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 25 Oct 2013

Mobile block ice for agricultural communities

GHANA: Australian business man Mr. James Appiah has signed a contract with KTI for the supply of a mobile block ice plant for the Kingdom Ice Center in Accra, Ghana. 
 25 Oct 2013

COA fights counterfeit gases with new database

The Container Owners Association (COA) has created a database of refrigeration machinery repair / service companies around the world in an effort to reduce the likelihood of counterfeit refrigerants being used to service equipment. 
 25 Oct 2013

Local training aids business fitness for DCI

With vocational training at the heart of its employee development, DCI Refrigeration & Electrical is sending six employees back to local colleges this Autumn to continue their City & Guilds qualifications in refrigeration, air conditioning and electrical disciplines. 
 25 Oct 2013

Steady growth and rising optimism among manufacturers

Optimism among UK manufacturers rose at the fastest rate since April 2010 as orders and output continued to grow steadily in the three months to October. 
 23 Oct 2013

WR Refrigeration

Retail refrigeration and air conditioning supplier WR Refrigeration has gone into administration. 
 23 Oct 2013

WR Refrigeration

Retail refrigeration and air conditioning supplier WR Refrigeration has gone into administration. 
 21 Oct 2013

SkillPIPE finalists announced

The five competitors who will compete in the 2013 SkillPIPE UK final have been named following two challenging semi-finals earlier this year. 
 21 Oct 2013

Daikin Europe NV celebrates fortieth anniversary

Daikin Industries opened its European headquarters in Ostend exactly forty years ago. Since 1973, the resort town has served as a key hub for the international activities of the Japanese climate control specialist. 
 21 Oct 2013

Toyota announces voluntary recall in the US

Toyota Motor Sales, USA has announced that it will conduct a voluntary safety recall of approximately 803,000 model year 2012-2013 Camry, Camry Hybrid, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, and Venza vehicles due to a problem with the air conditioning condenser unit housing. 
 21 Oct 2013

One Angel Square scoops RICS Project of the Year

RICS has today named Manchester's One Angel Square as Project of the Year at the RICS Awards Grand Final held at the Savoy Hotel in London. 
 21 Oct 2013

The CIBSE ASHRAE Young Engineer Awards winners announced

William Holley, a graduate building services engineer with Buro Happold has been named the CIBSE ASHRAE Graduate of the Year 2013. 
 21 Oct 2013

Optimum Group Services wins contract with the Wellcome Trust

Global charitable foundation, the Wellcome Trust, has selected Optimum Group Services to deliver hard services across their London-based buildings. 
 21 Oct 2013

DuPont demands closure

DuPont is calling on German and European Union authorities to quickly bring closure to questions about safety related to HFO-1234yf. 
 21 Oct 2013

HVAC drives training course gets CPD approval

Engineers involved with the use of variable-speed drives in the building services sector can now get a free one hour energy efficiency seminar from ABB that counts towards their continuous professional development (CPD). 
 21 Oct 2013

Construction to Boost UK Economic Growth

The Construction Products Association (CPA) is anticipating growth of 19.0% for the £111 billion construction industry by 2017. This is an upward revision from the summer, reflecting an increase in activity, which will boost UK GDP by an additional £20bn. 
 16 Oct 2013

Viessmann acquires Norpe and expands refrigeration offer

The Viessmann Group has acquired commercial refrigeration specialist Norpe for an undisclosed sum. 
 15 Oct 2013

HSE fines air conditioning firm after apprentice falls through ceiling

Air conditioning firm Select Air Services has been fined £10,000 by the HSE (Health & Safety Executive) after an apprentice engineer fell three metres through a fragile plasterboard ceiling and broke his arm. 
 11 Oct 2013

Private Housing Fuels Construction Growth

The latest figures from ONS published today confirmed that the construction industry is generally improving. Overall, construction output in August was 4.0 per cent higher than it was one year ago. 
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