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News Archive - February 2022

Holland confirmed for ACR News Awards 25 February 2022

Award-winning stand-up comedian Dominic Holland will be hosting the 2022 ACR News Awards....


PACAIR becomes Trane value added reseller 25 February 2022

Trane UK has partnered with national air conditioning distributor PACAIR, with its complete range of heating and cooling products available through following the new Value Added Partnership....


REAL Alternatives webinar 24 February 2022

In light of the F-gas regulation revision proposal that is expected in spring 2022, the REAL Alternatives Consortium is hosting an online event on 2 March to present and discuss international training for technicians focusing on flammable ...


300 million Heat Network Fund announced at Queens Quay 24 February 2022

Scottish Government Zero Carbon Minister, Patrick Harvie, visited the award-winning Queens Quay district heat pump system in Clydebank on Monday to announce a new £300 million Heat Network Fund to accelerate the roll-out of environmentally-friendly ...


Mitsubishi Electric to sponsor BESA National Conference 22 February 2022

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) National Conference will take place on 20 October at the Novotel Hammersmith hotel in London....


Staff retention is biggest worry for contractors 22 February 2022

Finding and retaining skilled tradespeople is the biggest concern for employers across the building engineering services sector, according to a new survey carried out by four industry trade bodies....


Ventilation rates must not be sacrificed for energy efficiency 18 February 2022

Changes to the Building Regulations will ensure the need for better ventilation is not compromised by increasingly tough targets for reducing energy consumption, according to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)....


Coolair Equipment granted trademark 18 February 2022

One-stop air conditioning specialists Coolair Equipment has won a four-year legal battle to secure the rights to the ‘Coolair’ name....


BESA welcomes improved payment times 16 February 2022

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed an apparently dramatic improvement in the payment habits of main contractors. About half of large construction firms now claim to be paying their sub-contractors within 30 days or ...


New embodied carbon calculator for building services 15 February 2022

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has published a digital Embodied Carbon Calculator tool to enable engineers to estimate the embodied carbon associated with mechanical, electrical and public health systems in ...


ICS Cool energy delivers a record number of ice rinks 15 February 2022

ICS Cool Energy, an international market leader specialising in complete temperature control solutions for manufacturing process and facilities applications, has closed the 2021/2022 season with a record number of temporary ice-rink projects ...


Call for abstracts now open for the IIR Congress 2023 14 February 2022

The call for abstracts for the 26th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration has been launched under the theme 'Towards efficient, controlled and smart refrigeration'....


CIBSE gains Ofqual recognition 14 February 2022

?CIBSE is now recognised by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) as an End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO)....


'Cooling matters' is WRD 2022 theme 14 February 2022

Food available when and where we choose. Apps that make our cell phones personal assistants and inanimate products SMART. Vaccines to protect us from disease, and medicines to cure disease. Cities thriving in places once inhabitable. They all ...


Trox celebrates National Apprenticeship Week with new career opportunities 09 February 2022

National Apprenticeship Week, which runs from 7 to 13 February 2022, brings together businesses and apprentices across the country to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make to individuals, businesses and the wider economy. ...


The IOR launches new podcast 09 February 2022

The Institute of Refrigeration launches a new podcast channel this week called 'The Tip of the Iceberg' to explore with industry leaders, some of the critical issues facing the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sector in the UK. It will ...


BESA calls for ‘massive retrofit push’ to address energy crisis 09 February 2022

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) says the dramatic surge in energy prices reinforces the need for a national programme of building retrofits....


Women in RACHP – a day of practical engineering 08 February 2022

The IOR’s Women in RACHP Network will be hosting a training day on 8 March for anyone working in, or who has an interest in, the refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump sector....


BESA urges employers to take apprenticeship pledge 07 February 2022

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has called on employers to pledge they will take on at least one apprentice this year in a bid to plug the industry’s alarming skills gap and ensure it has the right talent to address future ...


Actuate UK backs industry prequalification Standard 07 February 2022

Actuate UK, the voice of Building Engineering Services, warn that skills shortages are hampering ambitions to deliver net zero emission buildings. While the number of Engineering Services apprentices starting out in England in 2022 is back to pre-...


BCIA announces new additions to management committee 07 February 2022

The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has announced three new additions to its Management Committee; Stacey Lucas, Matt Brown and Simon Patman....


New ops manager for A-Gas Rapid Recovery 07 February 2022

Jake Matthews is the new Operations Manager for A-Gas Rapid Recovery in the UK. He was formerly employed at the company’s refrigerants’ reclamation and separation plant on the A-Gas site at Portbury, near Bristol....


ACR News Awards: Seats selling out fast 04 February 2022

The ACR News Awards dinner is taking place at the Chelsea Harbour Hotel on Thursday 17 March 2022. The final shortlist has been judged and the winning entries will be announced at the celebration dinner....


Pastorfrigor expands within commercial refrigeration industry 02 February 2022

Pastorfrigor GB, the Essex based commercial refrigeration business, is reporting a rise in the sales of energy efficient multidecks ahead of the expected energy price hike announcement on 1 April 2022. The company has also appointed commercial ...


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