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 10 Mar 2008

AC inspector courses run by CIBSE

To meet the requirement for Energy Performance Certificates, CIBSE is running courses this April to train energy assessors to conduct air conditioning inspections. 
 7 Mar 2008

Sun shines on Solitem's cool deal with MAN Ferrostaal

TURKISH firm Solitem has secured a distribution deal with German engineering firm MAN Ferrostaal to resell its zero-emission solar cooling systems. 
 5 Mar 2008

New sales face for FG Eurofred

FG EUROFRED, the UK face of Fujitsu air conditioning, has appointed the first members of its new direct sales team for contractor customers throughout the UK. 
 5 Mar 2008

Home of Turin shroud unveils Carrier's birthday bash

AIR-CONDITIONING manufacturer Carrier Corp, is throwing a party to celebrate the birth of its Italian subsidiary, one hundred years ago. 
 4 Mar 2008

Bitzer reshuffle sees new managing director

MARK Sowden is Bitzer UK's new managing director, his appointment part of a management reshuffle that also resulted in Steve Press joining the group as operations manager. 
 3 Mar 2008

Carrier Corp. buys Georgia Chiller

Air-conditioning manufacturer Carrier Corp. has acquired US-based ac contractor Georgia Chiller Services. 
 29 Feb 2008

Police hunt air coolers used to smuggle £1.5m worth of heroin

DETECTIVES investigating a failed attempt to smuggle more than £1.5m worth of heroin into the UK by hiding it within the packaging of several air coolers, want the industry to help find more of the units. 
 28 Feb 2008

Industry must step up to stop height-related accidents

Shattered Lives is the name of the campaign launched by the Health and Safety Executive this month, which warns the industry it must act to prevent falls in the workplace. 
 28 Feb 2008

Ammonia leaks at pork pie plant for second time

Ammonia gas has leaked from a pork pie-making plant for the second time this month and in both cases a refrigeration component system failure is suspected as the cause. 
 27 Feb 2008

Air-conditioning firm fined £20,000 for safety breach

AN air-conditioning maintenance firm has been fined £20,000, after one of its ac engineers fell from a roof while carrying out repairs. 
 25 Feb 2008

Industry could face £20m bill for F-Gas assessment

THE cost of assessing the estimated 40,000 ac and refrigeration engineers to the F-Gas regulations could cost the industry as much as £20m, say informed sources. 
 25 Feb 2008

Sanhua Europe's ready for business

ZHEJIANG SANHUA Refrigeration Industrial group, a manufacturer of refrigeration controls for ac systems has announced the launching of new company Sanhua Europe S.L. 
 25 Feb 2008

Life after F-Gas

LIVING with F-Gas Regulations - The 1st six months that's the talk being given by Dr John Davey in Carlisle on Tuesday, February 26. 
 22 Feb 2008

Bitzer to build scroll plant in Syracuse

GERMAN compressor manufacturer Bitzer is to build a $30m scroll compressor factory in Carrier Air Conditioning’s heartland in Syracuse. 
 18 Feb 2008

Industry honours acheivers at 108th IOR dinner

NEW president of the Institute of Refrigeration Jane Gartshore speaking to an audience of 700 industry professionals at the institute dinner last week, said "In my first year as president I've been asked what is the point of the IOR?" 
 15 Feb 2008

Copeland firm renamed Emerson Climate Technologies

EMERSON has changed the name of the Copeland firm in Europe to Emerson Climate Technologies, effective from February 1. 
 14 Feb 2008

DuPont adjusts Freon prices

DUPONT Fluorochemical Refrigerants has announced a 25% price rise for DuPont Freon 22 HCFC refrigerant in Europe, Middle East and Africa. 
 13 Feb 2008

IOR dinner

THE annual IOR dinner is one of the largest networking events for the refrigeration industry and was held at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London. 
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