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Meat Cold Storage Temperatures

published on January 26, 2021 in Uncategorized

Do you know the correct cold storage temperatures and procedures for chilled and frozen meat? In order to sell or serve meat that is fresh, delicious and most importantly safe, it is essential that you follow the food safety guidelines. In this article we will cover the correct meat...

The Vaccine Cold Chain Explained

published on January 26, 2021 in Uncategorized

As they are a biological product, vaccines need to be kept at very specific temperatures in order to maintain their effectiveness. Once a dose of vaccine is manufactured, it has to be transported to clinics and health centers all over the world, and then stored sufficiently until it is...

Laboratory Refrigeration

published on January 22, 2021 in Uncategorized

Laboratory refrigeration refers to specially designed equipment used to store samples, specimens, vaccines and medicines at exact temperatures. Sensitive items such as these require very precise temperature control for optimum performance. Lab refrigerators typically come with special features and options tailored for use in the laboratory, as opposed to...

A Guide To Ultra Low Freezers

published on December 17, 2020 in Uncategorized

Ultra low temperature freezers, also known as minus 80 freezers, are an essential piece of equipment in laboratories and certain medical facilities. They provide a way to preserve biological samples and vaccines by keeping them at very low temperatures. Their operating temperature may range from -45°C to -89°C. Several...

Guide To Commercial Refrigeration

published on December 17, 2020 in Uncategorized

Commercial Refrigeration is essential for the production, preparation and storage of food. It helps to maintain quality and more importantly, keep food at a safe temperature to limit the growth of bacteria.  Keeping food fresh, delicious and safe for consumers can be a challenging task for those in the...

Why is temperature control important in food safety?

published on December 17, 2020 in Uncategorized

Temperature control in the production and preparation of food is important for a number of reasons, to preserve quality but most importantly to ensure safety. As a business, it is your responsibility to closely follow food safety guidelines when it comes to temperature control.  By controlling the temperature, you...

A Complete Guide To Display Refrigeration

published on September 21, 2020 in Uncategorized

Do you own a bar, restaurant, cafe or store that sells food & beverages? If so, you’ll need an elegant & efficient display refrigeration solution. There are a wide range of different units available and types of equipment to choose from, so we have put together this guide to...

Panasonic brings CO2 condensing units to UK with Green Cooling

published on May 8, 2018 in Uncategorized

Panasonic UK has selected specialist and experienced refrigeration company Green Cooling as one of its launch UK distributors to bring its range of natural CO2 condensing refrigeration units to the UK market. The range has been specifically developed for small to medium capacity applications within the retail and food...

Cold Room Advantages

published on September 25, 2017 in Uncategorized

Many questions arise when considering a cold room installation. You might be wondering – do I really need a walk-in refrigerator or freezer? Are they more efficient than single refrigeration units? Is my enterprise large enough to warrant a full install?

To help clear these issues up, let’s take a...

France to Ban Petrol and Diesel Vehicles by 2040

published on July 7, 2017 in Climate Change

French president Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to ban all petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of France’s commitment to the Paris Accord.

The French Minister of Ecological and Social Transition, Nicolas Hulot, said that France will also not allow ‘any new project to use petrol, gas or...

HFCs and Climate Change

published on June 7, 2017 in Climate Change

HFCs (Hydro-Fluoro-Carbons) are commonly used in a variety of applications including air conditioning, fire protection, refrigeration and much more. They were first introduced to the manufacturing sector after the 1992 ban of CFCs (Chloro-Fluoro-Carbons) by the Montreal Protocol.

CFCs were banned due to the ozone layer damaged they caused.

Nowadays, many...

CO2 Refrigeration on the Rise

published on February 15, 2017 in CO2

Since the 19th Century, ammonia has displaced CO2 as the premier industrial refrigerant around the world. That looks set to change after a new survey of over 1000 individuals involved in commercial and industrial refrigeration revealed some interesting results.

An article from Cooling Post points out that 82% of OEMs...

Foodservice Equipment Journal – Green Kitchens

published on March 11, 2016 in Uncategorized

The March 2016 edition carried an article on Green Kitchens. Green Cooling Director, Garry Broadbent answered questions about refrigeration and the Green Kitchen.   Read more here FSE PDF Edition Green Kitchens    

CO2 Multi Ejector Technology

published on March 3, 2016 in Uncategorized

Green Cooling's manufacturing partner Enex is at the forefront of CO2 refrigeration developments, working with Danfoss to produce the highest levels of operational efficiency with CO2 Multi Ejector technology.

Click here to view the PDF for more information.

Green Cooling Interview with Food Equipment Journal

published on February 26, 2016 in Uncategorized

Green Cooling Director Garry Broadbent had an interview with Food Equipment Journal to discuss green kitchens. This is how it went:

The Future of HVACR Refrigeration

published on February 3, 2016 in Uncategorized

In 2016, the refrigeration and air conditioning industry will see many new opportunities. These will include the chance for HVACR suppliers and users to dramatically lower costs through energy efficiency and emission reductions.

