Climate Control Specialists for the PSV Industry
Tel: 0845 402 401 4   Fax: 0845 402 404 1

News

Heavac Network Partners 29/02/08

March 2008 has seen us take on another world class brand in Heavac, the dutch bus heating and a/c suppliers to Wrightbus in Ireland. With over 5000 buses in the UK with Heavac systems installed we were approached to support thier product, we have rolled out a nationwide support network with two other companies controlling other parts of the country, these are our fellow network partners Ransome Engineering near Ipswich and Cool Solution based in Cardiff. Heavac have a long association to Carrier Sutrak and work in partnership on many systems, by tapping into the UK Carrier Sutrak Network Partnership they have a ready made support network with an engineer within 2 hours of any vehicle.

Change of e-mail addresses 28/02/08

We have changed our email addresses, the main email is now mail@airconco.carriersutrak.co.uk

Job Vacancies 11/02/08

We have an opening for a service engineer and an administration / office manager, please click here for more info.

First Branded Network Partner Van Hits The Road - 02/04/07

Airconco Ltd's annual fleet upgrade has enabled us to put the first Carrier Sutrak branded vehicle on the road, this is the first of hopefully many across the country as the other Network Partners over time update their service vehicles.

The rear has been finished to Airconco's high standard modern racking/workbench spec, provided by TEVO, and as usual has all the parts and equipment to get your vehicle's climate control working as soon as possible.

Company Re Branding:  CARRIER SUTRAK NORTHERN - 02/03/07

As the Carrier Sutrak Network Partner for the North, Airconco Ltd are now also known as Carrier Sutrak Northern, our existing Airconco identity and the Carrier Sutrak identity will run in tandem from now on. This will be reflected in all our paperwork and signage's / livery.

www.carriersutraknothern.com

Carrier Sutrak Changes 26/02/07

Airconco Limited appointed as a UK Network Partner for Carrier Sutrak DE GMBH

You will have now seen in the media that Carrier Sutrak are developing a support network which will be far superior to rivals Thermoking and Hispacold, Airconco Limited is an integral part of this new network, our aim is to provide operators in Northern England and Wales with a first class level of service and parts availability. We are in the process of developing our own network of sub dealers to provide cover for the North East and Notts / Lincolnshire. For those of you who know us, you know  we are a family run business which will go the extra mile to ensure our customers receive a first class service, because of this we will only be appointing sub dealers who have the same values in customer service as we do.

We will publish the sub dealer network list as soon as its finalised.

Euro Bus Expo Nov 7-9, 2006 -27/10/06

Carrier Sutrak UK will be exhibiting at the Euro Bus Expo held at halls 4 and 5 at the NEC Birmingham. You will be able to talk to representatives of Carrier Sutrak and also on the stand for the 3 days is our MD, Eric Stott who will be there to talk to operators about what services they can expect from thier local Carrier Sutrak agent, Eric will also be delighted to provide Northern based operators with any information about Airconco Ltd's services. You can find the Carrier Sutrak stand in Hall 4, Stand F82, we look forward to seeing you!

A/C for Vans and Minibuses 15/09/06

We are now taking installation enquiries for commercial vehicles including vans and minibuses, we are using the popular Autoclima product for cab installations on vans and now Carrier Sutrak have a varied range of units suitable for most minibuses.

Please phone or email with your enquiry and we will research a relevant kit for your vehicle.

Airconco Ltd Commissions Carrier Sutrak A/C units at Liverpool Docks 07/07/06

Airconco Ltd has completed commissioning new Carrier Sutrak AC7 units fitted to the new £2.5m order of 5 Noell Straddle Carriers at Liverpool Docks. The new straddle carriers will be handed over to the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company shortly by the Noell Crane Systems engineers after being assembled within the freeport docks area. Below is our MD Eric Stott carrying out work to one of the units.

Seen Our Parts Ad? 25/05/06

Hello to all of you who have seen our parts advert in Route One, I trust we have been able to source the part you need and we hope to deal regularly with you in the future, if all you need is a bit of advice call us and we'll only be to happy to help.

Parts Catalogue 30/03/06

We are due to distribute our PSV Air Con Parts catalogue shortly, the items listed in this range from very popular to hard to come by things, we literally couldn't list everything we can supply, so it is just a sample cross section of what we can supply at value for money prices, you can download this from our parts page on this website, alternatively email parts@airconco.net leaving your details to request a hard copy.

