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 6 Feb 2024

Samsung Climate Solutions kicks off the New Year with new starters to the team for 2024

Samsung Climate Solutions continues to strengthen its sales team to support its customers’ growing businesses. The cooling team welcomes Ben Whittingham to enhance their service in meeting customers’ air conditioning needs. Meanwhile, Sunny Vashisht ... 
 6 Feb 2024

IOR recognised for long-standing membership of ASHRAE

The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) has been acknowledged for its longstanding affiliation with the ASHRAE Associate Society Alliance (AASA). IOR President Graeme Fox FInstR was delighted to be presented with a certificate commemorating the IOR's ... 
 6 Feb 2024

Climalife forges community partnership with Bristol City FC

Climalife in the UK has signed a three season deal to become Community Partners of Bristol City Football Club.... 
 6 Feb 2024

Finalists shortlisted for IOR’s first Beyond Refrigeration Award

The IOR has announced the finalists for its inaugural Beyond Refrigeration Environmental Award. This award recognises outstanding achievements in reducing environmental emissions from cooling in the UK. The shortlisted projects are installed, ... 
 1 Feb 2024

BESA urges employers to ‘walk the walk’ on apprenticeships

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has called for building services employers to seize the opportunities created by this year’s National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) to reset their approach to recruitment and take advantage of the ... 
 30 Jan 2024

BESA ‘disappointed but not surprised’ by Clean Air Act rejection

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has criticised the government’s decision to reject calls for a new Clean Air Act.... 
 29 Jan 2024

Aermec opens new HQ and northern European hub

Aermec CEO, Alessandro Riello, and Vice President Raffaella Riello have cut the ribbon on the new purpose-built Southend headquarters for Aermec UK which will also be a hub for northern Europe.... 
 29 Jan 2024

Star supports North’s largest apprenticeship recruitment fair

Star Refrigeration will be exhibiting at the annual Leeds Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair, held at the First Direct Arena, Leeds on Monday 5 February 2024 from 1 pm – 7 pm.The event, which is organised by Leeds Council, as part of its Inclusive ... 
 29 Jan 2024

Thornhvac releases HVAC Service Engineer salary survey

A HVAC salary survey released by specialist recruitment firm Thornhvac looks at basic service engineer salaries across the UK in heating, ventilation and air conditioning over the past 12 months.... 
 24 Jan 2024

ASERCOM: Forging a sustainable future in ACR

ASERCOM, the Association of European Refrigeration Component Manufacturers has shared its agenda for its convention on 2 February 2024, in Brussels... 
 23 Jan 2024

IOR highlights maintenance as solution to more energy efficient RACHP equipment

Lisa-Jayne Cook, IOR President Elect gave a presentation at IOR’s latest Cool Talk for Service Engineers and Technicians this month based on her experience as a design engineer.... 
 19 Jan 2024

GEA invests EUR 5.5 million at the Prenzlau site 

GEA is investing around EUR 5.5 million in the modernisation of production at the GEA AWP site in Prenzlau until 2026. By expanding its capacities, GEA is targeting further growth in the important market for heating and cooling technologies.... 
 17 Jan 2024

IOR launches online masterclasses

The IOR is launching a Masterclass series of webinar classes starting on 25 January 2024 to be held monthly. Primarily aimed at supplementing teaching in training centres for those entering the industry, the sessions will cover topics related to the ... 
 12 Jan 2024

BESA appoints first head of business development

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed Simon Lunt as its first head of business development as part of a wider strategic review.... 
 11 Jan 2024

BCIA announces Jen Vickers as next vice-president

Jen Vickers of Crown House Technologies has been elected as the next vice-president of the Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA). She joined the BCIA Management Committee in January 2023 and will take up her position as vice-president in ... 
 8 Jan 2024

REFCOM welcomes ‘landmark’ prosecution of online seller

Online retailer Appliance Direct (AD) has been found guilty of breaching F-Gas regulations resulting in its holding company, Buy It Direct (BID), being fined £37,500. AD was found to be in breach of F-Gas Regulation article 11 paragraph 5 which ... 
 5 Jan 2024

Campbell West invests in apprenticeships

The owners of HVAC specialist Campbell West have gone back to the future to strengthen the company’s workforce and air-conditioning offer.... 
 5 Jan 2024

Carrier urges building owners to act now to secure funding for low-carbon heat network projects

Carrier is urging building owners and operators to apply for UK government grants to commercialise and construct new low- and zero-carbon heat networks before the funding application deadline expires.... 
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