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 10 Jan 2024

Ammonia system reduces energy use and carbon at Pilgrim UK

Demeva Refrigeration has installed a high efficiency, Bitzer ammonia refrigeration system at Pilgrim UK's meat processing facility at Bromborough, Wirral, dramatically reducing the company’s energy costs and carbon emissions.... 
 8 Dec 2023

Three degrees can slash carbon emissions

Most frozen food is transported and stored at -18°C, a standard that was set 93 years ago and has not changed since. A move to -15°C could make a significant environmental impact with no compromise on food safety or quality, a recent study has found.... 
 9 Oct 2023

Star's CO2 refrigeration system revolutionises Bidfood Glasgow's energy consumption

Star Refrigeration has helped Bidfood move one step closer to meeting their Net Zero targets by installing two dual temperature CO2 cooling systems at its recently built cold store in Glasgow. The systems set a new industry standard in energy ... 
 9 Oct 2023

CIAT's installation at James Paget University Hospital's new modular ward

?CIAT chillers and heat pumps were installed at James Paget University Hospital’s £15 million new modular ward in Norfolk, a facility that will help shape construction of future National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in the UK. The hospital team is ... 
 15 Sep 2023

CIAT AirTech AHUs selected for Seagreen offshore wind turbine project

Seagreen, Scotland’s largest and the world’s deepest offshore wind farm project located in the North Sea, selected CIAT’s high-efficiency ClimaCIAT AirTech air handling units (AHUs) to manage temperature and humidity in the transformer rooms for all ... 
 17 Aug 2023

Partner Focus: Happy 20th birthday, Blended!

As 2023 unfolds, we take a moment to recognise that Blended, experts in speciality chemicals and gases, is turning 20, writes commercial director, Simon Barker.... 
 15 Aug 2023

Air conditioning is a must for hybrid workers returning to the office

Samsung Climate Solutions has revealed the results of bespoke research which finds that although almost two-thirds (64%) of workers in the UK with hybrid working patterns are planning to spend more time in the office in 2023 than in 2022, 66% would ... 
 17 Jul 2023

Partner focus: Inverter and digital technology leads from the front

J & E Hall UK sales manager Paul McDermott explains how employing the right condensing units can lead to huge energy savings in the supermarket and convenience store industries.... 
 29 Jun 2023

New ‘Smart Store’ paves the way for 21st century supermarkets

As the world’s population continues on its course to reach 10 billion people by 2050, investments in sustainable food retail and storage are urgently needed to ensure we are able to feed the growing number of people on the planet. The pressure is ... 
David Ziegler.
 26 Jun 2023

World Refrigeration Day – an industry with potential and career prospects

World Refrigeration Day, celebrated every year on 26 June, pays tribute to refrigeration technology. This year’s motto is ‘Next Generation Cooling: The Future is in our hands.’ Refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump technology is an industry ... 
 9 Jun 2023

Star Refrigeration helps plant owners to weigh up natural refrigerant options as F-gas Regulations tighten

Refrigerant plant owners embracing CO2 and ammonia in the wake of the impending EU F-gas Regulation outcome must balance competitiveness, compliance and cooling application to find the solution that best suits their specific needs... 
Graham Watson and Nigel Upson at Crimple.
 30 May 2023

Heat Recovery business saves Harrogate food hall cash and carbon

A Yorkshire-based Heat Recovery business has saved a Harrogate food hall, bar and kitchen over £29,000 and reduced its carbon emissions by 80 tonnes per annum.... 
Erik Venturi (left) and Marino Bassi (right).
 27 Jan 2023

Saving energy in cold rooms

Marino Bassi, key account senior advisor for the Embraco portfolio at Nidec Global Appliance, and Erik Venturi, section manager NPD commercial refrigeration for Daikin Europe talk about combining technologies to save energy in cold rooms.... 
Kevin Glass.
 20 Jan 2023

Operating refrigeration plant needn’t cost the earth

With energy prices rocketing, Kevin Glass, managing director of Bitzer UK, highlights some high-tech, low-cost options to minimise cooling energy bills... 
 9 Dec 2022

Carrier Commercial Refrigeration delivers 20,000th CO2 refrigeration system in Europe

Carrier Commercial Refrigeration has delivered its 20,000th carbon dioxide (CO2) transcritical refrigeration rack in Europe, marking a significant achievement for the company, including its PROFROID and Green & Cool brands. The 20,000 installed ... 
 7 Dec 2022

Mitsubishi Electric delivers cooling and air filtration to Sheffield hotel

Sheffield’s 4-star Leopold Hotel is benefiting from a new air conditioning system which delivers energy efficient, controllable comfort for guests.... 
 5 Dec 2022

Transformed former M&S building features Toshiba SHRM-e heat recovery VRF

A former Marks & Spencer building in Stockport has been transformed into a modern office, retail and leisure facility, equipped with high efficiency air conditioning based on the Toshiba SHRM-e heat recovery Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) ... 
 5 Dec 2022

From -30°C to +40°C, ICS Cool Energy ensures hot and cold stores in North and East England

An automotive-parts testing facility and beverage manufacturer maintain their precise process environment with ICS Cool Energy temperature-controlled storage systems.... 
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