Europe
CV Show visitors up
June 20, 2016 Birmingham, UK: Visitor numbers to the CV Show increased this year with close to 21,000 attendees - up 6% on the previous year. CV Show director, Rob Skelton, said, “As well as th...
Carrier TransCold Germany gives reinert truck racing a head
June 20, 2016 Georgsmarienhutte, Germany To finish at the head of the pack in motor racing competitions, high-performance equipment is a must. So it’s only natural that Carrier Transicold Germany GmbH...
BSRIA announces competition winner
Jun 20, 2016 A radical proposal to prefabricate complex junctions rather than simple components has won the BSRIA and Designing Buildings Wiki ‘Make Buildings Better’ competition which was seeking ide...
Radical proposal to prefabricate complex junctions rather th
June 20, 2016 A radical proposal to prefabricate complex junctions rather than simple components has won the BSRIA and Designing Buildings Wiki ‘Make Buildings Better’ competition which was seeking id...
UK food market set to grow by 10% by 2021
June 17, 2016 London, UK: The UK food and grocery market is forecast to grow by 10% between now and 2021, giving it a value of ￡197bn, according to the latest forecast from IGD. IGD is predicting a stabilisation of sales at larger stores over the next five years - however online will remain the fastest-growing format, followed by the discount stores. Joanne Denney-Finch, IGD chief e...
Juergen Goeller re-elected as EPEE chair
June 16, 2016 BELGIUM: Juergen Goeller of UTC Carrier was re-elected as chair of the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) at the group’s AGM today. Members also elected Ju...
How technology is changing the cold chain
June 16, 2016 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Danny Glynn, managing director, Enterprise Flex-E-Rent, explains the impact of new technologies. “The market for temperature-controlled logistics...
Usership rules OK! Dawson on financing the cold chain
June 16, 2016 Milton Keynes, UK: Pressures on cash-flow and investment funds across the sector appear to be tightening again. Many point to recent cost increases such as the new Living Wage, with its ...
EU plans sweeping changes to eco labelling
June 15, 2016 EUROPE: Euro MPs are proposing to sweep away the proliferating pluses in today’s top class (A+, A++, A+++) energy efficiency labels with a clearer A to G scale. Industry, Research...
Magnetic commercial fridge system launches
June 15, 2016 FRANCE: A leading magnetic refrigeration company has launched what is said to be the first commercial magnetic cooling system. The developer Cooltech Applications, a company based...
