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 6 May 2008

Mitsubishi offers ECA guidance

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC has produced a guide to Enhanced Capital Allowance, the government's corporate benefits scheme aimed at encouraging green technology adoption. 
 1 May 2008

Service and Maintenance: New three-tier service

TO MEET the need for both equipment breakdown avoidance and energy efficient operation, air conditioning service and maintenance specialist Delrac ACS has now developed three levels of contract to meet individual needs. 
 1 May 2008

Unitary Air Conditioning: Mitsubishi Electric and HSBC join forces to cut emissions by 52%

HSBC is halving carbon emissions from heating and cooling in its branches and plans to invest up to £16m to replace equipment in up to 800 branches nationwide. 
 1 May 2008

SHOP TALK

A round-up of supermarket news and gossip 
 1 May 2008

NEMEX Preview: A new force at NEMEX

Taking place at the NEC in Birmingham from 20-22 May, NEMEX is the UK’s largest and longest-running exhibition and networking event for the energy and renewables industries. It forms part of Sustainabilitylive, the UK’s leading event for excellence and innovation in the water, environment, energy and land sectors. 
 1 May 2008

Air Creation is new Mitsibishi distributor

IN A surprise move, air conditioning manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric has appointed a new distributor. 
 1 May 2008

Masterclass: Ducting Design Part 29

Most of the major air conditioning manufacturers can provide charts giving the equivalent hydraulic diameters for rectangular duct sections. A print-out from a spread sheet using the above formula will be published next month.... 
 1 May 2008

Editors Comment: IKK is dead, long live Chillventa

I GUESS it had to happen. The organisers of IKK, the German show that grew to become the leading European air conditioning and refrigeration event over the best part of the last 30 years, is no more. 
 1 May 2008

Service and Maintenance: Safety is a Kee factor

Falls from height are the main cause of fatalities and injuries. Vernon Barry, UK general manager of Kee Safety, takes a look at the latest information and advice from the HSE on minimising these risks 
 1 May 2008

Service and Maintenance: Maintain or replace?

ALL electronic equipment has a shelf life, so a good maintenance programme, although essential in prolonging optimum efficiency in products, should also weigh up when it is time to call it a day. 
 1 May 2008

Service and Maintenance: Extending the life of VAV units

TROX has launched a new initiative of refurbishing VAV equipment and systems within its service division. 
 1 May 2008

Service and Maintenance: Dirty coils are inefficient coils

IN THE the current climate of soaring energy prices, Advanced Engineering has warned that many companies are making life even more difficult for themselves by failing to keep their ac and refrigeration coils clean. 
 1 May 2008

Service and Maintenance: FridgeFree offers a ‘green’ solution for gel blockage

REFRIGERATION drain blockage is a major cause of floods in supermarkets, creating headaches for store managers and maintenance staff alike. Teeside-based Cleveland Biotech says it can offer a natural solution to the problem of gel blockages in condensate drains with its FridgeFree automatic dosing system. 
 30 Apr 2008

Griffiths awarded heatpump MCS

A KETTERING-based air-conditioning firm has gained accreditation for its work installing heat pump technology into energy-efficient buildings. 
 28 Apr 2008

Bitzer sales firm comes to Japan

COMPRESSOR manufacturer Bitzer has launched a sales business in Japan. 
 25 Apr 2008

New Year, New Name for Worthington Nicholls

From May 1st, the company formerly known as Worthington Nicholls Group plc will change its name to Managed Support Services plc (MSS). 
 25 Apr 2008

Project First buys Denman FM

RAPIDLY expanding contractor Project First has bought the Denmans Facilities Maintenance business from the administrator. 
 23 Apr 2008

CIBSE/ASHRAE talks sustainability

THE CIBSE/ASHRAE Conference 2008, on April 29-30, plans to show the industry how it can navigate new legislation, cost, staff and sell sustainability. 
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