Get entering the RAC Student of the Year Awards 2013 - deadline 27th June!
Calling all apprentices and their managers, the RAC National Student of the Year Awards deadline is closing fast - 27th June - so get planning your nominations now!
Aldi powers ahead of grocery market to reach record market share
Aldi continues to surge ahead of its rivals in grocery in posting a record market share and rapid sales growth.
Data centre specialist calls for use of River Thames for London server cooling
The chief engineering officer of Dutch co-location company Interxion has called for the appropriate authorities to allow the Thames to be used in water cooling of London data centres.
WR launches WR Electrical to expand offering to refrigeration end users
New division will also seek new customers for standalone electrical work.Expansion comes on the back of 31 per cent growth last year at WR Refrigeration
Foster Refrigerator raises green bar with second CSR Report
Foster Refrigerator has claimed to have raised the green bar higher for commercial refrigeration with the release of its second CSR (corporate social responsibility) report, detailing independently verified carbon footprint improvements and waste reduction.
Swegon enters the Australian market
Swedish cooling and ventilation manufacturer Swegon has signed up Australian company HVACR Supplies Limited as distributor and agent for the company’s indoor climate products and GOLD air handling units.
Mexichem's AC5 and AC6 blends are 'technically credible refrigerants' for meeting MAC Directive, car research group reports
SAE International’s research group reports Mexichem’s AC6 blend, based on HFO 1234ze and CO2, ‘offers risk profile equal or better than HFO 1234yf in all respects’.
Refrigerant market worth £10.3 Billion by 2018
A recently released report is predicting that the global refrigerant market will grow from £6.9bn in 2012 to £10.3bn by 2018.
Support grows for ACRIB’s Refrigeration Skillcard
An increasing number of retailers and contractors are signing up to the ACRIB Refrigeration Skillcard in a bid to prove their carbon reduction credentials.
EPEE: EC F-Gas recommendations go too far
The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE), representing the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump industry in Europe, has claimed the F-Gas report submitted by Bas Eickhout to the European Parliament goes to far in its measures.
Rapporteur calls on European Parliament to impose widespread HFC ban
The European Parliament’s rapporteur on the review of the European Union’s F-Gas Regulation has submitted a report calling for widespread bans on the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases in the European Union.
Data centre specialist calls for use of River Thames for London server cooling
The chief engineering officer of Dutch co-location company Interxion has called for the appropriate authorities to allow the Thames to be used in water cooling of London data centres.
ColdLogik wins Queen’s Award for data centre cooling technology
USystems has won the 2013 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category for its ColdLogik data centre cooling range.
EcoCooling 'space efficienct' data-cooling technology
A new technique by EcoCooling has been demonstrated to free-up space for an additional 200 revenue-generating racks in a typical 1000 rack large data centre
Green Investment Bank commits £635m to energy and carbon projects
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) says it has committed a total of £635m to 11 renewable energy and carbon-reduction projects.
CIBSE to certify Green Deal Advisors
CIBSE Certification to certify competence of Green Deal Advisors based on demonstration of existing skills and knowledge
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