Engineering – News Anyway https://www.newsanyway.com The latest news and views from around the world Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:48:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.newsanyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Engineering – News Anyway https://www.newsanyway.com 32 32 Beijer Ref Strengthens HVACR Training with New Glasgow Facility https://www.newsanyway.com/2025/11/03/beijer-ref-launches-third-uk-academy/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:48:56 +0000 https://www.newsanyway.com/?p=141823 Beijer Ref UK is expanding its commitment to professional development with the official opening of its third national training academy in Glasgow on Thursday, 6 November.

Following the success of its Wetherby and Preston academies, the new facility strengthens Beijer Ref’s mission to provide accessible, high-quality training for HVACR engineers across the UK.

The launch event will take place from 12 noon to 4 pm, featuring a buffet lunch and an opening ceremony led by Lord William Haughey OBE, Chair of City Facilities Management. The timing also allows attendees of the IOR Scotland Annual Dinner to visit the new academy beforehand.

This latest expansion highlights Beijer Ref’s continued investment in skills development, sustainability, and technical excellence within the refrigeration and air conditioning industry.

Hayley Cattell, Managing Director of Beijer Ref UK, said: “We are always striving to improve industry standards and Glasgow will join our other academies in providing high quality training on the latest systems. The ultimate target is for no engineer to be more than two hours away from expert guidance.”

A wide range of sustainable heating and cooling training rigs will be on display, with a training room dedicated to renewable technology including CO2 and A2L systems and a dedicated heat pump training area covering the latest heating products. A 25% reduction in prices will be applied to all training courses booked on the day.

Competitions at 2pm and 3pm will test visitors’ knowledge of refrigeration and air conditioning, with Apple Watches awarded to the winners.

]]> 141823 Civil Engineering Capacity Continues to Expand at Narro https://www.newsanyway.com/2023/12/25/civil-engineering-capacity-continues-to-expand-at-narro/ Mon, 25 Dec 2023 08:25:41 +0000 https://www.newsanyway.com/?p=81584 Engineering consultancy continues expansion with dedicated Civil team.
Narro’s dedicated Civil Engineering team is undergoing ongoing expansion to facilitate the growth of the company. The restructured team will be responsible for spearheading various engineering projects related to drainage, highways, active travel, public realm, and infrastructure.
Amelia Donovan joins the team as a Project Engineer, based in our Edinburgh office. Amelia graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2020 with an MEng in Civil Engineering. Since then, she has developed expertise in highways and transport infrastructure, which will further enhance the skillset within the team.

Amelia joins Principal Civil Engineer and Section leader Craig Smith, Senior Civil Engineer Alan de Pellette, Senior Technician Jack Munro, Project Engineer Owen Cairns, and Civils Technician Stuart McColgan.

Craig Smith commented, “I’m delighted that Amelia is joining the team, she’s bringing some excellent experience in roads and transport, which compliments the existing skillset. The addition of Owen, Jack and Stuart within the last six months has also really enhanced our technical resources, allowing us to tackle civil projects of increasing size and scale.”

Narro Managing Director, Ben Adam, said; “Over the thirty-six years the company has been in operation, we’ve built up an excellent reputation for providing quality engineering consultancy services. Civil Engineering has always been a key sector for us, and we’ve done great projects, for example at Culzean Country Park or the Scottish National Gallery at Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. We’ve also built on our conservation and refurbishment expertise to restore historic infrastructure such as bridges, harbours and piers.”

He continued, “We’ve really been seeing increasing demand in for civil engineering work over the past few years. The growing number of enquiries from the public sector and more projects having a civil engineering aspect made appointing a dedicated team an obvious choice. We currently have over 50 projects with a civil engineering element! I’m delighted that the team is growing and I’m confident that they will continue to provide excellent support to our clients and partners across all our six office locations.”

The Narro Civil Engineering team is continuing to hire, with vacancies for Engineers and Technicians still available, which could be based from any of our locations. Interested applicants should visit the Practice’s website to find out more details.

For more information on the Civil Engineering services provided by the Practice, please visit www.narroassociates.com/civil-engineering or email mail@narroassociates.com.

About Narro: Narro was established in Edinburgh in 1986 with the purpose of providing a high-quality consulting structural and civil engineering service with a focus on architectural engineering. From the original office, the organisation now has over ninety employees in six locations across the UK: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, Inverness, Aberdeen and Newcastle. The Practice has experience in conservation, commercial and industrial projects, residential, hotels and leisure and the public sector. In 2014 the company became Employee Owned, enabling all staff to play a vital role in ensuring the continued and long term success of the practice.
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