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19 Jan 2007

Facilities managers unaware of ECA benefits

A NEW UK survey has found that 67% of facilities managers are not aware of the Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA). In addition, 74% did not know the potential cost savings they could make for their business under the scheme.

19 Jan 2007

Police warn companies to secure their copper

AIR conditioning companies in the Thames Valley have been warned by police to take steps to avoid becoming victims of copper theft.

19 Jan 2007

Carrier buys UK rental business

US AIR conditioning giant Carrier has acquired the Longville Group, a leader in the rental of hvac equipment, temperature controls and pumps, mainly marketed under NuTemp, SLD Pumps and CRS brands. Longville employs 430 people and is headquartered in the UK with branches in the United States, France, Holland, Germany, Poland and Singapore.

12 Jan 2007

US air con sales slide

US SHIPMENTS of central air conditioners for November 2006 were down by 47% on last year, according to the Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute (ARI).

12 Jan 2007

The ac killer of airborne viruses

NEW air purification technology has been developed which could protect against airborne viruses such as bird flu and the hospital "superbug" MRSA, British scientists claim.

12 Jan 2007

Carrier profits up 4%

AIR conditioning manufacturer Carrier has reported increased third quarter profits of 4% year-on-year on 6% higher turnover.

12 Jan 2007

Titan partner with RTK

TITAN Engineering is to sell RTK refrigeration control valves in the UK and Irish Republic under a new distributor partnership signed with the German manufacturer.

12 Jan 2007

Now Hitachi attacks the heating market

HITACHI has joined fellow air conditioning manufac

10 Jan 2007

Ineos Fluor establishes AHF plant in China

Refrigerant producer Ineos Fluor has established its first joint venture in China to produce feedstocks for its Far East fluorochemicals businesses.

5 Jan 2007

Mitsubishi to supply air con for Hong Kong's tallest building

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has announced it is to supply six centrifugal liquid chillers for air conditioning to the world's third tallest building, currently under construction in Hong Kong.

5 Jan 2007

Latest edition of Bitzer

BITZER has announced the latest update of its indispensable Refrigerant Report.

5 Jan 2007

Nanotechnology could halve hvac energy use

A company developing nanotechnology which, it is claimed, could make hvacr equipment at least 50% more efficient, is set to establish its headquarters in Cambridge.

22 Dec 2006

Wolseley UK opens new distribution centre in Leamington Spa

WOLSELEY UK, parent company of Climate Center, has formally opened its new national distribution centre in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.

22 Dec 2006

Aggreko confirms GE Energy Rentals acquisition

CHILLER rental company Aggreko has acquired GE Energy Rentals for $182m (£93m), Aggreko said.

15 Dec 2006

Daikin opens sales office in Ireland

Daikin Europe has established a sales base in Ireland to capitalise on that country's building boom.

15 Dec 2006

Red Dwarf star is ACR News Awards presenter

CHRIS Barrie, best known for his roles as Rimmer in Red Dwarf and Gordon Brittas in The Brittas Empire, will be the celebrity presenter at the forthcoming ACR News Awards at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham.

15 Dec 2006

Help offered for new CIS scheme

WITH the new CIS deadline fast approaching, Estimation has announced a series of one-day training and education days during January and February to help contractors make the most of the new scheme.

15 Dec 2006

Houses of the future to be 'self cooling'

A new study from Zurich Insurance, in conjunction with Arup Associates, has suggested that the homes of the future could pose a threat to the air conditioning industry.

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