10 News Minister goes fact finding with Fläkt Woods
THE MINISTER of State for Business and Enterprise, Michael Fallon MP, visited Fläkt Woods’ manufacturing facility in Colchester on 4 October, as part of a fact finding mission in the area.
The event was hosted in conjunction with the Essex Chambers of Commerce and was also attended by local MP Sir Bob Russell.
Fläkt Woods’ managing director, Allan Hurdle, provided the Minister and Sir Bob with an overview of the products manufactured in Colchester, along with an explanation of the company’s success in UK and worldwide projects. Other topics discussed
energy and funding for skills development in the county. Commenting on the visit, Mr Hurdle said: “The business issues that we discussed have been at the heart of Fläkt Woods’ development plan over the last few years. We’ve been championing the effective integration of renewable energy, supplying cost effective solutions to the majority of our projects.
during the visit included energy security and the regulatory burdens placed on UK businesses, as well as development of renewable
Logicool partnership renewed
MITSUBISHI Electric has renewed its ongoing partnership with Logicool Air Conditioning Distribution, following the company’s success as an official Value Added Reseller (VAR) and
continued growth in market share by Mitsubishi Electric in all areas of the business. Based in South
Derbyshire, Logicool was established five years ago by Karl Richardson and is a technically biased and customer-focused specialist supplier of air conditioning, heat pump and ventilation products. Mr Richardson said: “We are delighted at
how the relationship with Mitsubishi Electric has gone from strength to strength and look forward to growing our businesses further together.”
Mitsubishi Electric sales and marketing director, Deane Flint, added: “Our sales have gone from strength to strength in what has been a tough time for the construction industry and we put this down to delivering products that can make a difference through strong partners like Logicool. This partnership with Karl and his team extends our ability to deliver what the market needs.”
“Of course, this success has only been possible thanks to the experienced and talented workforce we have here at the company. By investing in our employees’ skill sets and career progression, we have been able to diversify into new markets
quickly and successfully.” Denise Rossiter, chief executive of Essex Chambers of Commerce, welcomed the interest the Minister showed in some of the issues companies in Colchester were facing. “The visit of the Business Minister to Colchester shows the importance the Government attaches to growing our business base,” she said.
“I very much welcomed the interest he showed in one of our major members as well as hearing first-hand about some of the issues that are affecting businesses and I am delighted that we were able to host his meeting.”
Aircademy launched
HITACHI Air Conditioning Europe has launched its newly refurbished aircademy training centre in Maidenhead, Berkshire. The aircademy has recently been updated to showcase the company’s latest ErP- compliant air conditioning and MCS-approved heating products, many of which have also been awarded ECA status.
All equipment is fully operational and is used extensively throughout the full day, product-specific training courses to enable in-house trainers to deliver practical and theory-based training featuring Set Free VRF and Utopia Splits, Samurai Chiller, RAC air conditioning, Yutaki heat
pumps and the CS Net Web standalone control system. In addition, Hitachi runs a number of CPD-accredited courses. All training is provided free of charge. Hitachi’s training manager, Paul Driver commented: “What’s key is that our training centre isn’t just a showroom; all the products are ready for engineers to use and get to grips with. The aircademy features an extensive range of Hitachi air conditioning and heating products so our trainees can hear for themselves the low noise levels, feel the water temperature increases in our air source heat pumps and test simple multi-function controllers through to CS Net Web and BMS interfaces.”
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