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 1 Oct 2006

Cooling Towers and Water treatment: Closed circuit cooling tower with intelligent controls

BALTIMORE Aircoil has launched a new closed circuit cooling tower, the HFL range, which can operate in three modes: combined dry/wet, adiabatic and fully dry. 
 1 Oct 2006

Supermarket Refrigeration: LEGISLATION: It’s not all funny acronyms

Dave Archer, business development manager at Parasense takes a look at current refrigeration-related legislation and how it affects the supermarket sector. 
 1 Oct 2006

Supermarket refrigeration: A big fish at Sainsbury

AS BRITAIN’S leading fishmonger – and Seafood Retailer of the Year for the last two consecutive years – Sainsbury’s takes the presentation of its fish very seriously. Ice is of paramount importance. 
 1 Oct 2006

Supermarket Refrigeration: Cutting costs at Costcutter

FABDEC has supplied its Smart-Heat recovery system to the Costcutter supermarket in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. The installation, which was carried out by Portglenone Refrigeration Services has already resulted in a substantial reduction in heating costs for the supermarket chain. 
 1 Oct 2006

Editorial Comment: Showing off is no way to show off

THOSE who thought it was only us Brits who are ever capable of shooting ourselves in the foot on an international scale, will no doubt crack a wry smile at the shenanigans going on in Germany. 
Mike Creamer.
 1 Oct 2006

Masterclass: Expansion Devices - Part 10

IN PART 8 and 9, the methods of heat rejection utilising air cooled and water cooled condensers were studied including the fundamentals of cooling towers.... 
 1 Oct 2006

F-Gas Update: D-day for F-gases

Neil Everitt tip-toes through some of the major points of DEFRA’s new F-gas guidance document 
 21 Sep 2006

Parker pens new European chapter

FOLLOWING the acquisitions of Herl, Kenmore (Virginia KMP), Sporlan Valve and, most recently the acr division of Acal, US manufacturer Parker Hannifin is to "re-introduce" itself to the European market under an integrated sales team. 
 21 Sep 2006

Bitzer UK appoints new md

BITZER UK has a new managing director following the departure of Howard Davis at the end of August. 
 21 Sep 2006

UK concern over rise in LD cases

THE UK's Health Protection Agency is investigating a surge in the number of cases of legionnaires' disease since the beginning of August. Reports have been received from all regions in England and Wales and include both cases acquired in the UK and abroad. 
 21 Sep 2006

Ductwork contractors join FETA

ADCAS, the ductwork contractors' association has come under the umbrella of FETA, the hvacr manufacturers association. FETA will provide a full secretarial and administrative service to ADCAS, an association formed 10 years ago. 
Mike Creamer.
 1 Sep 2006

Masterclass: Condensers - Part 9

This month we continue our study of air-cooled condensers, looking at various forms of control, materials, unit selection, system design and energy conservation.... 
 1 Sep 2006

SHOP TALK

A round-up of supermarket news and gossip 
 1 Sep 2006

Coldstores: Coldstore users can claim 80% CCL discount

COLDSTORE operators can now claim an 80% reduction on the Climate Change Levy in return for meeting energy or carbon saving targets under a new Climate Change Agreement. 
 1 Sep 2006

Coldstores: Film debut is a curtain raiser

BIDDLE has launched a short film to highlight the problems associated with inefficient barriers between internal and external environments in coldstores. 
 1 Sep 2006

Humidifiers: Full steam ahead

Steam dispersion systems can increase the flexibility in system design and afford opportunities previously not possible particularly in challenging applications says Dave Mortimer, national sales manager for Vapac Humidity Control 
 1 Sep 2006

Editors Comment: Air conditioning is bliss, ignorance isn’t

SURELY no one can deny the unbridled joy of having access to an air conditioned environment during this year’s record-breaking hot summer. Whether it’s at your workplace, home, or just in the car, there can be no greater pleasure than that derived from an air conditioner as temperatures creep through the mind-melting 90s. 
 14 Aug 2006

MHI transfers commercial ac to China and Thailand

MITSUBISHI Heavy Industries is to transfer its commercial packaged air conditioning production to factories in China and Thailand 
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