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 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. 
 1 Oct 2008

Supermarket Refrigeration: A greener solution for M&S

SEARLE Manufacturing Company, with its 100kW condensing units, is delivering a potentially greener cooling solution for Marks & Spencer food halls. 
 30 Sep 2008

Walter Meier concentrates on applied ac systems

WALTER MEIER (Climate UK) is to focus on applied air conditioning systems and will stop supplying single split systems at the price-driven end of the market. 
 30 Sep 2008

Promethean Power's first prototype displayed

PROMETHEAN Power, the makers of a solar-powered refrigerator for use in the developing world, has unveiled its first prototype in the US this week. 
 30 Sep 2008

Reclaim R22 levels too low says BRA

RECLAIM R22 levels are still too low according to the British Refrigeration Association which has collected data on the amount of R22 recovered and either sent for destruction or reclaimed back for reuse. 
 30 Sep 2008

GK Industrial predicts £13m turnover

GK INDUSTRIAL expects to achieve a record turnover of £13 million for the year ending June 2009. 
 30 Sep 2008

GK Industrial predicts £13m turnover

GK INDUSTRIAL expects to achieve a record turnover of £13 million for the year ending June 2009. 
 29 Sep 2008

Concentra at centre of ac crash investigation

CONCENTRA, the main contractor at the centre of a building site accident is helping HSE officers establish how a woman was knocked to the ground by an air-conditioning unit which fell on her as she waited for a bus. 
 24 Sep 2008

ACR industry flocks to London HEVAR's cool talks

LONDON's Royal Horticultural Halls is buzzing with visitors keen to look at products from the building services industry and attend HEVAR's heating and cooling seminars at the two day exhibition London HEVAR. 
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