Refrigeration Consultants | Hamilton-Clark Ltd

Food & Drink Expo featuring Farm Shop & Deli at Birmingham’s NEC

Hamilton-Clark — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:29:53 +0000

Hamilton Clark had an enjoyable time at Food & Drink Expo at the NEC, Birmingham and are very pleased to have met everyone who visited our stand. We are now busy following up all the enquiries from the show. Thanks to everyone who visited the Hamilton-Clark stand.

Building 4 Education Magazine

Hamilton-Clark — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:24:37 +0000

You can read about our project at Edge Hill University Student Hub on page 5 of the February/March 2012 issue of Building 4 Education Magazine, titled; Refrigeration Solution Saves Energy for Edge Hill.

Click here for the February/March 2012 online magazine link.

Food & Drink Expo featuring Farm Shop & Deli at Birmingham’s NEC

Hamilton-Clark — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:04:35 +0000

From 25th March – 27th March Hamilton-Clark Ltd will be exhibiting at the Food & Drink Expo featuring Farm Shop & Deli at Birmingham’s NEC, and we would love you to visit us on stand E227.

You could also enter our competition to receive a free refrigeration energy efficiency survey. Please follow the link below for more information about the show and to register for free.

If you would like to arrange a meeting, please send an email to info@hamilton-clark.co.uk. We look forward to seeing you.

Barton Grange Wins Garden Centre of the Year Award

Hamilton-Clark — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:36:43 +0000

It was announced at the annual Garden Centre Association conference in Oxfordshire, that Barton Grange in Preston had been made officially Best Garden Centre of the Year 2012. This award is much coveted and recognises Barton Grange as the best destination garden centre in the UK, but not only did they win the overall award, they also won the award for having; the Best People, the Best Indoor Living Department, joint winners of the catering award and were presented with their award for the Best Christmas Displays.

Most significantly for Hamilton-Clark however they also won Best Farm Shop. Hamilton-Clark designed the refrigeration for this Farm Shop in 2007/2008 and we are currently working on new designs to bring a Farm Shop to their Bolton Store. Lets hope we can re-create another award winner!

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Magazine (RAC)

Hamilton-Clark — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:24:30 +0000

You can read about our project at Booths Media City on page 38 of Februarys RAC Magazine, titled; Hamilton-Clark Delivers.

February’s magazine also features an editorial by our Senior Engineer Daniel Clark, on page 18, titled Independent Thinking, click here for an online link to a clip of the article.

Food & Drink International

Hamilton-Clark — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:16:14 +0000

Read about our work at Booths Media City in this months (February 2012) Food & Drink International Magazine, page 6.

Title; Hamilton-Clark provides advanced refrigeration solutions for Booths. Click Here for the online link.

HFC Phase-out pressure

Hamilton-Clark — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:20:12 +0000

It is becoming increasingly likely that there will be a ban on the use of HFCs. The UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon is urging parties and industries to “seize the opportunity provided by the HCFC phase-out to leapfrog HFCs wherever possible”. In light of the pressure here and the increase in pressure from the European Parliament, it is becoming increasingly likely that a phase out programme will come for HFCs and an eventual outright ban. The US, Canada and Mexico have already jointly submitted a proposal to phase down the production and consumption of HFCs, under the Montreal Protocol in May.

The refrigeration industry should be looking to design new projects and installations using natural refrigerants (CO2, ammonia and HCs) to reduce the impact once this inevitable phase out begins. The majority of existing refrigeration plant and machinery within the UK currently uses HFC and soon to be phased out HCFC refrigerants, a phase out will have a big and extremely costly impact. Questions should be raised to anybody encouraging investment in systems reliant on HFCs. A greater use of natural refrigerants should be encouraged.

Phase out fluorinated greenhouse gases by 2020.

Hamilton-Clark — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:23:04 +0000

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is calling on the European Union (EU) to phase out fluorinated greenhouse gases by 2020.

Revisions to the F-Gas Regulation currently under review could eliminate the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a family of potent greenhouse gases hundreds to thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide.

HFCs currently comprise approximately 2% of European greenhouse gas emissions but this is rising rapidly. By 2020, HFCs could make up to 19% of global emissions.

Phase-out of F-gases in the EU, based on prohibitions on use and placement in products, would save at least 60 million tonnes of CO_2-equivalent per year (equivalent to 10 per cent of the UK’s annual greenhouse gas emissions) by 2030.

Barton Grange Garden Centre named Best Garden Centre in the North West

Hamilton-Clark — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:10:19 +0000

Barton Grange Garden Centre at Brock has been named as the best garden centre in the whole north west of England.

In the Garden Centre Association audit earlier this year, Barton Grange came out on top for best overall Garden Centre but also won Best Restaurant, Best Plant Area, Best Garden Centre Staff and not surprisingly Best Farm Shop.

Well done to all at Barton Grange on winning this award, we like to hear about Clients winning awards, especially for projects that we have been involved in.

RAC Awards 2011

Hamilton-Clark — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:39:02 +0000

The RAC Cooling Awards 2011 was attended by Hamilton-Clark Director Daniel Clark who enjoyed an excellent evening. By all accounts the entertainment was superb and the meal delicious. Sadly Booths, Hesketh Bank project did not come home with the Retail Project of the Year Award, but we are extremely proud to have been shortlisted.

Congratulations to Marks & Spencers with their Eccleshall Road Learning Store, who were the winners on the night.

We are very much looking forward to next years awards.