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Auditors to look into Purcell firm
City Building (Glasgow) LLP, a construction firm set up by Steven Purcell when he ran Glasgow City Council, is to have its accounts independently audited because it gave £10 million of work to a company run by Willie Haughey, the Labour party’s biggest donor in Scotland.
CIBSE backs air con inspection log
The Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers is backing a Government consultation to make it mandatory to log all air conditioning inspections.
Asda withdraws from Dover regeneration scheme
Regeneration plans for Dover have hit a hurdle after supermarket chain Asda withdrew from the project.
Sainsbury's considers £77m developing in Cumbria
Sainsbury’s has said that it is interested in finishing a stalled £77 million development in Cumbria.
Colin Firth’s ‘fridge guy’ inspiration revealed
The ‘fridge guy’ who actor Colin Firth credited with stopping him turning down the Bafta-winning role in A Single Man has been revealed as Zak Mahri of Wembley-based domestic and commercial refrigeration specialist ADK Kooling.
M&S to extend sustainability plan
Marks & Spencer executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose today defended plans to extend its ethical and environmental commitments as a “win-win” situation for suppliers, shoppers and the store.
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Emcor Group's turnover and order book down 20pc
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Travelodge reveals £60.7m expansion plan
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Smaller stores to expand Asda chain
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Barr bags two new Tesco store jobs
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Tesco opens first "zero-carbon" store
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Ineos Fluor sold to Mexichem
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Chilling Facts will put the heat on industry
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EIA calls for more action from rac industry
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Governnment unveils feed-in tariff details
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Supermarkets under pressure again over refrigeration
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M&S sets bold targets
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Morrell: Contractors must take responsibility
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Government plans new 'data centres'
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Increase renewables boost, government told
Indepth
F-Gas: addressing the regulations
Industry body ACRIB outlines what service engineers need to do next to meet the terms of the F-Gas regulations
Business boost for air conditioning engineers
Bob Towse, head of technical and safety at the HVCA, explains why legally-required air-conditioning system inspections are a welcome business boost for engineers willing to accept the challenge
RAC Conference: alternative refrigerants
From ammonia to air, the rac industry has refrigerant options aplenty to present to end users
Conference review: HFCs prove a hot topic
Jeremy Pursehouse reports from the RAC Alternative Cooling Conference on the debate over the future of HFCs
Summit looks at measures to address poor leakage rates
Examination of Stek scheme is one of many options put forward to improve standards
Institute matters
Time for an industry makeover
Guy Hundy calls for help in making the rac industry more attractive to young people
Refrigerant evolution and natural selection
Andy Pearson, chairman of the IOR Technical Committee explains the latest refrigerant guidance
A fitting tribute
Bob Taylor tells Rodney Jack of his four decades working in an industry he continues to serve with great honour
The why and where of leakage
IOR president Jane Gartshore introduces the latest from the Real Zero leak reduction project
F-GAS Works
F-Gas Works Campaign
The F-Gas Works campaign will be a chance for the industry to make its feelings known on HFCs, says Andrew Gaved
Features List 2010
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Fridge engineer helps Firth win Bafta
This morning while driving to work I nearly crashed the car. The cause of my amazement was that refrigeration became a mainstream news item.
The Alternative View
The Wait is over - Hydrocarbons now looking Rosy
Even the advocates of transcritical CO2, of which I am one, have never claimed that it is the silver bullet with which to kill off HFCs and the search for simpler alternatives has been a long on, says Nicholas Cox
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JOHN LEWIS Waitrose to become FMCG brand
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CARREFOUR HQ relocation could bring around EUR10 million savings
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TESCO plans more direct-to-consumer fulfilment centres
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WHITBREAD buys out Indian joint venture partner
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MOS FOOD SERVICES sees potential in China
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YUM! BRANDS expands share repurchasing programme
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BLOCKBUSTER to sell European operations
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POPULAR HOLDINGS reports results for nine months
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RADIOSHACK staying put
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TJX launches dual fascia in the UK
