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 17 Sep 2007

Fishing on thin ice

BETTER refrigeration will not save Aberdeen Port’s fishing industry say its harbour board, but the firm supplying ice to chill the port’s fish fears the status quo won’t help ice sales either. 
 14 Sep 2007

HVCA president bites back at government over failure to enforce Part L

HVCA president John Miller has challenged the government to police changes introduced last year to Part L of the building regulations. 
 13 Sep 2007

IOR to present refrigerant leak solutions

ACR professionals are being invited to hear the Institute of Refrigeration’s president-in-waiting present solutions for the industry’s biggest bugbear –refrigerant leakage. 
 12 Sep 2007

Coca-Cola gulps down fine for ammonia leak at plant

Coca-Cola swallowed a $4,400 fine for waiting nearly three days before telling authorities about an ammonia leak from a refrigeration system at its Bellevue plant. 
 11 Sep 2007

New name for Axair Climate

SOLIHULL-based distributor Axair Climate is to change its name to Walter Meier (Climate Solutions), the new name being given to all subsidiaries within its parent company Walter Meier Holdings Group. 
 10 Sep 2007

Cryogenically-chilled mayo proves good enough to eat

Super fast and continuous chilling of mayonnaise, sauces and pastes is possible thanks to Air Products' continuous sauce chiller which passed German taste tests. 
 7 Sep 2007

Aga focused on securing buyer for Williams Refrigeration

AGA Foodservice Group is talking with several parties about its plans to sell Williams Refrigeration and the rest of its food service division. 
 7 Sep 2007

Mitsubishi appoints PACAIR as a value added reseller

AIR conditioning supplier PACAIR has been appointed as an official Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Mitsubishi Electric. 
 6 Sep 2007

Croda agrees £62m sale of Refrigeration Lubricants to Lubrizol

CRODA has announced it will sell its Refrigeration Lubricants business to the Lubrizol Corporation for £62m, a year after buying it. 
 4 Sep 2007

President surfs skies to get businesses to surf site

HVCA president, John Miller literally rose to the occasion for the newly launched HVCA Business Plus website by donning a flight suit to skydive in Milton Keynes. 
 3 Sep 2007

Mitsubishi Electric to stop selling cooling-only equipment

MITSUBISHI Electric Living Environmental Systems will no longer promote cooling-only ac products in the UK and is phasing out existing models from its stock. 
 1 Sep 2007

Editors Comment: Given an inch they’ll take 1.6093km

One of the great atttributes of the UK is its diversity. Our diversity of culture, cuisine, religion, language, etc (not to mention the weather) is what makes Britain great. Government and local councils as well as the private sector actively promote diversity in all walks of life, it’s become one of the main buzzwords of our multicultural society. 
Mike Creamer.
 1 Sep 2007

Masterclass-Air Conditioning Technology - Part 21

In this month's article we continue our study of low ambient control methods for air and water cooled systems. 
 1 Sep 2007

Humidifiers: Uninterrupted steam supply

Many industrial processes rely on finely tuned humidity. Dave Mortimer from Vapac Humidity Control describes the latest system that provides continuous steam output using raw mains water 
 1 Sep 2007

Humidifiers: Adding new JetSpray features

JS HUMIDIFIERS has developed its JetSpray compressed air and water humidifier to include a remote user interface, easy commissioning, advanced hygiene technology and an increased capacity from 300 to 600 litres/h. 
 1 Sep 2007

Training: Skills pledge for staff development

Simon Bartley, chairman of SummitSkills, joined more than 150 employers from across the country in making a public Skills Pledge, as a commitment to continuously developing their staff 
 1 Sep 2007

Humidifiers: Getting the balance right

Achieving optimum humidification with minimum cost of ownership requires choosing the best type of humidifier for the specific needs of the project. Lindsey Henderson of Axair Climate explains the key criteria 
 1 Sep 2007

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A round-up of supermarket news and gossip 
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