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 1 Oct 2006

F-Gas Update: D-day for F-gases

Neil Everitt tip-toes through some of the major points of DEFRA’s new F-gas guidance document 
 1 Oct 2006

Editorial Comment: Showing off is no way to show off

THOSE who thought it was only us Brits who are ever capable of shooting ourselves in the foot on an international scale, will no doubt crack a wry smile at the shenanigans going on in Germany. 
 1 Oct 2006

Supermarket Refrigeration: Painting the right picture

IN THE retail world it is seen as being vitally important to project the right image to the customer. This is no where more true than in the case of supermarkets. 
 1 Oct 2006

Cooling Towers and Water treatment: Closed circuit cooling tower with intelligent controls

BALTIMORE Aircoil has launched a new closed circuit cooling tower, the HFL range, which can operate in three modes: combined dry/wet, adiabatic and fully dry. 
 1 Oct 2006

Supermarket refrigeration: A big fish at Sainsbury

AS BRITAIN’S leading fishmonger – and Seafood Retailer of the Year for the last two consecutive years – Sainsbury’s takes the presentation of its fish very seriously. Ice is of paramount importance. 
 1 Oct 2006

Supermarket Refrigeration: Cutting costs at Costcutter

FABDEC has supplied its Smart-Heat recovery system to the Costcutter supermarket in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. The installation, which was carried out by Portglenone Refrigeration Services has already resulted in a substantial reduction in heating costs for the supermarket chain. 
 1 Oct 2006

Supermarket Refrigeration: LEGISLATION: It’s not all funny acronyms

Dave Archer, business development manager at Parasense takes a look at current refrigeration-related legislation and how it affects the supermarket sector. 
 1 Sep 2006

SHOP TALK

A round-up of supermarket news and gossip 
 1 Sep 2006

Coldstores: Coldstore users can claim 80% CCL discount

COLDSTORE operators can now claim an 80% reduction on the Climate Change Levy in return for meeting energy or carbon saving targets under a new Climate Change Agreement. 
 1 Sep 2006

Coldstores: Film debut is a curtain raiser

BIDDLE has launched a short film to highlight the problems associated with inefficient barriers between internal and external environments in coldstores. 
 1 Sep 2006

Humidifiers: Full steam ahead

Steam dispersion systems can increase the flexibility in system design and afford opportunities previously not possible particularly in challenging applications says Dave Mortimer, national sales manager for Vapac Humidity Control 
 1 Sep 2006

Editors Comment: Air conditioning is bliss, ignorance isn’t

SURELY no one can deny the unbridled joy of having access to an air conditioned environment during this year’s record-breaking hot summer. Whether it’s at your workplace, home, or just in the car, there can be no greater pleasure than that derived from an air conditioner as temperatures creep through the mind-melting 90s. 
 1 Aug 2006

SHOP TALK

A round-up of supermarket news and gossip 
 1 Aug 2006

Energy Saving Equipment: Time’s running out for R22 plant

With so many systems still running on R22 and with phase-out rapidly approaching, plant operators need to take some tough decisions as a matter of some urgency. Peter Dinnage, business development manager at IDS Refrigeration, suggests an energy-saving alternative to plant replacement 
 1 Aug 2006

Energy Saving Equipment: Save your energy for the efficiency race

Saving energy is becoming increasingly important for everybody involved in the air conditioning industry. Graham Wright of Sanyo Air Conditioners (right) takes a look at this thorny issue and what can be done to help achieve it 
 1 Aug 2006

Chillers: Facing the chiller challenge

Many chillers in the UK are falling short of providing optimum efficiency, largely through insufficient control. Jim Kilcoyne of Trane Controls provides a few pointers on how to get the most from the chiller plant 
 1 Aug 2006

Energy Saving Equipment: BT answers the call for energy savings

Geoff Lockwood, technical director of Ebm-Papst UK, looks at the huge carbon savings being made by BT after adopting new air conditioning equipment using EC fan technology 
 1 Aug 2006

Editors Comment: Too much heat is taxing

NEWS that hundreds of tax officers were given three days off on full pay during July’s heatwave no doubt made some tax-payers see red, but underlines how some employers are being forced to confront the effects of excessive heat in the workplace. 
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