Whatever coach a/c parts you need, if we haven't got it we can usually source it, call 0845 402 401 4 and ask for Jaimie, or email jaimie@airconco.net

Airconco Ltd become agents for Webasto Thermosystems 22/01/06

At the end of November 2005, Airconco Ltd officially became an agent for Webasto Thermosystems. As part of the restructuring we have repositioned our selves as Climate Control specialists, this involves heating systems as well as cooling. Due to many requests from our customers to service and repair webasto heaters we felt we could improve our service to them by becoming official agents. Feel free to contact us for more details. Email - webasto@airconco.net

Repairs to Neoplan Euroliner  21/01/06

We have completed the repair of Express Motors of Caernarfon's Neoplan Euroliner after it hit a bridge, the repair included the complete removal of the damaged evaporator pod, and installation of a brand new one specially built at Carrier Sutrak HQ in Rennigen, Germany.

Re-location  19/12/05

As from the 19th December 2005 we are permanently at our Middleton address, you will no longer be able to contact us on the old 01706 numbers also.

Coach Winter Servicing Programme 2005 / 2006    23/11/05

We are currently scheduling the winter servicing programmes for our coach customers, if you are interested in your coach a/c systems being serviced and we haven't already contacted you, please call Jaimie on 0845 402 401 4 or email jaimie@airconco.net and he will visit you at your convenience to discuss your requirements, details of the A, B, & C service schedules are available under the What We Do section of this website.

We now offer all our services from our head office in Middleton, Manchester, meaning you can now bring your coaches into our workshops if this is more convenient, we are just 1 mile away from Junction 19 on the M60.

Change of Phone Number and Re-location  18/11/05

We have changed our phone number due to our impending re-location in Middleton, near Manchester, the new contact number is 0845 402 401 4, we will inform all our customers by post of our new address within the next few weeks. The fax number has also changed, its now 0845 402 404 1.

Vans for sale 09/09/05

We are currently upgrading our vans, therefore there is an opportunity to purchase one of our purpose built workshop vans, the first one is listed on ebay and can be found clicking below. Happy bidding.

Van sold 13/09/05, please check back soon as we will be selling another.

Job Vacancy 12/08/05

We have an opening for a service engineer, please click here for more info.

Opening Times 13/06/05

As of 25 / 06 / 05 we will be now open on Saturdays between 10am and 4pm in the summer months, if you wish to visit us on a Saturday please call 0845 402 401 4 and ask for Jaimie, you can also email him at jaimie@airconco.net

Refrigerant Phase Out 19/02/05

Valeo has announced that it has successfully developed an environmentally-friendly air conditioning system which meets future EU regulations. The system replaces the current HFC R134a refrigerant used in car air conditioning systems with the R744 refrigerant and consequently eliminates the direct impact of air-conditioning systems on global warming due to refrigerant leakage.

The Valeo R744 system - based on CO2 - was recently tested on a demonstration vehicle at the SAE Alternate Refrigerant Symposium in Phoenix, USA and successfully concluded three days of formal tests with ambient temperatures up to 43 degrees C in both city traffic and highway driving conditions.

"We expect to see these systems in the market by 2009", said Thierry Morin, Valeo Chairman & CEO.

The replacement of current refrigerants with R744 is claimed to represent a significant technology breakthrough due to the significantly higher pressure requirements of the air conditioning cycle. The environmental benefits are achieved due to the R744 refrigerant having a ‘Global Warming Power’ more than a thousand times lower than the current HFC R134a. In addition to the environmental benefits, there are servicing cost benefits for the automotive industry as there will not be a need to recover and recycle the refrigerant at the end of life.

An EU regulation that will lead to a ban on the use of HFC R134a in 2011 model passenger cars sold in Europe is currently being finalised.

R134a Price Increase 19/02/05

R134a, the refrigerant for the motor industry has ceased production in the Europe meaning that demand outstrips supply, our suppliers expect the price of R134a to double over the next six months. The major manufacturer Ineosfluor says on its website "The world’s first HFC 134a plant was brought on line, in record time at INEOS Fluor’s Runcorn site, in October 1990. In February 2001 the company converted this plant to manufacture both KLEA 134a (HFC 134a) and KLEA 125 (HFC125). This plant will now be converted to sole manufacture of 125 providing refrigerant in 2006."  Airconco Ltd are monitoring the situation and will not be passing on these increases to our customers for the time being.

New Engineer, 01/11/04

We welcome a new engineer to our team, Mr Jaimie Stott, after he successfully completed his advanced vehicle air conditioning qualifications following his training from both ourselves and The Vehicle Air Conditioning Training School.

The City & Guilds and C.I.T.B Safe Handling are industry standard qualifications, and they recognise a high level of achievement in all aspects of air conditioning repair and maintenance, from leaks and electrical faults to the environmental effects of both CFC and HFC refrigerants.

