ACR Journal

09 NEWS Coolair invests in staff training Air conditioning specialist Coolair Equipment has invested in a new sta training portal, aimed at improving employees’ professional and personal development. The portal, which is provided by Sta Skills Training, o ers a range of courses to meet the professional health and safety requirements for engineers working on site. It also provides courses on physical fitness, lifestyle and mental health and wellbeing – one of Coolair’s key areas of focus for 2021. It is hoped that all members of sta , whether oce-based or engineers, will complete two courses a year. Neil Gibbard, Coolair Equipment’s managing director, said: “We’ve wanted to increase our training capacity for some time and have been searching for a partner able to provide the best range of course content in the most user-friendly and accessible format for all our teams to use. The SST portal is easily accessed from all electronic devices so coursework can be picked up any time, anywhere.” https://www.coolair.co.uk/ Aqua announces substantial investment Philip Wilson and Russell Wilson have joined the board of temperature control specialist Aqua, with the substantial investment forming part of a large-scale growth plan as the company celebrates its 20th anniversary. They bring extensive industry experience to the Aqua business, having been intrinsically involved with ICS Cool Energy, and join the board alongside Aqua founders Kevin Lancaster and Simon Davies. Philip Wilson takes on a non-executive director, consultative role, with Russell Wilson active within the hire side of the business. Aqua was founded in 2001, focusing primarily on industrial and process cooling across the UK and overseas. The service side of the business was formed five years later and Aqua acquired Stadco Cooling from the Stadco Automotive Group in 2010. Aqua won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation in 2015, and 2018 saw the launch of the hire division. Simon Davis said: “Aqua has established itself as a market leader for technically led cooling solutions but Kevin and I recognised we needed capital investment to move to the next level. We have a great team with an over-arching belief that we can be number one in our industry. Phil and Russell joining us will be key to delivering that aspiration. This is such an exciting time for Aqua, I’m really thrilled about where we will go next.” Russell Wilson said: “We aim to combine Aqua’s 20-year legacy and reputation with our industry experience, to create something really quite special for the marketplace.’’ https://aquacooling.co.uk/ From left, Simon Davis, Kevin Lancaster, PhilipWilson and Russell Wilson Aermec unveils 3-pipe hydronic system Aermec has introduced a new fan coil unit using three water pipes aimed at helping customers achieve near zero energy buildings. The 3WP system, launched at Mostra Convegno’s on-line MCE event, claims the advantages of refrigerant-based VRF systems with four-pipe hydronic FCUs. Traditional two and four-pipe hydronic HVAC systems are widely used, but Aermec’s three-pipe system uses less pipework, requires less investment and reduces the costs of installation. The 3WP is said to o er a cost-e ective HVAC solution as one of the key benefits is that it o ers greater flexibility in system capacity and distances, it is also easier to design and repair which reduces overall costs. The 3WP system ranges from 40kW to 400kW in a single unit and up to 950kW in a cascade. Compared to previous technologies, Aermec says the performance and eciency has significantly increased without compromising the thermal capacity. www.aermec.co.uk