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 27 Apr 2010

Support the sector's historic Ice Factory

Readers with an interest in preserving rare refrigeration compressors housed in a historic former ice factory, are invited to join a group formed by the Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District Civic Society. 
 26 Apr 2010

Cool running with copper carrying fridge

POLICEMAN Pete Digby kept a cool head when he ran the 2010 London Marathon with a 40lb fridge strapped to his back. 
 26 Apr 2010

Air conditioning cartel firms pay £5.5 million

A LONG-RUNNING cartel case which involved price fixing air conditioning projects has resulted in firms being ordered to pay a total of £5.5 million ($9.2 million AUD). 
 21 Apr 2010

Sister publication launches HVR Awards 2010

ACR NEWS' sister publication Heating and Ventilating Review has launched HVR Awards 2010, a brand new awards ceremony taking place in London on September 22. 
 20 Apr 2010

ASHRAE standard is too prescriptive says Google

GOOGLE and other data centre owners have objected to a proposed ASHRAE efficiency standard. 
 20 Apr 2010

Summer brings Bitzer cooling courses

DATES for Bitzer UK's refrigeration training courses have been announced at the firm's new Milton Keynes HQ which is equipped with lecture and seminar rooms as well as practical work areas. 
 20 Apr 2010

Air conditioning compliance needs government action

CIBSE has called for Trading Standards to be replaced as the body responsible for air conditioning inspection compliance, after new figures show compliance rates are running at less than 5%. 
 19 Apr 2010

Simon Rowe heads up Samsung Euro team

SIMON Rowe, for many years European sales manager at Hitachi and, more recently, Daikin, is now heading up a new European air conditioning sales team for Samsung. 
 16 Apr 2010

Samsung UK opens ac technical centre

SAMSUNG has opened an air-conditioning technical centre at its UK and European HQ in Chertsey. 
 13 Apr 2010

Pentland takes Mafirol distribution from Primo

BLACKBURN-based firm Pentland Wholesale has taken on the UK distribution of a refrigeration cabinet range from the Portuguese manufacturer Mafirol. 
 12 Apr 2010

Daikin opens its first factory in India

DAIKIN has started operations at its first manufacturing plant in India. 
 8 Apr 2010

Climate Center seals reclaimed R22 supply deal

CLIMATE Center now has reclaimed R22 available throughout its nationwide network after signing a supply deal with A-Gas. 
 7 Apr 2010

Hospital's failing fridges cause a stink

FAILING fridges are causing a stink at Eastbourne District General Hospital because the mortuary fridges storing bodies keep breaking down. 
 1 Apr 2010

Carrier sells Europe's Sutrak bus ac business

CARRIER has sold its Sutrak bus air conditioning business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as operatons in India and Mexico to German company J Eberspacher GmbH. 
 31 Mar 2010

Coolstore fire appeals rejected

TWO companies fined thousands of dollars after a fatal coolstore fire in New Zealand, have had appeals against their sentences dismissed. 
 31 Mar 2010

Ineos completes fluorochemicals sale

THE Ineos group has completed the sale of its fluorochemicals business to latin american chemical producer Mexichem Fluor S.A. de C.V. 
 31 Mar 2010

Long serving director dies

SPACE Airconditioning has announced the tragic news of the passing of operations and IT director Roger Taylor. 
 30 Mar 2010

Nominate before SkillFRIDGE 2010 deadline

March 31 is the deadline for entries to SkillFRIDGE 2010, the national air conditioning and refrigeration practical skills competition. 
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