UK News

UK: Haier HVAC Solutions has been appointed official HVAC partner of Championship football club Birmingham City.

UK: BSRIA has produced a new guide to help building services engineers, designers and contractors navigate the latest major changes to the Building Regulations.

UK: DiversiTech International has now officially begun operating from its new purpose-built head office and distribution centre in Nottingham.

UK: Local government waste managers are calling on the UK government to assist local authorities as the country faces a widespread closure of fridge recycling centres.

UK: More than 50 MPs have signed an open letter to the MCS and UKAS urging the speedy inclusion of air-to-air heat pumps in the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.

UK: Civil penalties totalling over £116,000 have been imposed on five companies for breaches of F-gas quota regulations.

UK: Essex-based ADL Air Conditioning, the company co-owned by Dean Franklin, the 2025 winner of The Apprentice TV show, has been fined £1,230 for undertaking activities without an F-gas certificate.

UK: Kelly Bullivant has been promoted to national distribution sales manager at General HVAC Solutions UK.

UK: Harrison Figgins has rejoined air conditioning, refrigeration and heat pump distributor Kooltech as national service manager.

UK: The Liberal Democrats are proposing a new legal requirement for all new build homes in the UK to be fitted with air conditioning or effective cooling systems.

UK: F-Gas certification body REFCOM has registered its 10,000th member as demand surges for heat pumps and other low carbon solutions.

UK: Heat Pump Association UK (HPA UK) has urged the government to provide greater regulatory clarity, targeted funding and stronger policy recognition for heat-pump-driven low-carbon heat networks.

UK: OCS has announced its proposed acquisition of facilities management rival Mitie in a deal worth up to £3.1bn.

UK: Bookings are now open for the 127th Institute of Refrigeration Annual Dinner, taking place on 25 February 2027 at the Hilton London Bankside. 

UK: SLD Pumps and Power, the industrial pump and generator rental equipment supplier, has been integrated into the Carrier Rental Systems brand.

UK: Manufacturers’ group FETA has implored companies to continue prioritising lower-GWP refrigerants despite the delayed revision of Britain’s F-gas regulations.

UK: Swedish contracting group Nordic Climate is continuing to make inroads into the UK with the acquisition of Poole-based Meridian Cooling.

UK: The UK heat pump association, HPA UK, has set up a new governing body committee to steer the Association’s strategy and direction. 

UK: Two apprentices attending Glasgow Kelvin College and two from training provider Total People are amongst the six competitors who have won through to the RACHP…

UK: As the UK experiences record high temperatures this summer, there are growing reports of illegal sales of air conditioning equipment to the general public.

UK: Ian Rippin is to step down as CEO of the MCS, after more than eight years at the UK’s quality mark for small-scale renewable energy systems like heat pumps.