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 15 Mar 2022

The IOR’s Women in RACHP Networks holds an event to mark International Women’s Day

The IOR’s Women in RACHP Network (WiRACHP) held a practical engineering day to mark International Women’s Day on 8 March. Hosted by Business Edge in Waterlooville, the event included an overview of air-conditioning, refrigeration and heat pump ... 
 15 Mar 2022

Terry Young celebrates 60 years with J&E Hall

J&E Hall's director/general manager responsible for Daikin screw compressor development,Terry Young, has clocked up an outstanding 60 years with J&E Hall and is looking to the future with relish.... 
 14 Mar 2022

BESA puts into practice ethos of International Women's Day

Women are woefully under-represented in engineering professions, but one of the industry’s leading trade bodies is bucking the trend and practising what it preaches about the need for greater gender equality and opportunity.... 
 4 Mar 2022

Programme launched for ICCC2022

The programme for the 7th IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain is now available online at https://ior.org.uk/events/ICCC2022/iccc2022-programme.... 
 4 Mar 2022

Astley Hire achieves carbon neutral status

Astley Hire is one of the first industrial equipment hire companies to achieve carbon-neutral status for December 2020 – November 2021 under PAS 2060 framework.... 
 4 Mar 2022

Smith Brothers celebrates 125 years

Smith Brothers Stores (SBS) is celebrating its 125 years anniversary with origins dating back to 1897, when founder Walter Smith began to lay the foundations of what has become one of the largest independent merchants operating in the UK.... 
 1 Mar 2022

Safety first with Daikin Applied

HVAC manufacturer and service specialist Daikin Applied UK has successfully acquired a comprehensive range of health, safety, quality, and environmental accreditations for its contracting and service business.... 
 25 Feb 2022

Holland confirmed for ACR News Awards

Award-winning stand-up comedian Dominic Holland will be hosting the 2022 ACR News Awards.... 
L-r: Gary Case and Nigel Palmer.
 25 Feb 2022

PACAIR becomes Trane value added reseller

Trane UK has partnered with national air conditioning distributor PACAIR, with its complete range of heating and cooling products available through following the new Value Added Partnership.... 
 24 Feb 2022

REAL Alternatives webinar

In light of the F-gas regulation revision proposal that is expected in spring 2022, the REAL Alternatives Consortium is hosting an online event on 2 March to present and discuss international training for technicians focusing on flammable ... 
Patrick Harvie visits Queens Quay to announce Heat Network Fund.
 24 Feb 2022

300 million Heat Network Fund announced at Queens Quay

Scottish Government Zero Carbon Minister, Patrick Harvie, visited the award-winning Queens Quay district heat pump system in Clydebank on Monday to announce a new £300 million Heat Network Fund to accelerate the roll-out of environmentally-friendly ... 
 22 Feb 2022

Mitsubishi Electric to sponsor BESA National Conference

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) National Conference will take place on 20 October at the Novotel Hammersmith hotel in London.... 
 22 Feb 2022

Staff retention is biggest worry for contractors

Finding and retaining skilled tradespeople is the biggest concern for employers across the building engineering services sector, according to a new survey carried out by four industry trade bodies.... 
 18 Feb 2022

Ventilation rates must not be sacrificed for energy efficiency

Changes to the Building Regulations will ensure the need for better ventilation is not compromised by increasingly tough targets for reducing energy consumption, according to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).... 
John Otterson.
 18 Feb 2022

Coolair Equipment granted trademark

One-stop air conditioning specialists Coolair Equipment has won a four-year legal battle to secure the rights to the ‘Coolair’ name.... 
 16 Feb 2022

BESA welcomes improved payment times

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed an apparently dramatic improvement in the payment habits of main contractors. About half of large construction firms now claim to be paying their sub-contractors within 30 days or ... 
 15 Feb 2022

New embodied carbon calculator for building services

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has published a digital Embodied Carbon Calculator tool to enable engineers to estimate the embodied carbon associated with mechanical, electrical and public health systems in ... 
 15 Feb 2022

ICS Cool energy delivers a record number of ice rinks

ICS Cool Energy, an international market leader specialising in complete temperature control solutions for manufacturing process and facilities applications, has closed the 2021/2022 season with a record number of temporary ice-rink projects ... 
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