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 9 Jan 2020

Hanwell protects Rubens masterpiece

Hanwell Solutions environmental monitoring system has been installed around the famous Rubens’ ceiling paintings in London’s historic Banqueting House in Whitehall for some years, but was recently updated to provide several significant improvements.... 
Toshiba cassette units provide high efficiency air conditioning within the store.
 2 Jan 2020

Panzer’s Delicatessen saves costs with heat pumps

One of London’s most famous delicatessens, Panzer’s in St John’s Wood, has been equipped with a high-efficiency Toshiba heat pump-based air conditioning system and TCUK air curtain, saving energy costs at the busy store.... 
Platform 21 in Birmingham.
 17 Dec 2019

Coolair gets on track

Coolair Equipment is to bring the latest energy efficient heating and cooling technology to one of Birmingham’s most prestigious office developments.... 
Lobby of The Swan at Streatley.
 12 Dec 2019

The Swan at Streatley gets AC upgrade

The Swan at Streatley has been equipped with Toshiba Carrier UK’s (TCUK) variable refrigerant flow (VRF) air conditioning and digital inverter (DI) split systems as part of a major refurbishment.... 
Edinburgh Airport opened in 1916 and welcomed more than 14 million passengers through its doors last year.
 10 Dec 2019

First class service delivered to airport lounge

Ecomech has recently worked with Edinburgh Airport to provide mechanical services for restaurant, bar, kitchen and toilet facilities at its No.1 Lounge.... 
AWA celebrates its 140th anniversary.
 5 Dec 2019

140 years of AWA

Armaturenwerk Altenburg (AWA) was founded in 1879, this year marks the 140th anniversary of this traditional Thuringian company.... 
Paul Graham of Haydon Mechanical and Electrical, with Paul Smith of Ciat UK.
 4 Dec 2019

Comfort in the tallest residential building

Landmark Pinnacle, a new 75-storey development under construction in Canary Wharf that is set to be the tallest residential building in Western Europe, will be heated and cooled by bespoke Ciat air conditioning.... 
ACS Cool technicians in the University of Chester library.
 29 Nov 2019

AC company works on University of Chester library

ACS Cool, a Wrexham air conditioning company, has completed work on a number of projects at the University of Chester.... 
Toshiba outdoor units at Bath and West Showground’s refurbished restaurant.
 13 Nov 2019

Bath and West pavilion receives AC from R32 Smart Cassettes

Toshiba Carrier UK’s (TCUK) low Global Warming Potential (GWP) R32 refrigerant Smart Cassettes are key to the new air conditioning system at the recently refurbished Bath and West Showground restaurant.... 
An environment chamber at Nottingham Trent University.
 7 Nov 2019

University benefits from new environmental chamber

The School of Science and Technology at Nottingham Trent University wanted a facility that could study how the human body would react to different climates. To this end, it decided to invest in an environmental chamber that could simulate different ... 
Currently Britain only recycles 45 percent of its waste.
 7 Nov 2019

More effort needed to hit recycling targets in England

Britain could easily hit its 50 percent waste recycling target overnight if only people, companies and organisations up and down the country made more effort, claims BusinessWasteWeek.co.uk. The UK's waste management agency says it's time to start ... 
Percentage of trained/certified installers of a certain brand across Europe.
 6 Nov 2019

USP report shows lack of interest in brand attachment

USP Marketing Consultancy's Q1 2019 report of the ‘European Mechanical Installation Monitor’ focused on the variety of services installers offer to clients, as well as the services installers would like to receive from manufacturers.... 
Steven Smith, chef owner at Freemasons.
 5 Nov 2019

Freemasons at Wiswell has a Precision upgrade

Freemasons at Wiswell is regarded as one of the top pubs in the UK, and was included in the 2019 Michelin guide. Its ambition is to be one of the best in the world, serving refined food created in a world class kitchen. Freemasons decided to update ... 
Rosa Kissi-Debrah, founder of the Ella Roberta Foundation.
 31 Oct 2019

Asthma campaigner calls for building ‘safe havens’ campaign

The mother of a young girl who died from an asthma attack linked to air pollution is to demand action from the building engineering sector and politicians at an industry conference in November.... 
 25 Oct 2019

Lack of training could damage relationships with HVACR workforce

According to research from specialist recruitment consultancy, WR HVACR, just 39 percent of professionals working within the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) sector believe they have the opportunity to develop ... 
 25 Oct 2019

Co-Op launches first UK <150 GWP A2L convenience store

The Chemours Company has a live trial of Opteon XL20 (R454C) Refrigerant, a HFO blend with a safety classification of A2L, for its new convenience store at Langley Park, Derbyshire, UK.... 
 21 Oct 2019

Star helps Lineage meet demand for frozen foods

Star Refrigeration has completed the manufacture and installation of a new cold store facility for Lineage Logistics at the company’s new site in Great Haddon, near Peterborough. This project consists of 15,000 pallet spaces of frozen warehouse ... 
 17 Oct 2019

Kingspan highlights new commitments during Global Climate Change Week

This week marks the arrival of Global Climate Change Week, an event which aims to encourage the global academic community to engage with the public and key policy makers on climate change and potential solutions.... 
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