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 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 ... 
 14 Feb 2022

Call for abstracts now open for the IIR Congress 2023

The call for abstracts for the 26th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration has been launched under the theme 'Towards efficient, controlled and smart refrigeration'.... 
Josie Cheesman, CIBSE Young Engineer of the Year Degree (level 5-7) in 2021. Josie is working as an Apprentice Building Services Design Engineer at WSP.
 14 Feb 2022

CIBSE gains Ofqual recognition

?CIBSE is now recognised by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) as an End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO).... 
 14 Feb 2022

'Cooling matters' is WRD 2022 theme

Food available when and where we choose. Apps that make our cell phones personal assistants and inanimate products SMART. Vaccines to protect us from disease, and medicines to cure disease. Cities thriving in places once inhabitable. They all ... 
Wiktoria Zak.
 9 Feb 2022

Trox celebrates National Apprenticeship Week with new career opportunities

National Apprenticeship Week, which runs from 7 to 13 February 2022, brings together businesses and apprentices across the country to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make to individuals, businesses and the wider economy. ... 
 9 Feb 2022

The IOR launches new podcast

The Institute of Refrigeration launches a new podcast channel this week called 'The Tip of the Iceberg' to explore with industry leaders, some of the critical issues facing the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sector in the UK. It will ... 
 9 Feb 2022

BESA calls for ‘massive retrofit push’ to address energy crisis

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) says the dramatic surge in energy prices reinforces the need for a national programme of building retrofits.... 
 8 Feb 2022

Women in RACHP – a day of practical engineering

The IOR’s Women in RACHP Network will be hosting a training day on 8 March for anyone working in, or who has an interest in, the refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump sector.... 
 7 Feb 2022

BESA urges employers to take apprenticeship pledge

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has called on employers to pledge they will take on at least one apprentice this year in a bid to plug the industry’s alarming skills gap and ensure it has the right talent to address future ... 
 7 Feb 2022

Actuate UK backs industry prequalification Standard

Actuate UK, the voice of Building Engineering Services, warn that skills shortages are hampering ambitions to deliver net zero emission buildings. While the number of Engineering Services apprentices starting out in England in 2022 is back to pre-... 
 7 Feb 2022

BCIA announces new additions to management committee

The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has announced three new additions to its Management Committee; Stacey Lucas, Matt Brown and Simon Patman.... 
 7 Feb 2022

New ops manager for A-Gas Rapid Recovery

Jake Matthews is the new Operations Manager for A-Gas Rapid Recovery in the UK. He was formerly employed at the company’s refrigerants’ reclamation and separation plant on the A-Gas site at Portbury, near Bristol.... 
 4 Feb 2022

ACR News Awards: Seats selling out fast

The ACR News Awards dinner is taking place at the Chelsea Harbour Hotel on Thursday 17 March 2022. The final shortlist has been judged and the winning entries will be announced at the celebration dinner.... 
James Warburton.
 2 Feb 2022

Pastorfrigor expands within commercial refrigeration industry

Pastorfrigor GB, the Essex based commercial refrigeration business, is reporting a rise in the sales of energy efficient multidecks ahead of the expected energy price hike announcement on 1 April 2022. The company has also appointed commercial ... 
 31 Jan 2022

Nominations for the J&E International Gold Medal are now open

Do you know someone whose technical achievements would be worthy of joining a list of prestigious innovators? The IOR is now accepting nominations for the J&E International Gold Medal, an internationally respected award, which recognises the ... 
 28 Jan 2022

Pinder Cooling and Heating appoints new operations director

Bradford-based commercial refrigeration and air conditioning specialist, Pinder Cooling and Heating has appointed Gillian Kirtland as its new operations director.... 
 28 Jan 2022

Maurizio Orlandi new chairman of Eurovent PG-RDC

The Eurovent product group ‘commercial refrigeration equipment’ has elected its new chairman and vice-chairman. Maurizio Orlandi has become the group chairman. He will be supported by the re-elected vice-chairman Jesus Beraza.... 
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