Europe
Green infrastructure design challenge launched at Ecobuild
8 March 2017 Productivity, wellbeing and climatic resilience are the drivers behind the Green Infrastructure Design Challenge that was launched at Ecobuild yesterday (7th March). Now in its second year, the competition aims to explore the use of green infrastructure as a building service. Organised by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and the UK Climate...
Wilo-HiDrainLift and Wilo-HiSewLift: All good things come in
Mar 08, 2017 With up to three connections, the Wilo-HiDrainLift and Wilo-HiSewLift offer unparalleled flexibility in hydraulic installation, ensuring automatic drainage and sewage disposal. They offer...
ebm-papst: Interface of the future
07 March 2017 Two fans per running meter are normally installed in supermarket refrigerated display cases, which are in operation almost 24 hours a day. The rugged and compact energy-saving fans...
Agro Merchants moves into Portugal
March 7, 2017 Lisbon, Portugal: Agro Merchants has bought Cold Land from Portuguese private equity firms. Cold Land is the parent company of Frissul and Frigomato, which together have 303,200 cubic meters of storage, some 55,700 pallet positions, ranking it a key player in the Iberian Peninsula. The current management team, headed by Afonso Almeida, will continue to lead the business in Portugal. ...
Aldi and Viessmann in “natural” energy project
7 MAR 2017 GERMANY: Discount retailer Aldi Nord and refrigeration company Viessmann are rolling out a new cooling and heating system employing propane heat pumps, ice storage and photovoltaics. ...
Conference focus on NH3 and CO2
7 MAR 2017 MACEDONIA: Over 40 papers on alternatives have already been submitted for presentation at the next CO2 and Ammonia Refrigeration Technologies conference in Ohrid in May. The three-d...
Wilo-Sub submersible pumps: The solution for uninterrupted s
Mar. 7, 2017 Uninterrupted service thanks to ample flow capacity, greater flexibility thanks to vertical and horizontal installation and longer life thanks to anti-corrosive materials in all wetted pa...
ebm-papst: Flat - but wow!
06 March 2017 Fans in refrigerated and deep-freeze cabinets are operated almost continuously, so they offer especially large potential energy savings. The proven energy-saving fan from ebm-papst is no...
Carrefour turns to CO2 refrigeration
March 6, 2017 Boulogne-Billancourt, France: Carrefour is switching to CO2-based refrigeration systems in its store in order to reduce emissions. The retailer is phasing out its hydrofluorocarbon-based refrigeration, starting with its smaller stores, in order to meet environmental targets, reports Accelerate Europe. Carrefour aims to reduce carbon emissions by 40% by 2025 and by 70% b...
Brexit will damage supply chain for perishables says RHA
March 6, 2017 Peterborough, UK: The Road Haulage Association has warned that Brexit could damage fresh food supplies because customs problems could cripple supply chains. RHA chief executive Richard Burnett, writing a Viewpoint article for Motor Transport magazine, said: “Massive queues of HGVs could build up at ports with not enough experienced staff to cope with a backlog, while fresh foo...
Insurance warning for hauliers
March 6, 2017 Leeds, UK: Insurance provider Gauntlet warns hauliers to act quickly to cushion the financial blow expected when insurance renewals come around. Shockwaves are reverberating through the insurance sector since the Treasury announced the first change since 2001 in what is known as the ‘Discount Rate’ or ‘Ogden Rate’ - a calculation used in large personal injury claims settlement...
Dimplex introduces dedicated pre-sales team
Mar 06, 2017 Installers looking for assistance in purchasing and installing the right heating solution can now gain specialist support from a dedicated pre-sales team set up by Dimplex. The tea...
