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 7 Mar 2008

Sun shines on Solitem's cool deal with MAN Ferrostaal

TURKISH firm Solitem has secured a distribution deal with German engineering firm MAN Ferrostaal to resell its zero-emission solar cooling systems. 
 5 Mar 2008

Home of Turin shroud unveils Carrier's birthday bash

AIR-CONDITIONING manufacturer Carrier Corp, is throwing a party to celebrate the birth of its Italian subsidiary, one hundred years ago. 
 5 Mar 2008

New sales face for FG Eurofred

FG EUROFRED, the UK face of Fujitsu air conditioning, has appointed the first members of its new direct sales team for contractor customers throughout the UK. 
 4 Mar 2008

Bitzer reshuffle sees new managing director

MARK Sowden is Bitzer UK's new managing director, his appointment part of a management reshuffle that also resulted in Steve Press joining the group as operations manager. 
 3 Mar 2008

Carrier Corp. buys Georgia Chiller

Air-conditioning manufacturer Carrier Corp. has acquired US-based ac contractor Georgia Chiller Services. 
 3 Mar 2008

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Refrigerant Handling Assessments 
 1 Mar 2008

Refrigerants: Designing to minimise leakage

David Bostock of Grenco Refrigeration discusses the nature of refrigerant leaks, what they are, what causes them and what can be done through good design and engineering practices to reduce or eliminate the risk of measurable leaks occurring
 1 Mar 2008

Refrigerants: Leak testing is the key

According to Jane Gartshore of Cool Concerns Ltd, most leaks are not found on commercial refrigeration systems because most engineers are not properly equipped or given the time to leak test effectively 
 1 Mar 2008

Editors Comment: Swedes? Boil for at least 30 mins

SOME of you may have missed a news story last month that the Swedish government is to capture the body heat from the thousands of people who pass through the Stockholm Central Station each day to heat a new adjacent office building, hotel and shops. 
 1 Mar 2008

Training: The Skills Shortage-An industry issue

Tony Gittings of LG Air Conditioning looks to the future of the air conditioning industry and predicts a major increase in the need for training provision to keep pace with product developments and technological changes. 
 1 Mar 2008

Refrigerants: Assessments are coming!

Neil Everitt discusses the forthcoming F-Gas assessments with John Ellis, md of Ellis Training and one of the people at the forefront of structuring the new assessment 
Mike Creamer.
 1 Mar 2008

Masterclass:Capacity Control and Psychometrics Part 27

In last month's article we reviewed various approaches to capacity control. This month we continue with other approaches to this important aspect of air conditioning products and systems within the category of control, safety and protection devices ... 
 1 Mar 2008

Refrigerants: Luvata cooler joins the race to embrace CO2

THE latest CO2 technology, developed by Luvata’s coils and coolers division, has been selected by The Coca-Cola Company for use in vending machines for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 
 1 Mar 2008

SHOP TALK

A round-up of supermarket news and gossip 
 29 Feb 2008

Police hunt air coolers used to smuggle £1.5m worth of heroin

DETECTIVES investigating a failed attempt to smuggle more than £1.5m worth of heroin into the UK by hiding it within the packaging of several air coolers, want the industry to help find more of the units. 
 28 Feb 2008

Industry must step up to stop height-related accidents

Shattered Lives is the name of the campaign launched by the Health and Safety Executive this month, which warns the industry it must act to prevent falls in the workplace. 
 28 Feb 2008

Ammonia leaks at pork pie plant for second time

Ammonia gas has leaked from a pork pie-making plant for the second time this month and in both cases a refrigeration component system failure is suspected as the cause. 
 27 Feb 2008

Air-conditioning firm fined £20,000 for safety breach

AN air-conditioning maintenance firm has been fined £20,000, after one of its ac engineers fell from a roof while carrying out repairs. 
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