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 9 Sep 2013

Industry giant Daikin UK puts its weight behind The ACR Show

Daikin UK has confirmed its support for The ACR Show 2014, with a substantial exhibition presence and title sponsorship of the event. 
 9 Sep 2013

Airedale takes immediate steps to return to normal operations

Following a fire at Airedale International Air Conditioning's site in Leeds, the UK manufacturer says it is implementing immediate contingency plans to return the business to normal operations as quickly as possible. 
 9 Sep 2013

Inferno at Airdale

A fire broke out at Airedale International Air Conditioning's site in Rawdon in the afternoon of Friday, 6 September. 
 6 Sep 2013

Businesses must adapt to face future challenges

The construction industry – and the building engineering services sector – must continue to ensure that they remain entirely fit for purpose in today’s ever-changing business environment. 
 6 Sep 2013

Mitsubishi combines VRF and hydronic technologies

Mitsubishi Electric has harnessed the benefits of a VRF and hydronic technologies in a new hybrid air conditioning system. 
 6 Sep 2013

US settlement with Safeway to reduce emissions

In a settlement agreement Safeway, the second largest grocery store chain in the US, has agreed to implement a corporate-wide plan to significantly reduce its emissions of ozone-depleting substances from refrigeration equipment at 659 of its stores nationwide. 
 6 Sep 2013

Sainsbury's trials world’s first naturally refrigerated trailer

Sainsbury’s is trialling the world’s first naturally refrigerated trailer to transport chilled and frozen goods. 
 5 Sep 2013

Arkema to build 1234yf plant

Arkema has announced that it is building a 1234yf low global warming potential refrigerant gas production plant, with start-up expected in 2016. 
 4 Sep 2013

Scattergood Generating Station swaps ocean cooling for air cooling

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), joined by elected officials, regulatory and environmental leaders, broke ground on a $950 million repowering project at the Scattergood Generating Station in Playa Del Rey that will reduce - and is a major first step toward eliminating -ocean water cooling, reduce emissions, and improve power reliability and integration with renewable energy. 
 4 Sep 2013

Cool new US climate change goals

The US Energy Department has announced its latest climate change goals to incorporate two new rules. 
 4 Sep 2013

Cheap refrigeration ‘falling over’ in summer sun

The hot summer has underlined the importance of good quality refrigeration equipment, says Williams. 
 3 Sep 2013

Manufacturing rises at the fastest rate since 1994

The latest data from Markit/CIPS indicates that the UK manufacturing sector has maintained its robust start to the third quarter of 2013. After the solid increases in output and new orders registered in July, August saw the momentum continue to build, with growth rates for both variables at their highest since 1994. However, cost inflationary pressures surged higher on the back of rising raw material prices. 
 3 Sep 2013

Date overload spurs investment in cold stores

Six cold stores in Saudi Arabia dedicated for dates storage with a total capacity of 100,000 tons have stopped receiving any orders to take in more produce because they are full. 
 2 Sep 2013

Ammonia leak kills 15 in Shanghai

Fifteen people were confirmed dead and 25 others injured, five critically, after a liquid ammonia leak at a refrigeration unit in Shanghai on Saturday. 
 2 Sep 2013

BSRIA issues guide for procuring Soft Landings services

How to Procure Soft Landings – guidance for clients, consultants and contractors (BG 45/2013) from BSRIA, is written primarily to help public and private sector clients and main contractors procure Soft Landings services from their construction supply chains. 
 2 Sep 2013

Adande supports new Aircell test facility

Somerset-based ECH Engineering has made a six figure investment in a new refrigeration test facility, south of Bristol. 
 30 Aug 2013

Consider a career in Building Services Engineering

As students receive their exam results this summer, the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) is encouraging them to consider a career in the fast developing sector of building services engineering. 
 30 Aug 2013

Refrigerated trucks to keep their cool with fuel cell technology

Grocery merchants in Texas, California and New York will soon have ice cream, frozen foods and fresh produce delivered by tractor trailers whose refrigeration units are powered by fuel cells, a clean technology that makes energy silently and with dramatically reduced emissions. 
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