International (SMI) as its new Southern sales manager....

The Institute of Refrigeration (IoR) has elected Mike Creamer, managing director of Business Edge as president-elect, to take over the presidency of the IoR from current incumbent Kevin Glass in November 2020....

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Greenpeace have relaunched Cool Technologies, a database showcasing alternative cooling technologies to hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) and hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) systems used at present....

With a number of misconceptions circulating throughout the data centre industry, Green Revolution Cooling (GRC) and Asperitas have formed a partnership to dispel these and further educate the global data centre ecosystem about data centre immersion ...

Panasonic UK has a new UK distributor for its Cold Chain CO2 condensing units - specialist and experienced refrigeration company Hawco, which will now stock Panasonic’s full range of natural CO2 condensing refrigeration units for the UK market....

For the sixth month in a row Britain’s construction industry has seen another dip in activity, with Brexit uncertainty preventing people from making changes to their properties. This pulled the Construction PMI index down to 44.2....

Following feedback from professionals within the air conditioning and refrigeration industry the ACR News Awards entry deadlines has been extended. This is the final extension....

With the skills gap increasing, the IOR wants to encourage schools to get involved in explaining to students how fantastic the refrigeration and air conditioning industries are, both as an interesting application of science and as a future career....

The IOR has been celebrating the achievements of service, maintenance and installation engineers who have devoted their career to the refrigeration or air conditioning industry for 17 years. It will be presenting the 17th award for an individual’s ...