The program will focus on upgrades to industrial and commercial refrigeration which can significantly cut energy use.

The RAC industry is delivering and has improved energy use 40 per cent over the past decade. But there is still more work to do.

Interim managing director, Grahame Gordon, will revert to a non-executive role.

Electricity markets are changing rapidly, its a change that needs to be managed by energy companies, industry bodies and government.

Battery storage is set to become a major industry over the next five to 10 years.

The USG announcement comes only weeks after Spotless finalised its acquisition of AE Smith.

McCann will report directly to the group CEO, Andrew Ambrose.

Miller has also retired from his role as ARBS Board director and chairman of the Australian Refrigeration Wholesalers Association.

VASA is hosting workshops on R1234yf during the Wire & Gas Convention on the Gold Coast from June 5-7, 2015.

The CSIRO said it will be a $3.2 million project.

NCVER data shows that Australia has gone from having over 500,000 apprentices in training in 2012 to just over 300,000 today.

Decisive and timely action in uncertain conditions is commonly the mark of a good leader.

The focus will be on combining high tech engineering with sustainable production.

Worldskills Australia has announced the 25 apprentices, trainees and students to represent the nation later this year.

High build polymer coatings are flexible which allows them to stretch and shrink depending on temperature and ground fluctuations.

The district wide chiller plant will be cooled by sea from Sydney Harbour.