2005 July


Trend makes building management a touch easier

Lighting control modules accommodate DALI technology
Commissioning issues for building-management systems
A record year for the UK controls and BMS industry

The BMS as part of an intelligent building
Refurbishment enhances factory heating and ventilation

National approach wins major contract for Cofathec
Armed forces pay attention to efficient lighting

Cost-effective remote monitoring

Church refurbishes with underfloor heating

Limescale control slashes maintenance costs
An audit trail for refrigerants


Protecting against corporate manslaughter litigation


Advanced air conditioning for traditional building
Pickerings elevates its national lift-support services

Boiler rigs meets school standards

Inviron FM contract tops £1 million a year

Exploiting innovation in developing an FM strategy

Replacing variable-speed drives in HVAC applications

The perils of neglecting maintenance


Microwave detector goes to greater lengths

Tailored solutions for energy management



Evaporative cooling slashes temperature in hotel kitchen

Nu-way docks running costs at South Quay

Welsh hospitals take a third off air-conditioning costs


Taking the heat out of an Indian restaurant

Hamworthy delivers temperatures for drugs company

Hydrocarbon chillers on the roof
Underfloor heating slashes gas bills

Walsall Council learns the lesson of prefabrication


Briggs & Forrester continues its investment in youth

Plumber becomes apprentice of the year

York waves HVACR flag in climate-protection award scheme
Goodmarriott & Hursthouse bought by Dutch group
Hydrocarbon refrigerants poised for significant growth
Watts Industries acquires interest in controls


Waterloo completes product harmonisation
The easy route to project partnership contracts

Women In STEM: Breaking into A Man’s World
With the growth in the engineering sector in the last few years, the requirement of additional workers has led to an increasingly diverse workforce especially with the inclusion of women
Legionella bacteria - Symptoms are similar to that of Covid-19
An outbreak of Legionnaires disease in the West Midlands has prompted Stuart Gizzi, Managing Director at plumbing equipment manufacturer Intatec to remind Facilities Managers that Legionella precautions can be automated