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 16 Dec 2013

Daikin UK adds weight to ACR News Awards

Daikin UK is the latest big name to add its support to the ACR News Awards by taking up the sponsorship of the Environmental Initiative Award. 
 16 Dec 2013

Survey reveals cautious confidence over future of retail building industry

Built environment job board CareerStructure.com has revealed that 37% of professionals are uncertain about the prospects of the retail building industry. This follows a 7% drop in retail projects starts during 2013, according to industry analysts Glenigan. 
 16 Dec 2013

Winner of ACR Trainee of the Year Awards revealed

The winner of the ACR Trainee of the Year Award 2013 was announced on 12 December at a special luncheon held at the Belfry in Sutton Coldfield. 
 16 Dec 2013

FSW and Aspen Pumps announce promotion winners

FSW, in collaboration with Aspen Pumps, has recently handed out one of eight prizes to lucky winners. 
 16 Dec 2013

B&ES presents Peter Hoyle with Distinguished Service Award

Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES) past president, Peter Hoyle, has become only the sixth person in the association's 109-year history to receive its Distinguished Service Award. 
 12 Dec 2013

Pro-Temp wins Green Gateway award

Pro-Temp Air Conditioning has received an award from Mitsubishi Electric for its work with Liverpool Football Club, replacing old R22 air conditioning at Anfield, in the first year of the new the Green Gateway Awards. 
 10 Dec 2013

Judgement day is here!

The judges have gathered today, and dissected, discussed and debated the entries for the ACR Awards 2014. The standard was very high which made judging particularly difficult, and the judges were "impressed with a lot of the product innovation. It bodes well for the future." 
 10 Dec 2013

FMB says new fair payment rules will help SMEs

According to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), the Government's new fair payment rules will make a real difference to construction SMEs by helping finance flow down through the supply chain. 
 9 Dec 2013

CPA responds to Government's Autumn Statement

The Construction Products Association (CPA) says it sees little support for industry in the Government's Autumn Statement. 
 9 Dec 2013

BOC launches environmentally friendly car refrigerant in UK and Ireland

BOC has introduced Opteon YF (R1234yf), a new environmentally friendly refrigerant for cars, in the UK and Ireland. 
 9 Dec 2013

CDL raises money for charities

CDL's (Cool Designs Ltd) managing director, Darrel Birkett, and sales engineer, Chris Oldroyd, recently took part in a tandem skydive, raising £855 for The Newcastle Chronicle's Sunshine Fund. 
 9 Dec 2013

Exhibitors rush to book places at the ACR Show 2014

With just over two months to go before doors open, a flood of exhibitor bookings has confirmed the industry's support for the ACR Show 2014, the UK's only national exhibition dedicated to air conditioning and refrigeration. 
 5 Dec 2013

DECC increases support for non-domestic RHI

The DECC has published the Government response document ‘Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive: Improving support, increasing uptake’, which sets out a range of improvements and increased support under the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). 
 5 Dec 2013

Regeneration but no rate reforms in Autumn Statement

The Chancellor's Autumn Statement was presented today, with key measures in place for planning, infrastructure and business rates. 
 5 Dec 2013

Toshiba extends warranty

Six months after launching its seven-year ‘Total Peace of Mind’ warranty to accredited installers, Toshiba Air Conditioning (a division of Toshiba Carrier UK Limited) has announced it is expanding the 'Total Peace of Mind' scheme to include qualified installers during 2014. 
 5 Dec 2013

New director at Bitzer GmbH

Volker Stamer is the new director of stationary products at Bitzer Kühlmaschinenbau GmbH in Sindelfingen. He is taking over from Axel Scherrieble, who will be leaving the company at the end of the year. 
 3 Dec 2013

Johnson Controls and Hitachi announce air conditioning joint venture

Johnson Controls and Hitachi have announced that they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) through which Johnson Controls will obtain a 60% stake in Hitachi Appliances' global air conditioning business (excluding sales and service operations in Japan and certain other assets). 
 3 Dec 2013

British Property Federation welcomes new report

Building Efficiency, a report by the Westminster Sustainable Business Forum and Carbon Connect, has been welcomed by the British Property Federation. 
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