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Tom Southall.
 10 Jan 2022

Chance to make cold store savings by joining climate change agreement

Businesses with cold storage facilities need to act fast to make use of the new application window to access Climate Change Levy savings by joining the cold storage Climate Change Agreement (CCA), says the Cold Chain Federation.... 
 6 Jan 2022

Aerona³ heat pump helps Colchester Football Club go green

Colchester Football Club has been a vaccination centre during the pandemic and when a new heating system was required for the vaccination area, a Grant Aerona³ air source heat pump was installed to keep this essential resource up to temperature.... 
 5 Jan 2022

Carrier helps decarbonise the City of London

Carrier AquaForce 61XWHZE high-temperature heat pumps operating on ultra-low global warming potential (GWP) Hydro-Fluoro-Olefins (HFO) R-1234ze refrigerant have been chosen for E.ON's ground-breaking district heating and cooling scheme in the City ... 
 5 Jan 2022

Offices must improve or become redundant

Office buildings that fail to demonstrate how they support the health and well-being of users will swiftly become redundant, according to a group of building services engineers. A webinar hosted by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)... 
 23 Dec 2021

CO2 monitors are ‘a good start’, says BESA

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed new measures to improve ventilation, indoor air quality (IAQ), and tackle overheating as part of revisions to the Building Regulations.... 
 22 Dec 2021

World Refrigeration Day announces international Stemazing programme

World Refrigeration Day (WRD) has announced that it is partnering with STEMAZING to launch the International WRD Stemazing Inspiration Academy. This initiative supports women in STEM to shine as visible role models and inspires young people ... 
 22 Dec 2021

Donnybrook Fair choose Eurocyror & Costan to furnish its new store.

Speciality grocer Donnybook Fair opened the doors to its new store and restaurant in Dublin on 3 December, with refrigerated cabinets selected from Epta’s Eurocyror & Costan Range.... 
 22 Dec 2021

Industry urged to ‘change the conversation’ about skills

The building engineering sector will not be able to address its skills shortages if it keeps trying to replicate the past, according to several leading industry figures.... 
 22 Dec 2021

EnviroVent’s ventilation solution chosen for ‘homes of the future’ pilot

A ventilation system from leading manufacturer EnviroVent has been chosen for a flagship new build scheme that could shape the Government’s ‘Future Homes Standard’.... 
 16 Dec 2021

Climate change agreement sees cold storage energy efficiency improve by 19%

New Environment Agency figures show that cold store operators smashed the target set for them to improve the energy efficiency of their cold stores in the past decade, says the Cold Chain Federation. The results are a positive sign coming shortly ... 
 15 Dec 2021

Major hospital in East England lowers carbon f00tprint

ICS Cool Energy has delivered new heating and cooling systems at one of UK’s major hospitals located in eastern England. The project, triggered by the hospital’s decarbonisation initiatives already saves over 95 tonnes of CO2 emissions thanks to the ... 
 15 Dec 2021

Stulz prepares for further growth with its new Benelux corporate headquarters

Stulz, the global mission critical air conditioning specialist, is expanding its presence across the Benelux region with a new corporate headquarters in the Netherlands. Located in the Dutch business centre of Hoofddorp, in the immediate vicinity of ... 
 15 Dec 2021

Diffusion supplies fan coils to 150 Bishopsgate

British heating and cooling equipment specialist Diffusion has provided heating and cooling at One Bishopsgate Plaza at 150 Bishopsgate, London. The company has supplied 980 of varying types and designs of fan coil units to the new 41-storey mixed-... 
Jay Pittas.
 10 Dec 2021

Tecumseh appoints new CEO

Tecumseh Products Company, a global leader of commercial refrigeration solutions has appointed Jay Pittas as chief executive and two proven industry leaders have taken new commercial management roles.... 
 9 Dec 2021

Call to help the IoR identify the skills for net-zero cooling

Would you like to join an IOR working Group to identify what are the key skills and areas of knowledge needed to support the move towards Net-Zero? The IOR’s Beyond Refrigeration Net Zero initiative identified seven overall issues that our sector ... 
 8 Dec 2021

Carrier invests in UK

Carrier has reaffirmed its commitment to investing in the UK as a key European geography for its advanced air conditioning and heat pump solutions.... 
 7 Dec 2021

Neil Roberts voted the vice president of the BRA

The British Refrigeration Association (BRA) has announced Neil Roberts, senior technical sales manager at refrigerant supplier Climalife, as its new Vice President. This follows the appointment of Mark Hughes as BRA President in July.... 
 6 Dec 2021

The IOR announces the date of the 2022 Annual Dinner

The IOR recently announced that its next Annual Dinner will be held as an ‘in person’ event on 30 June 2022. Traditionally taking place in February, the 121st Annual Dinner has been moved to a summer date to celebrate our industry’s achievements and ... 
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