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Global heating solutions manufacturer Baltur, based in Italy, has welcomed Tony Stockton to its UK sales team. www.baltur.com/gb/en


Calderdale Gas’ training centre, which showcases a range of Sime domestic gas boilers, is set to expand after a successful year. www.calderdalegastraining.co.uk


Leading liquefi ed petroleum gas (LPG) supplier Flogas Britain has announced that it will off set its 2019 carbon emissions, as it unveils its 2040 Vision plans to build a lower carbon future for off -grid homes and businesses across the UK. www.fl ogas.co.uk


Following the launch of ‘PAS 2035’ the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) has warned that the changes could leave vulnerable people without heating, and will impede professionals trying to do their jobs. www.hhic.org.uk


BESA North West held its annual awards ceremony on June 22 2019 at the Crowne Plaza in Manchester, where Exyte Hargreaves had a highly successful evening, picking up two awards and two commendations. www.thebesa.com


A specialist in the design and supply of bespoke air conditioning and a Mitsubishi Electric Value-Added Reseller (VAR), Pacair has now been supporting customers with value added services for 15 years. www.pacair.co.uk


The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group has welcomed government’s eff orts to address the practice of late payments in industry, but says there is more to be done to ensure implementation and enforcement. www.secgroup.org.uk


Lochinvar has introduced a new range of wall-hung, gas-fi red, high effi ciency condensing boilers that produce an extremely low level of NOx emissions. www.lochinvar.ltd.uk


FILTERMIST FINALISES CEE ACQUISITION DEAL


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elford-based industrial air fi ltration specialist Filtermist International has fi nalised a deal to purchase the assets of Carter Environmental


Engineers’ (CEE) air services division. The acquisition includes the rights to manufacture the


Carter range of dust extraction equipment, which consists of dry dust fi lters, booths and benches and wet collectors. James Stansfi eld, chief executive of Filtermist International (pictured below right), said: “Dust extraction in metalworking is a huge growth area for our business. We acquired Dustcheck in 2017 for its expertise in manufacturing process and venting fi lters used in a variety of industries, and this capability adds to three other companies we own that all off er a full turnkey dust extraction systems service. “Carter wet collectors are well-known within the sector and we are confi dent that they will perfectly complement our existing product range. Our systems companies - Cades, DCS, and Multi-Fan Systems - currently source wet collectors from external suppliers, so having this resource in-house will signifi cantly bolster our off ering to customers.”


Dust control is vital in any manufacturing industry, with


a well-built, fi t-for-purpose dust control system protecting operators, preventing explosions, improving product quality by preventing cross contamination and reducing housekeeping, minimising breakdowns and downtime in the process. Adding the wet dust collectors to the existing Dustcheck range improves the company’s range of solutions it can off er its metalworking customers. “The Carter range of wet collectors, which includes ATEX


rated models for use in potentially explosive applications, will be rebadged as the Dustcheck CycloVent, Dustcheck NonFlam, Dustcheck-Midac and Dustcheck Auto Sludge,” continued Mr Stansfi eld. “The design and technology behind the products will remain exactly as they are now; it will literally just be the product names that change. All details will be added to Dustcheck’s website over the next few weeks.”


CEE manageing director Andy Bews (pictured far left) added: “Carter Thermal Industries has been involved in air movement and fi ltration for over 100 years with a particular strength in designing and building wet collectors to collect harmful dust and particles. “The company is currently consolidating manufacturing


operations to one site in Birmingham, which would have resulted in production being interrupted whilst plant was transferred. “When Filtermist indicated an interest in acquiring this arm of Carter Environmental Engineers, it enabled the company to sell to a fellow Midlands manufacturer with an excellent reputation in this fi eld of engineering. Whilst it is sad to see this product line no longer in the Carter Group, it allows us to concentrate on other areas. This is seen as a win-win for both parties and we wish Filtermist every success in the future.”


LOGIC CERTIFICATION REBRANDS L


eading building services certifi cation engineering (BSE) awarding organisation, Logic


Certifi cation, has changed its name to LCL Awards in a move to better refl ect the company’s evolution and future direction. Accompanied by a fresh, modern new look, the re-brand was launched at LCL Awards-approved centres at its Annual Forum, which took place at the National Conference Centre (NCC) in Birmingham on June 13. Established in 2004, LCL Awards


has expanded from its roots in Gas ACS to deliver a wide range of BSE and related qualifi cations,


covering the electrical, refrigeration, renewables, smart metering and health and safety sectors. Today, LCL Awards has well


over 100 approved centres located throughout the UK, and in 2017 its 200,000th certifi cate was issued. Mark Krull, director for LCL


Awards, said: “The qualifi cations we off er and the amount of approved centres in the LCL Award’s family has grown signifi cantly over the past 15 years.


“Our customer-base and the way people access and share information has also changed during this time period. We needed an image that


refl ected these changes. “The new look is contemporary,


professional and versatile, using a more modern colour palette and the option for a stand-alone hexagonal ‘badge’, which over time we hope will become instantly recognisable. “We are an experienced, high- quality and forward-thinking awarding organisation and we feel our new branding better refl ects this; a badge of honour for approved centres as well as for the candidates who are undertaking our qualifi cations.” Visit www.lclawards.co.uk to see the new look.


6 July 2019


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