Apprentices in Scotland have six new routes to specialist qualifications thanks to the work of the building engineering sector’s leading skills organisation....

Vent-Axia's head of marketing Jenny Smith has recommended that evaluating ventilation systems is the first step pubs should take before reopening as laid out in the Government’s new guidance....

Global water technology company Xylem Water Solutions has invested in an OEM European Centre of Excellence (CoE), based from its UK facility in Axminster....

Companies and individuals from across the heating and ventilating sector now have until Friday, July 24 to put themselves in the running to win a prestigious accolade at the 2020 HVR Awards....

JTL, the national training provider for electrical and heating and plumbing apprenticeships, has implemented a number of measures to ensure the health and well-being of its staff and learners as they start returning back to its centres and offices ...

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and its widely used facilities management solution SFG20 have become affiliates of the UK BIM Alliance.

The aim is to support the adoption of building information modelling (BIM) across the building engineering sector to speed up the digital transformation of the industry, improve its productivity and project delivery processes.

The news comes in the wake of research showing that 66% of firms in construction related fields accelerated their use of digital working during the COVID-19 lockdown.

After careful consideration, ACR News’ publisher Datateam Business Media has made the difficult decision to not host a live event for the ACR News Awards in 2020....

Hevasure has announced the expansion of its partner network to meet demand for its real-time water monitoring solution for HVAC systems. The product immediately detects and records deviations in the water characteristics ...

As UK lockdown eases, most heating technicians are returning to the tools but over three quarters are concerned about a lack of work, a new survey from Oftec has found.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has paid tribute to one of the air conditioning and refrigeration industry’s leading figures, Norman Mitchell, who died on June 3....

The HVACR exhibition Mostra Convegno Expocomfort and the Biomass Innovation Expo have been cancelled and will now be held in March 2022....

Star Refrigeration is supporting International Women in Engineering Day by sponsoring a celebration of women working in the UK refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sector....

More positive messages about the success of women in engineering would encourage greater numbers of recruits, a group of female engineers told an industry meeting last week....

A local energy system demonstrator project aiming to evidence how ground source heat pumps with smart heating controls can reduce heating costs for residents, whilst also lowering carbon emissions, is officially underway in Oxford....

Toshiba joined forces with BL Refrigeration and Air Conditioning to lead a series of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) courses for building services engineers at Queen’s University, Belfast....

With fleets of vessels and aircraft forced into cold lay-ups and grounded due to the COVID-19 crisis, companies need to consider the risk of long-term damage due to uncontrolled humidity levels....

New best practice guidance for local exhaust ventilation (LEV) will reduce the risk of thousands of workers contracting serious and life limiting health conditions such as industrial asthma and pulmonary disease....

Vaillant has welcomed the publication of consulations of both the Chartered Institute of Heating and Plumbing Engineering (CIPHE) and the Heat Pump Association (HPA) on training for low-temperature heating systems and heat pumps, and has urged ...

Johnson Controls has announced a series of acquisitions – East Lancashire Refrigeration, H&C Contracts and McDowall Air Conditioning – as part of an ongoing strategic growth plan within the HVAC sector....

Cash constrained local authorities and public bodies are set to benefit from accelerated development of low carbon heat networks via the Re:fit Framework for Energy Performance Contracting....

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is calling for renewed focus on improving gender diversity across engineering to help deliver the economic recovery....

Ofgem’s amendments to the Gas Transmission Charging Regime are set to significantly increase costs on gas storage operators, which will lead to consumer price spikes according to the Energy and Utilities Alliance, Gas Storage Operators Group (GSOG)....

Wright Maintenance has strengthened its position as a rapidly growing facilities maintenance provider with two major appointments....

NBS, the specification platform for the construction industry, has announced its partnership with the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) to help drive digital adoption throughout the building lifecycle....

Xylem, the global water technology company, has announced it has succeeded in reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) intensity, exceeding its planned target....

At the launch of the Heat Networks Industry Council on June 3, Switch2 Energy joined with other founding members to set out a long-term plan for developing the UK's affordable, sustainable heat network infrastructure....

Magna IM, a Warwickshire-based heating, plumbing, electrical, refurbishment and general maintenance services company has appointed a new sales and marketing manager....

The Heat Pump Association (HPA) has launched a Training Strategy that lays out how the heating industry needs to transform to enable the wider adoption of heat pumps throughout the UK building stock. The upskilling of heating installers provides the ...

EnergyPro Assets Ltd (EPAL), parent company of combined heat and power specialist Edina, has been named as the fastest-growing Indian-owned company in the UK. Edina is supporting EPAL's domestic growth while building its exports to India....

Chilventa, one of the leading air conditioning and refrigeration trade shows, has been cancelled as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic, but a virtual event is expected to take place in the autumn....

The Specialist Engineering Contractor’s (SEC) Group – representing the largest value sector in UK construction – has welcomed publication of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) Industry Recovery Plan (‘Roadmap to Recovery’)....

Leading engineering services bodies BESA and ECA have released a joint sector guide on work-related travel and updated their guides on working in close proximity and in areas of increased risk of transfer of COVID-19, such as healthcare settings....

Plans for a post-Covid-19 revival of the UK construction sector have been published by the Construction Leadership Council’s COVID-19 Task Force....

Britain’s five gas networks have outlined plans to spend more than £900m on zero-carbon energy infrastructure and hydrogen deployment across the UK, subject to Government approval on funding, and this is being welcomed within the heating sector....

As government and industry seek to quickly and safely increase construction activity up and down the country, a Construction Leadership Council (CLC) led group is helping to build confidence, dispel rumours and minimise supply and demand constraints....