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 24 Oct 2008

DuPont and Honeywell make HFO-1234yf progress

DUPONT has announced significant progress toward the development and commercialization of a new refrigerant for automotive air conditioning that offers a lower global warming potential than hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) R-134a. 
 22 Oct 2008

Cold Move pays £41,000 for safety failures

COLD storage firm Cold Move must pay £35,000 in fines plus £6,116 costs for health and safety breaches at its Wigan depot in 2005, where its employee died from exposure to an ammonia leak. 
 20 Oct 2008

ACRIB chairman joins CG Refrigeration

C G REFRIGERATION, the Hereford-based refrigeration and air-conditioning contractor, has appointed ACRIB chairman Graham Garner as non-executive director to develop and expand the company. 
 20 Oct 2008

LG distributor Sensible AC targets UK

SENSIBLE AC, the LG distributor in Ireland, is expanding into the UK with the opening of a branch in central London. 
 16 Oct 2008

lQ Refrigeration signs distribution deal with SCM Frigo

IQ REFRIGERATION, the design and project management consultancy specialising in sustainable refrigeration has signed a distribution deal with Italian manufacturer SCM Frigo. 
 16 Oct 2008

Danfoss buys Necos

DANFOSS Refrigeration and air-conditioning has bought 100% shares in Necos, the Italian manufacturer of HVACR electronic controls. 
 15 Oct 2008

Chillventa to conjure up 30,000 in three days

OVER 30,000 visitors are expected at Chillventa, the international refrigeration and air conditioning exhibition, which opened its doors for the first time. 
 15 Oct 2008

DuPont gives Honeywell R-422D rights

DUPONT Refrigerants has granted global rights to Honeywell to market R-422D refrigerant, a R22 replacement. 
 13 Oct 2008

Air cooler drug suspect named

DETECTIVES have named the suspect they believe was involved in smuggling heroin into air-coolers destined for the UK. 
 7 Oct 2008

Tesco store makes Ireland a greener isle

TESCO IRELAND is about to open its first 'eco store' at Ballycarne near Tramore, Co Waterford. 
 7 Oct 2008

Building a case for ac in eco buildings

THE QUESTION of how air-conditioning can be built into more sustainable buildings and how the quest to go green impacts ac design and installation is to be discussed in an IOR conference in the capital on October 20. 
 7 Oct 2008

Mitie man is Wii winner

BOB GATTING, a former employee at Mitie Air Conditioning, will be enjoying a Nintendo Wii with his grandchildren this Christmas after winning the ACR News prize draw. 
 7 Oct 2008

Mock The Week's Hugh Dennis presents ACR News Awards 2009

THE COOLEST comedian on Mock The Week, the satirical comedy show, will step from the BBC2's tv studio to join acr professionals at the ACR News Awards stage this February. 
 1 Oct 2008

Supermarket Refrigeration: Advanced remedy for scale

A CALL from one of Britain's biggest supermarket chains has led Advanced Engineering to discover a problem that could be hampering the refrigeration systems at over a thousand premises nationwide. 
 1 Oct 2008

Supermarket Refrigeration: Daikin's integrated solution

Launched two years ago, Daikin’s Conveni-pack integrated refrigeration, air conditioning and heating system is beco.ming a popular choice for convenience stores. 
Mike Creamer.
 1 Oct 2008

MASTERCLASS: Textile-based air distribution Part 34

IN last month’s article we completed a three-part study of air handling technology and the relevant air handling equipment. This month we commence the next module dedicated to a form of air distribution technology that is steadily gaining increasing ... 
 1 Oct 2008

Distribution: As simple as ABC?

WITH distributors under greater market pressures than ever - with new entrants, new product lines and the ever present threat of more and more manufacturers going direct to contractors - it is important to add value. 
 1 Oct 2008

Cooling Towers: Merging the benefits of cooling towers and dry coolers

STEEPED in selling the benefits of evaporative cooling, Stephen Fairgrieve of Jaeggi Guentner is quick to point out how dry coolers require large surface areas and have relatively high energy consumption, even with higher water temperatures, in comparison to the better energy efficiency and significantly smaller surface areas of evaporative coolers. 
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