Jaimie has joined the family company after many years as an electrical and electronics engineer, and has worked on many projects around the world. Due to the advancements being made in climate control systems, his wealth of electronics experience will be an invaluable asset to our high quality standards.

If you are one of our Coach customers, you will soon be seeing Jaimie as he will be joining Justin on the coach support side of the business, he will enable us to keep our high level of service to our customers.

Coach Winter Servicing Programme 2004 / 2005    08/09/04

We are currently scheduling the winter servicing programmes for our coach customers, if you are interested in your coach a/c systems being serviced and we haven't already contacted you, please call Eric or Jaimie on 01706 361966 or email eric@airconco.net and he will visit you at your convenience to discuss your requirements, details of the A, B, & C service schedules are available under the Coach and Truck section of this website.

New Vans 27/07/04

We have taken delivery of two new vans to replace two of our older ones, a Nissan Vanette has been bought for our car / truck on-site support, and an Iveco 35s11 to replace one of our coach support vehicles.

New Web Addresses 22/06/04

In keeping with our progression to a limited company 18 months ago we have added some new internet domain names to our existing ones, we can now be found on www.airconcoltd.co.uk and www.airconco.ltd.uk , our email addresses however stay the same.

Airconco Ltd carries out repairs to Lincolnshire Air Ambulance's Air Con 26/05/04

Airconco Ltd today carried out repairs to Lincolnshire Air Ambulance (pictured below), this unusual job means we can now add helicopters to the list of vehicles we have attended over the years.

Computer Support for Owners of Plaxton & Neoplan bodied Coaches 20/05/04

We have now added the Mess 4 software and interfaces for connecting to climate units in Neoplan's etc, to our existing capability to connect to Plaxton bodied coaches and buses. Our engineers have been trained by Plaxton on the Actia multiplex system and by Sutrak on the Mess 4.

Keeping the Stars Cool 14/05/04

Airconco Ltd are helping to keep our entertainment and sports stars cool, we now look after coaches used by Arsenal FC, Chelsea FC, Blackburn FC and Liverpool FC, also the World Cup winning England Rugby Team and the England Cricket Team, as well as tour buses used by many pop and rock stars such as Franz Ferdinand, Phil Collins, Arctic Monkeys, Travis, David Bowie & Paul Weller to mention a few.

Opening During the Festive Period 16/12/03

We will have an engineer on call from the 22nd December to the 5th January for all our account customers, however we will be closed and no engineers are available on the 24th, 25th, 26th, & 31st December 2003, and 1st January 2004.

Winter Servicing Programme 12/11/03

We are currently arranging the winter servicing programmes for our customers, if you are interested in your vehicles a/c systems being serviced and we haven't already contacted you, please call Eric on 01706 361966 or email him at eric@airconco.net and he will visit you at your convenience to discuss your requirements, details of the A, B, & C service schedules are available under the Coach and Truck section of this website.

Find us in Coach & Bus Week  22/09/03

You can now find us under products & services in Coach & Bus Week in the first issue of every month, starting this weeks special edition for the Coach & Bus 2003 show.

Email Address Change 09/09/03

Please note that our general email address has changed from sales@airconco.net to mail@airconco.net , you will no longer be able to contact us through the old address as from today

Apologies - Site Down 14/04/03

Apologies if you have been trying to reach this website or email us over the past week, the website has been down due to problems at our ISP, we have received many of the emails sent last week, but if you have sent one, and you have received no reply, please send it again, thank you.

Important information for operators with Carrier Sűtrak systems, 07/03/03

Carrier Sűtrak are now operating its business solely through approved service centre's across the UK, for parts and service, operators now must contact a service centre. For operators in the north of England, please contact us. You can read the press release from Carrier Sűtrak here. (Sűtrak Press Release)

Get Us On WAP, 05/03/03

Airconco Ltd has just launched its WAP site, you can now access our details on your mobile phone using WAP, the address to type in on your phone is:

www.airconco.net/wap

Company Name Change, 23/01/03

Due to the steady growth of the business, Airconco will become Airconco Ltd, we will trade solely under this from the 1st April 2003.

New Engineer, 01/09/02

We welcome a new engineer to our team, Mr Ian Stansfield, after he successfully completed his advanced vehicle air conditioning qualifications following his training from both ourselves and The Vehicle Air Conditioning Training School.

This prestigious national award recognises a high level of achievement in all aspects of air conditioning repair and maintenance, from leaks and electrical faults to the environmental effects of both CFC and HFC refrigerants.