By Benjamin Brits
Like so many others, you too may be tired of the endless virtual meetings, your home studio or staring at the same four walls each day at your office being limited to engaging with your clients and industry at large – diarise the dates to attend FRIGAIR 2022!Read More »FRIGAIR 2022 will provide industry stimulus
Our offices will be closed between 15 December 2021 and 6 January 2022.Read More »See you in 2022!
COP26 last month saw the UK government call on all businesses to sign up to the globally recognised UN Race to Zero Climate Commitment, by pledging to go One Step Greener. With 45% of global greenhouse gas emissions coming from the way we make and use products and food, local business needs to start looking at how they contribute.Read More »Big manufacturers need to redesign our (circular) economy
Since a company’s fleet can be the second largest expense for a business, after people, proactive fleet management should be a key consideration. Organisations that have used stolen vehicle recovery tracking services for their fleet vehicles for years, understand the additional value these tracking services can provide. Vehicle telematics has evolved from simple tracking devices to smart devices, which supply companies with a staggering amount of data that can be used to gain insights and proactively manage their fleet.Read More »Reducing fleet inefficiencies and costs
Fundamentals of mechanical integrity for ammonia refrigeration systems: it is anticipated that course participants will become familiar with the advantages of maintaining the mechanical integrity of a closed-circuit ammonia refrigeration system and be able to apply those principles to a safely operated system.Read More »IRC and IIAR present new on-demand online training programme
Today’s food retail environment is under immense pressure to improve efficiencies, with global megatrends including the fight against climate change, improving food safety while reducing loss, electrification, and digitalisation of operations creating both opportunities and challenges within this sector.Read More »Five areas to maximise supermarket efficiencies
Numerous papers presented during these conferences show that phase change materials (PCMs) and more generally thermal energy storage (TES) systems have significant benefits in a wide range of refrigeration applications. During this conference, promising results were stressed in several areas.Read More »The expansion of refrigeration applications of thermal energy storage and PCMs
Messe Berlin has changed the event dates in light of a worsening situation in several European countries related to Covid conditions and subsequent travel restrictions.Read More »Fruit Logistica moves to April 2022
Beijer Ref has signed two new agreements to acquire Clima Solutions, an HVAC distributor based in Auckland, New Zealand, and Patton Albury, an HVAC/Rwholesaler based in Albury, Australia.
Read More »Beijer Ref completes two new acquisitions in Oceania
These are very early days in terms of our understanding the Omicron variant. What is known is that it has a large number of mutations, particularly in the spike protein and it appears to be rapidly spreading in specific parts of the world. Very early indications from Africa suggest it does not cause particularly severe disease (though the World Health Organisation has urged caution given the limited data available).Read More »Omicron could cause milder illness – is this how Covid becomes endemic?