Europe
UK Company patents new oil-free design
November 2, 2016 UK: An innovative UK-based company has developed a new design of oil-free compressor that is said to overcome many of the drawbacks of conventional technology. Mike Creamer, managing director of Business Edge Ltd, provided a glimpse of the new patented centrifugal vapour compressor (CVC) for air conditioning and refrigeration applications to local MP, George Hollingbery, du...
Samsung Family Hub(TM) Refrigerator now Available to Purchas
Nov 02, 2016 Next generation appliance set to revolutionise the kitchen and is available to buy now from selected retailers including Currys, AO.com and John Lewis Samsung Electronics today announced ...
Gray & Adams chases down a winning double
November 1, 2016 Birminghbam, UK: Gray & Adams has won two coveted titles at the 2016 Temperature-Controlled Storage & Distribution Awards: Original Equipment Manufacturer of the Year and Refr...
Operating systems with natural refrigerants for energy effic
Frankfurt (Main), 10/11/2016. Whether energy transition in Germany or Energy Efficiency Act in Austria - from an environmental and economic point of view, it is becoming ever more important for compan...
ASHRAE and CIBSE Mark 40th Anniversary with New Agreement
Nov 1, 2016 LONDON - ASHRAE and the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) have signed a partnership agreement to mark the 40th anniversary of their relationship. Meeting ...
Icelandic shipper acquires Dutch reefer firm
October 31, 2016 Rotterdam, Netherlands: Eimskip, the oldest shipping company in Iceland, has bought reefer forwarding company Extraco which provides services to importers of chilled and frozen goods in the Netherlands. Eimskip has acquired 90% of Extraco Internationale. Extraco also provides import handling, warehousing, custom brokerage and distribution of bulk, chilled and frozen commodi...
Sainsbury’s expands frozen food warehousing in Northampton
October 31, 2016 Northampton, UK: Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is to build another 325,000 sq ft of frozen food warehousing space in Northampton, according to SHD Logistics magazine. The new warehouse will be built next to the company’s existing 58,000sq metres distribution centre, with inter-connecting yards. The new Sainsbury’s warehouse will be the first building on the 1.1m sq ft secon...
Hitachi-GE, Imperial and Bangor University developing of UK
London, 31 October 2016 - Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. (Hitachi-GE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Imperial College and Bangor University, enhancing its commitment to support W...
New APPGEBE Inquiry to look at impact of Brexit on future sk
Oct. 31, 2016 The All Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment (APPGEBE) has announced its fifth Inquiry, which will look at the impact of Brexit on future skills needs in the construction industry and the built environment professions. This subject is of special significance given the reliance of construction on workers from the EU both at a trades and professional...
Hargreaves fires up its safety credentials
Oct. 31, 2016 Hargreaves, a provider of complete HVAC solutions, has become the first UK company to successfully test its Fire Systems ductwork for a period of two hours, meeting the new Construction ...
