News Archive - September 2020
Cool wars: Data centre cooling experts go head-to-head
24 September 2020
Two leading players in the data centre cooling market are to go head-to-head in a live online showdown on Wednesday 14 October at 3pm to debate whether air or liquid represents the future of data centre cooling....
How philanthropy can bend the cold chains emissions curve
24 September 2020
A new report from the Carbon Trust, Net zero cold chains for food – A discussion document on the case for philanthropic action, outlines the challenge of reducing emissions from rapidly growing food cold chains and how philanthropy can help ‘bend ...
IIR to influence EU quotas for 2030-2036
24 September 2020
?The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) has responded to the European Commission consultation 'Fluorinated greenhouse gases – review of EU rules (2015-20) which aims to collect opinions and suggestions about the update of the F-gas ...
SWSWRS to host its first online Cool Talk Breakfast Briefing
24 September 2020
The South West and South Wales Refrigeration Society (SWSWRS) is to hold its first online IOR Cool Talk Breakfast Briefing on 5 October 2020 covering practical advice from manufacturers and suppliers....
Demand for healthcare FM services continue to soar as retail plunges
24 September 2020
The latest 2020 RICS UK Facilities Management Survey results continue to point to demand conditions being heavily influenced by the ongoing pandemic....
Aqua takes up 'Transfer to Transform' apprenticeship initiative
18 September 2020
Joe Barnes is the latest new addition to the Aqua Group team, joining as an apprentice service engineer through the Government’s Transfer to Transform scheme....
BESA Conference moves online
18 September 2020
The annual BESA National Conference and Exhibition will be held online this year on November 4 and 5....
Hubbard initiates relocation plans
18 September 2020
Hubbard Products has announced plans for its relocation into a new site in Ipswich, Suffolk. The relocation is planned for early 2021 into a ‘state-of-the-art’ 80,000 sqft manufacturing facility at Futura Park. The new development is designed to ...
New digital first approach for the BFFF
18 September 2020
The British Frozen Food Federation has launched a new look website and fresh new logo that signals a renewed, ‘digital first’ approach to membership and engagement....
LU-VE sees growth through diversification
18 September 2020
LU-VE's financial report for the first six months of 2020 showed over 4% growth despite restrictions imposed as a result of the global pandemic....
Incentive FM appoints workplace solutions director
18 September 2020
Facilities management specialist Incentive FM has appointed a new director to head up the company’s Workplace Solutions Sector....
A-Gas headlines Chillventa eSpecial
11 September 2020
A-Gas European sales director Marco Pepi will be a headline speaker at this year’s Chillventa Exhibition. Restrictions surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic has forced Chillventa, normally held in Germany, to go online. Mr Pepi will be among the key ...
Manufacturers urged to digitise product data
09 September 2020
A new initiative aims to get manufacturers in the construction industry to take ownership of their product information. A series of articles are being produced and manufacturers are encouraged to join a discussion group to share their views....
BeMS to be key in managing buildings’ safety
08 September 2020
With companies looking at how they can safely bring their staff back to work, the Building Controls industry Association (BCIA) believes that it is more important than ever that building energy management systems (BeMS) are correctly installed and ...
Cooling as a Service encourages new models for sustainable cooling
08 September 2020
Cooling as a Service, an initiative aimed at scaling up clean and efficient cooling, has unveiled the winner of its Cooling as a Service (CaaS) Prize, aimed at stimulating new models for sustainable cooling, in what is set to become a $1.5 trillion ...
Scott joins SPX Cooling
04 September 2020
SPX Cooling Technologies, UK has appointed Martin Scott to look after its customers in the south of the UK....