Toshiba Air Conditioning, division of Toshiba Carrier UK Ltd, has been shortlisted for no fewer than five awards in the Cooling Industry Awards 2013. The accolades include a shortlisting in the prestigious Air Conditioning Product of the Year category for the company’s recently launched SHRM-i 3-pipe heat recovery air conditioning system. It is believed to be the most efficient VRF system in the market at part-load conditions. Continuing the green theme, Toshiba’s refrigerant leak detection and management systems have also been ... Read more

The well-attended sessions include details of the company’s recently introduced SHRM-i three-pipe heat recovery VRV system, which delivers the best part load efficiency available on the market today. Toshiba believes performance ratings for air conditioning systems at full capacity can be misleading. David Dunn, Toshiba’s General Manager, says: “In the UK, air conditioning only operates at maximum capacity for a small proportion of the time, for most of the time systems operate at part-load – therefore it makes sense to focus ... Read more

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Toshiba Air Conditioning has introduced a comprehensive new suite of business tools to help contractors design, quote for and secure orders for new projects. David Dunn, commercial director, says: “It enables installers to provide fast and accurate technical, design and cost information to clients on air conditioning projects.” “The tools can be applied equally to small and large projects, and speeds up the whole process of responding to enquiries – giving customers timely, high quality information they can base decisions upon with confidence.” The ... Read more

Toshiba Air Conditioning, a division of Toshiba Carrier UK Limited ('Toshiba') achieved a double triumph at the finals of the ACR News Awards 2013, held in London yesterday. The company won the prestigious Air Conditioning Product of the Year Award for its ground-breaking refrigerant leak detection and containment system. The system offers complete protection and assurance for air conditioning end users, building occupiers and the environment. The suite of technologies constantly monitors and manages refrigerant content within air conditioning systems, and includes the first ... Read more

Toshiba’s latest generation of super heat recovery VRF air conditioners, the SHRM-i series, is the most efficient product on the market at part-load conditions. The ground-breaking new range, available now, becomes the new industry benchmark in the competitive three-pipe VRF sector. Toshiba believes performance ratings for systems at full capacity can be misleading. “In the UK, air conditioning only operates at maximum capacity for a small proportion of the time, “ says David Dunn, Toshiba’s commercial director. “For most of the ... Read more

A series of new Community Fire and Rescue stations being built as part of a major development programme in the North of England are being equipped with state-of-the-art Toshiba air conditioning. A total of 21 new fire stations are being rolled out, replacing outdated facilities. To date, 15 of the fire stations have been equipped with high efficiency Toshiba air conditioning, with remaining sites awaiting completion and fit-out towards the end of this year and early 2013. All stations have a combination of Toshiba’s ... Read more

Toshiba Air Conditioning division of Toshiba Carrier UK Ltd sponsored a high profile industry round-table conference on key issues facing the sector. The meeting, organised by RAC magazine and held in London on 20 November, included delegates from industry organisations such as the RAC and Heap Pump Group of contractors body, the Building and Engineering Services Association, plus leading distributors, installers, manufacturers and end users. Andrew Gaved, editor of RAC, said: “The air conditioning sector is facing a number of challenges. The focus ... Read more

A ground-breaking refrigerant detection and containment system developed by the Toshiba team at Toshiba Carrier UK Ltd has won a major national award. The company’s pioneering approach won the Air Conditioning Product of the Year Award in the National ACR Awards 2012, held at the Bloomsbury Big Top in London, on 22 November. For the first time, the system offers complete protection and assurance for air conditioning end users, building occupiers and the environment. It is considered so effective that buildings equipped with ... Read more

With the new European Eco Design Directive the objective is the integration of environmental aspects into the product design with the aim of improving the environmental performance of the product throughout its whole life cycle. Air conditioners have been identified as energy related products (ERP) because they have an impact on energy consumption during use. Therefore a new set of rules for energy efficiency measurements and specifications have been identified which will be integrated in the new energy efficiency ... Read more