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Air quality guidance for food companies

14/2/2019

Brand and consumer protection organisation BRC Global Standards has worked with filtration specialist Camfil to develop new air quality guidance for food manufacturers.

Launched at the organisation’s Food Safety Europe Conference in London, the guide is designed to assist managers during an air quality and filter specification risk assessment process.

Virtual air filtration training

12/2/2019

Camfil has launched a virtual reality (VR) experience to help customers understand the benefits and correct usage of air filtration.

The Camfil Experience brings to life the invisible threat of particulate matter, while providing training for building services and maintenance engineers focusing on the correct way to specify, install, maintain and change air filters to ensure safety and efficiency.

The importance of air management

6/2/2019

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Building technology manufacturer Priva has highlighted how effective air management of services including air conditioning and ventilation is crucial to health and productivity in the workplace in the wake of a major new study.

The report, led by Oxford Brookes University and LCMB Building Performance and issued in December, says that CO2 levels in offices are ‘silently damaging UK productivity’. Monitoring levels and testing workers continually over a two-year period, the study showed that personnel are able to work up to 60% faster in environments with lower CO2 concentrations.

Air Design vision for IAQ

17/1/2019

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Elta Group says it has invested £150,000 into its Air Design line-up of air handling units and has called for a greater focus on indoor air quality (IAQ) in 2019.

By evolving three key product areas, Air Design says it is helping customers combat IAQ while providing end-users with more benefits in terms of efficiency and control.

Dearman wins air quality award

9/10/2018

Dearman won the Innovation in Air Quality Technology category at the National Air Quality Awards.

Dearman received the award jointly with Leeds City Council after both parties worked together to trial a zero emission transport refrigeration unit (TRU) in the city and assess the impact of diesel TRUs on air quality.

Camfil backing Clean Air Bill

19/7/2018

Clean Air London founder Simon Birkett has paid tribute to the support of filtration specialists Camfil, following the introduction of the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill to the House of Lords.

Baroness Jenny Jones introduced the bill, which aims to establish the right to breathe clean air, after working with Clean Air London (CAL). Peter Dyment of Camfil has advised CAL on indoor air quality matters since 2011, providing technical guidance over the last year that has contributed to crafting the Clean Air Bill.

CIAT boosts IAQ

26/6/2018

CIAT UK is introducing an indoor air quality (IAQ) system designed to deliver exceptional levels of comfort and air purity for building occupants.

Epure Dynamics uses a network of calibrated air quality sensors connected to a Smart CIATControl system to continuously measure the concentration of particulates in the air. If the concentration measured in a space exceeds a pre-set level, the system activates the unit’s purification mode, switching on the Epure filtration system, which has a filtering surface 11 times greater than that of conventional filters.

Nuaire launches first retrofit ventilation with carbon filter

25/6/2018

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Ventilation manufacturer Nuaire says it hopes prevent thousands of deaths caused by air pollution with what it considers to be a revolutionary technology for existing homes.

The Noxmaster whole-house ventilation system for the retrofit market combines a powerful carbon filter with a strategy invented by Nuaire over 45 years ago, Positive Input Ventilation (PIV). This combination removes up to 99.5% of nitrogen dioxide and other harmful pollutants generated by traffic emissions and industrial processes. The Noxmaster delivers clean, filtered air into urban homes, improving the indoor air quality to within safe levels, as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Dearman works with M&S to cut emissions

2/5/2018

Dearman is working with Marks & Spencer as the retailer seeks to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its chilled deliveries.

Dearman’s liquid nitrogen-powered engine is zero emission. The technology will replace diesel-powered secondary engines used to power transport refrigeration units (TRUs), which are used to keep food cold on the road.

Camfil heading to Facilities Show

25/4/2018

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Air filtration specialist Camfil will be showcasing its solutions for improving the health and productivity of UK work spaces at the Facilities Show in June.

Camfil will use the event, from 19-21 June at London's ExCel, to focus on ways to prevent poor indoor air quality (IAQ).

Waterloo welcomes EU move on indoor air quality

27/11/2017

The EU decision to put indoor air quality (IAQ) on its building agenda for the first time has been welcomed by the Chairman of Waterloo Air Products.

Research by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and Lancet Countdown[1] showed that 44 of 51 UK towns and cities monitored had breached World Health Organisation guidelines for outdoor air quality.

'IAQ best way to protect from pollution'

21/6/2017

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is the quickest and cheapest way to protect people from worsening air pollution, according to one of the UK's leading clean air campaigners.

Speaking at an event held to mark the UK’s first National Clean Air Day, Clean Air in London founder Simon Birkett said IAQ must become part of the building planning process.

LETTER: We welcome calls for agreed IAQ standard

14/6/2017

Ahead of National Clean Air Day tomorrow (15 June), we publish an open letter from Rick Edmondson, Chairman of Waterloo Air Products:

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