Europe
Operators fear clean air legislation
May 21, 2018 by Dean Stiles Coventry, UK: More than 85% of road transport operators surveyed at the Microlise Transport Conference feel that measures to improve air quality will have a negative fina...
Keep Irish border open says FTA
May 21, 2018 by Dean Stiles Belfast, Northern Ireland: The Freight Transport Association reiterated its call for an Irish border solution which protects frictionless trading arrangements post-Brexit, in a meeting with leading British politicians at Stormont over the weekend. Seamus Leheny, Northern Ireland policy manager for the FTA, told Secretary of State for Exiting the EU Davi...
Service resources will be critical to the success of ballast
2018-05-21 As the deadlines for choosing a ballast water treatment system draw closer, more ship owners are realizing the long-term implications of this one-time investment. Beyond the choice of tech...
Trilogues on EED entering into the final stage
May 21, 2018 This week the negotiations on the Opens external link in new windowEnergy Efficiency Directive entered into the final stage with a trialogue meeting on 16 May between the European Parliament, the Council, and the European Commission. Bulgaria’s EU presidency wanted the European Parliament to put a compromise on the table during the new talks on 16 May unlocking negotiations to ...
LG has a new general manager
LG Electronics has appointed Hugo Lambourn as its new general manager of air conditioning and energy solutions for the UK, Eire and Nordic region. Hugo Lambourn, LG’s new general manager of a...
Malcolm Crofts made ECA president
21 May 2018 Businessman and electrical engineer Malcolm Crofts of DH Crofts has become president of the ECA. Left to right, ECA presidential team 2018-19: Gary Worrall, vice president; Jim P...
J S Wright appoints health and safety lead
21 May 2018 Mechanical and electrical building services specialist J S Wright has expanded its management team with the appointment of Emma Plant as health and safety manager. Emma Plant, health and safety manager at J S Wright. Located at the London office of the Birmingham-based business, Ms Plant has worked in health and safety management for M&E contractors on residentia...
Alpha expands sales team
21 May 2018 Alpha Heating Innovation has added a new member to its team of technical sales managers, appointing Chris Westwater to cover the South East of England. Chris Westwater, technical...
Individual air conditioning for aircraft seats
18/05/2018 During the Internationale Luft- und Raumfahrtausstellung (ILA), which took place April 25-29 2018 in Berlin, air-conditioned business-class seats were presented. Developed by Fraunhofer pa...
LU-VE Awarded the Industria Felix Prize
LU-VE has been honored with the Industria Felix Prize, awarded by the Industria Felix cultural association in collaboration with Cerved and under the patronage of Luiss University Guido Carli and Conf...
