Europe
Mostra Convegno Confirms the Large Chiller Market is Ready f
01 April 2016 By Danfoss Commercial Compressors The recent Mostra Convegno in Milan highlighted a significant acceptance of R1234ze as a standard refrigerant in large chillers. Oil-free technology a...
At least 80 new refrigerants under test
April 3, 2016 SWITZERLAND: A new reports reveals that at least 80 refrigerants are currently in use or under consideration to replace existing high GWP refrigerants. The report from UNEP’s Tech...
Dunham-Bush helps Cambridge College apprentices
April 4, 2016 Dunham-Bush has supplied Cambridge Regional College (CRC) with its latest Lynx Fan Coil Units and complete control systems. The systems have been installed in the workshops by app...
BESA Training introduces site safety courses
April 4, 2016 BESA Training has launched three new courses targeting site supervisors and people who have recently started to work within the building engineering services sector. The Site Safety Plus scheme provides all levels of the workforce with a framework for health and safety training and career development. Chief executive of BESA, Paul McLaughlin, said: ’Following requests from our memb...
GEA to Present at University of Leeds Spray Drying Course
Dusseldorf (Germany) 1 April 2016 - At the upcoming "Spray Drying and Atomisation of Formulations” course, taking place at the University of Leeds, UK, in April (12-14), Henrik Schwartzbach from GEA w...
EU Ecodesign Regulation No 1253/2014 for Ventilation Units
31/03/2016 Since 1 January 2016, the European Ecodesign Regulation (No 1253/2014 ) has been applied to ventilation units with stringent requirements in 2018. On 7 July 2014, the European Commis...
Parties meet to discuss HFC phase-down
31/03/2016 Switzerland: Global efforts to control and phase-down the use of high GWP HFCs reach a crucial point next week with the 37th meeting of the OEWG of the parties to the Montreal Protocol in G...
CAREL invests in the future: latest generation robots instal
31/03/2016 The company’s Brugine plant has seen the introduction of two latest-generation mechatronic robots. This pilot project involves the installation of an anthropomorphic robot and a collaborati...
Manufacturers hit back at Carbon Trust survey and ‘ineffecti
31 MARCH, 2016 A survey from the Carbon Trust that found buyers don’t trust the efficiency claims of manufacturers has seen a backlash over a lack of real-world data in the Energy Technology List (ETL). One in three businesses in the survey said there was a lack of “credible information” about the energy efficiency of building services equipment and only 5 per cent said they had confidence ...
Apprenticeship to advance next generation of engineers
31 MARCH, 2016 The new RACHP Engineering Technician Trailblazer Apprenticeship is set to shake up the industry with its combination of forward-thinking ‘on the job’ assessment and established qualifications, with the aim of creating the next generation of engineer. After two years of development and consultation, the new apprenticeship aims to equip apprentices not just with the fundamental...
