News Archive - November 2022
Star Refrigeration sponsors IOR low carbon conference
24 November 2022
Senior engineering experts from Star Refrigeration will discuss how end users of cooling equipment can boost energy efficiency and play a major role in achieving a sustainable low carbon future....
Climalife UK Technical Event 2022
21 November 2022
On 3 November 2022, Climalife welcomed guests to its first face-to-face Technical Event since 2019....
Chemours and Honeywell join forces to enable reclamation and recycling of refrigerants
17 November 2022
The Chemours Company and Honeywell have launched a pilot program to enable qualified companies to recycle and reclaim R-448A - also known as Honeywell Solstice N40, R-449A, and Opteon XP40 - patented HFO refrigerant blends in the European Union and ...
Nidec celebrates Marino Bassi's 50 years of contribution to the refrigeration industry
10 November 2022
In 2022, Marino Bassi, key account senior advisor at Nidec Global Appliance, completes 50 years of career as an influential and respected professional of the refrigeration industry in Europe. As a member of the Embraco team since 1994, which is now ...
Star Refrigeration backs new campaign to encourage more young people to consider technical careers
09 November 2022
Star’s cooling and heating technicians take part in the Gatsby Foundation’s campaign, ‘Technicians: We Make the Difference’, to help raise awareness of technician careers and the various routes into them....
Trane Technologies acquires AL-KO Air Technology
09 November 2022
Trane Technologies has acquired AL-KO Air Technology, a division of AL-KO SE, based in Jettingen-Scheppach, Germany, effective November 1, 2022....
Invertek appoints new HVACR business development manager
09 November 2022
Invertek Drives has appointed Mike Carman as executive business development manager for the HVAC-R sector....
New Engineering Academy aims to develop industry wide skills
09 November 2022
Engineers are developing their capabilities across all industries through a new skills academy launched by a young entrepreneur. The inaugural Engineering Academy hosted by Co-Lab Engineering, a new start-up venture launched this year by 26-year-old ...
Actuate UK urges UK Government to work with ‘vital’ engineering services to deliver Net Zero
09 November 2022
UK Net Zero opportunities are burgeoning, according to Actuate UK, the alliance of engineering services. The sector is at the heart of the accelerating pace of change as the country races to achieve its targets. Engineering services are already ...
IOR welcomes new trustees and hands over to next president
04 November 2022
At the AGM on 03 November, the IOR announced the results of its Trustee Elections. Three members stood for the two vacancies this year, and members elected Paul Singh FInstR and Damian Wiszniewski MInstR to join the IOR Board of Trustees....
Flint joins Haier Europe
03 November 2022
Deane Flint has been appointed head of Northern Europe for Haier Europe HVAC, a global leader in comfort cooling offering residential, commercial and applied air conditioning solutions. Deane is a familiar face in the refrigeration and air ...
Toshiba latest sign up for HVACR Live
03 November 2022
The latest big name to sign up to exhibit at 2023's HVAC and Refrigeration Live Show is Toshiba Air Conditioning, a global leader in high-efficiency, high-performance air conditioning for commercial buildings and homes....
Refrigerants – a key part of the sustainability solution for net zero
03 November 2022
Since the Montreal Protocol, the RACHP sector has had to find a series of alternative solutions first to ozone-depleting and more recently to higher GWP refrigerants. But there is still a lot of work to be done to address the large quantities of ...
Sharing responsibility is only way to honour Grenfell victims
03 November 2022
The building services industry cannot claim to have learned from the Grenfell Tragedy unless every member of every supply chain takes full responsibility for their safety role. This was one of the key messages to emerge from the recent Building ...
Starfrost appoints Jamie Buchanan as head of contracts
02 November 2022
Starfrost has announced the appointment of Jamie Buchanan to the role of Head of Contracts within the senior management team. Mr Buchanan will lead the planning, management and delivery function of all engineering installations for Starfrost's ...
IOR double anniversary event celebrates the history of ammonia vapour compression refrigeration
02 November 2022
Two top cooling experts will present research on the history of ammonia vapour compression at a webinar hosted by the Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) to commemorate its 123rd year....