Australia in particular will have the opportunity to reduce HVACR service costs by adopting new policies....

Enex Develops CO2 Ejector Technology

published on December 22, 2015 in Uncategorized

CO2 refrigeration has been making improvements recently, not only in the UK but all over the world. Carrefour, which is a leading supermarket retailer in Romania, opened the country's first CO2 transcritical refrigeration system. After this success, the company recently decided to install these CO2 units in 8 additional...

Green Cooling Takes Home Food Excellence Award

published on October 26, 2015 in Uncategorized

Green Cooling are pleased to announce that we have recently been awarded one of the industry's most prestigious awards, the 'Excellence in Food Service Award.'

The RAC Cooling Awards aim to reward companies for their willingness to become more environmentally friendly when developing their products. Companies from a wide range...

Food Service Refrigeration – Best Practice Design

published on July 21, 2015 in Uncategorized

System contingency is vital in ensuring that a Food Service Refrigeration installation provides the maximum level of operational performance…

Hotels and restaurants in 2015 incorporate a variety of important and critical building services and one of the main areas of technical design focus is that of ensuring that the temperature...

BREEAM Solutions from Green Cooling

published on January 14, 2015 in Energy Efficiency, Uncategorized

Did you know that the selection of Cooling & Heating equipment could provide significant BREEAM benefits?

Green Cooling provide a range of natural and hydrocarbon based refrigeration systems that enable a specifier to potentially achieve over 15% of a buildings BREEAM credits via the buildings core services.

A cost effective way...

GC TWIN ENERGY – Chiller Hot Water Generator (CHWG)

published on January 13, 2015 in Energy Efficiency

FREE 70°C HOT WATER

REDUCE ENERGY COSTS AND CARBON EMISSIONS

The Green Cooling–TWIN ENERGY Chiller Hot Water Generator (CHWG) represents an exciting development with regard to providing low energy cooling and heating for industrial, process and HVAC applications.

Green Cooling Appointed as Enex CO2 Distributor

published on January 13, 2015 in CO2

Leading CO2 refrigeration manufacturer Enex appoints Green Cooling as UK distribution partner.

Refrigerant Options Now and in the Future

published on November 6, 2014 in Uncategorized

This white paper discusses refrigerants from a Danfoss Perspective.

Intelligent, efficient, low-GWP refrigerants, both natural and synthetic, are the key to sustainable refrigeration and air con. Danfoss are conducting research into low global warming potential refrigerants to help slow and eventually reverse the process of global warming. The key is...

Green Cooling one year on…

published on February 21, 2014 in Uncategorized

Progress and Potential

Green Cooling is now moving into its second year of operations having completed a successful & profitable first year.

First year projects have ranged from delivering specialist applications utilising natural refrigerants all the way through to specifying & installing more standard cold room systems.

Green Cooling’s initial objective was...

Blinky’s Blog No.1

published on October 30, 2013 in Blinky's Blogs

Hello fellow pals of mine!

This blog is something new that we will be doing every other week to enlighten you all as to what is happening in the world of Green Cooling and the world of refrigeration in general.

You may or may not know that last week we sent...

James Martin’s Meat Market Fridge

published on October 21, 2013 in Energy Efficiency

Manchester 235 adds a new dimension to the Casino world by becoming a complete entertainment complex that now includes this new iconic James Martin restaurant.

The restaurant features a menu that favours local and speciality dishes and as such the equipment installed within the restaurant called for something special in...

Opportunity to Save Significant Amount of Energy

published on June 11, 2013 in Energy Efficiency

Arguably one of the most straightforward areas where we can reduce energy use is to remove on site duplication of plant.

By this we are referring to the situation where valuable waste heat from a cooling system is rejected from a building but at the same time the building is...

Policies are putting a cushion between energy prices and household bills – Davey

published on May 28, 2013 in Energy Prices

New analysis published today highlights the extent to which the government’s energy and climate change policies are tempering the impact on household energy bills of global gas prices and network costs.

Although global gas prices and network costs have driven household energy bills up in recent years, and are predicted...

Lord Stern has spoken again on climate change

published on May 28, 2013 in Climate Change

Lord Stern who released the Stern Review in 2006 has spoken again on climate change:

The Government is planning to deliver a new initiative to overhaul the energy efficiency of homes and businesses.

"The Green Deal is a massive new business opportunity which has the potential to support up to a...

Industry agree stretching energy efficiency targets with government

published on May 28, 2013 in Energy Efficiency

UK Energy Intensive Industries have agreed to commit to stretching energy efficiency improvement targets to 2020 as part of the voluntary Climate Change Agreements (CCA) scheme. This will deliver an overall 11.0% energy efficiency improvement across all industry sectors by 2020 against agreed baselines.

The new Climate Change Agreements scheme...