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 28 Jan 2019

Condair humidifiers at National Army Museum

Condair has recently supplied and installed three Condair RS resistive steam humidifiers to maintain the humidity around the exhibits and archives at the National Army Museum in Chelsea, London.... 
 21 Jan 2019

Precision Refrigeration helps bring Mana to Manchester

Within weeks of opening, Mana in Manchester has been hailed as one of the city’s finest restaurants. Set in a modern building with stunning architectural design features, including a curved glass wall and an open plan kitchen, it showcases a tasting ... 
 18 Jan 2019

Marks & Spencer chooses Aerofoils for eco-friendly efficiency

UK high street retailer Marks & Spencer has chosen to roll out Aerofoils, the Formula One-inspired energy saving device for open-fronted retail fridges from Aerofoil Energy.... 
 13 Jan 2019

Dunham-Bush at nerve centre of V&A Dundee

Dunham-Bush has supplied Leopard fan coil units and BM fan convectors to the new V&A Dundee, an £80m international centre of design which presents the brilliance of Scottish creativity alongside some of the best designs from around the world.... 
 13 Jan 2019

Optimum chillers set to save Telstra millions

Optimum Group Services and chiller designer and manufacturer Aermec have successfully completed the installation of a bespoke chiller system that will halve technology business Telstra's existing energy spend, saving the company up to £200k each ... 
The Ammonia Compressor Packs side by side.
 6 Jan 2019

Bitzer ammonia system behind new pizza production facility

Two Bitzer Ammonia Compressor Packs (ACP) with a combined cooling capacity of 1.4MW are supplying high performance, high efficiency refrigeration for a vast new pizza production plant in the north of England.... 
 27 Dec 2018

The environment - a key consideration at Givors Carrefour hypermarket in France

In order to anticipate the consequences of the F-Gas regulation and to reduce its carbon footprint, the Carrefour hypermarket installed a DNI smart-level leak detection system, and retrofitted its R404A refrigeration system to run on R448A according ... 
 22 Dec 2018

Only the best superflake ice for Gigha Halibut’s organic operation

Nestled off the west coast of Scotland is the tiny, picturesque Hebridean island of Gigha. Less than 150 miles from the hustle and bustle of Glasgow, this little pocket of serenity was known as God’s Island by the Vikings. It’s now home to one of ... 
 22 Dec 2018

StulzUK and Transtherm keep their cool on NGD expansion

When data centre superpower Next Generation Data (NGD) began the 100,000 square foot, ground floor expansion of its high security data centre in Newport, they relied on trusted supply chain partners Stulz UK and Transtherm Cooling Industries to ... 
The emerging circular economy concepts seeks to replace the linear concept. Instead of disposing of equipment after its initial service life ends, products and materials should be recovered and regenerated wherever possible.
 17 Dec 2018

LEED certification: evaporative cooling strategies for energy and water conservation

Evaporative cooling systems and their water treatment strategies help optimise building performance and contribute to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification and other sustainability programmes. Even in areas challenged by ... 
ASERCOM president Wolfgang Zaremski.
 17 Dec 2018

Strengthening ASERCOM through new cooperations: an interview with Wolfgang Zaremski

Since 01 March 2018, Wolfgang Zaremski has been the president of the Association of European Refrigeration Component Manufacturers (ASERCOM). In this interview, he discusses his reasons for holding this office, his plans for the current term, the ... 
 9 Aug 2018

Four hidden ways to improve process cooling efficiency

Industrial cooling and refrigeration equipment accounts for up to 50 percent of a plant’s total electricity cost. However, while targeting the mechanical elements of a chiller – such as compressors, pumps, and fans – is a well-known way of cutting a ... 
 6 Aug 2018

Blue Cube helps pasty producer increase capacity

Award-winning bakery and Cornish pasty producer, Prima Bakeries, has increased its frozen capacity through acquisition of a portable cold store from Blue Cube Portable Cold Stores.... 
 6 Aug 2018

Rapid Recovery instrumental in nationwide Asda retrofit

A-Gas Rapid Recovery played a key role in a recent large-scale refrigerant retrofit involving 110 convenience stores nationwide owned by Asda.... 
A view of the shopping centre rooftop plant.
 30 Jul 2018

Big Foot provides flexible support to retail centre

Big Foot Systems has supplied non-penetrative supports for rooftop plant to a shopping centre in West Yorkshire. A £260m development, the shopping centre totals 51,096m2 of retail and leisure space and has space for over 80 stores.... 
Carrier’s AquaSnap 30RB chiller.
 23 Jul 2018

Carrier supplies bespoke chillers to Elizabeth line

Carrier is supplying bespoke high-performance, high-efficiency chillers for London’s Elizabeth Line project to meet its cooling needs and the stringent fire safety materials standards required for use underground.... 
Bitzer's ammonia compressor.
 23 Jul 2018

Bitzer reports resurgence in ammonia use

Bitzer has reported that its new modular Ammonia Compressor Pack (ACP) is taking off around the world, with pioneering UK projects leading the way.... 
 16 Jul 2018

Star Refrigeration takes lead on cold store plant replacement

Star Refrigeration’s Leeds branch has successfully replaced an unused cold store plant for The Ice Co Storage and Logistics in Newark, to be leased to a third party.... 
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