UK News
22nd July 2017
Half tablet is 100% effective
UK: Gel-clear claims its newly developed condensate drain Half Tablet has brought a 100% reduction in water leak call outs for a major supermarket. Over…
22nd July 2017
Register now or risk trading illegally
UK: F-gas registration body Refcom is urging companies to renew their certification in a timely manner, amid concerns that some companies risk trading illegally. Certificates…
19th July 2017
R404A faces more increases on August 1
UK: Wholesaler FSW is first to announce yet more price increases on R404A and other high GWP refrigerants next month, with others likely to follow.…
19th July 2017
Geoff Mills joins Epta UK
[caption id="attachment_38790" align="alignright" width="286"] Geoff Mills is taking over from John Austin-Davies at Epta UK[/caption] UK: Former Carter Synergy contracts director Geoff Mills has taken…
19th July 2017
Robinson chairs BESA ventilation group
UK: Joanna Robinson, MD of Mansfield Pollard, has been elected as the new chair of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Ventilation Group. Joanna Robinson…
19th July 2017
UK data centres fail ASHRAE compliance
UK: Nearly eight out of 10 UK data centres are not complying with recent ASHRAE guidelines, according to research by a firm of thermal risk…
17th July 2017
Cryogenics Council celebrates 50 years
[caption id="attachment_38732" align="alignright" width="300"] BCC chair Dr Beth Evans with IoR president Steve Gill[/caption] UK: The British Cryogenics Council (BCC) has celebrated its 50th anniversary…
16th July 2017
Epta achieves Co-op double
UK: The Co-Operative Group has named commercial refrigeration equipment supplier Epta UK as its Direct Supplier of the Year for the second year running. The…
14th July 2017
Ductclean acquired for £10m
UK: Hertfordshire-based ductwork cleaning and ventilation maintenance firm Ductclean (UK) has been acquired by support services group Marlowe plc for £10m. Established in 1998, Ductclean…
14th July 2017
BESA plans conference and awards event
[caption id="attachment_38671" align="aligncenter" width="630"] London's Park Plaza Riverbank hotel will provide the venue for the BESA conference and awards in October[/caption] UK: The Building Engineering…
12th July 2017
Refrigerant recovery gets rapid
[caption id="attachment_38595" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Five strategically-placed teams will provide the recovery service in the UK[/caption] UK: A-Gas has unveiled a new rapid refrigerant recovery service…
12th July 2017
Daikin boosts Hubbard fridge offering
[caption id="attachment_38586" align="aligncenter" width="367"] Daikin UK refrigeration men Paul Cornwell (left) and Nick May have transferred across to Hubbard[/caption] UK: Hubbard Products says it can now…
11th July 2017
Hopkinson is new BESA president
UK: Tim Hopkinson, md of E Poppleton and Son, has been elected president of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) for 2017/18. Mr Hopkinson, who…
10th July 2017
Glass in the frame as next IoR president
UK: Kevin Glass, md of Bitzer UK, has been proposed by the executive council of the Institute of Refrigeration as its next president. The IoR’s…
5th July 2017
CIBSE tackles overheated homes
UK: The growing problem of overheating in homes is tackled in new guidance from the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE). As the UK…
5th July 2017
Bobby Davro returns for Northern Dinner
UK: Tickets are now available for this year’s Institute of Refrigeration Northern Region Branch Dinner in Newcastle. Celebrating its 15th year, the Newcastle Dinner will…
4th July 2017
Peebles leaves Pump House
UK: Pump House sales director Craig Peebles has stepped down from the company he formed in 2000. The announcement sees the Nottingham-based condensate pump and…
2nd July 2017
R404A units still sell despite warnings
UK: As the UK’s leading refrigeration wholesalers announce another round of HFC price increases, a major supplier implores the industry to stop using R404A in…
29th June 2017
Tim Dwyer steps down after 22 years
[caption id="attachment_38282" align="aligncenter" width="627"] Incoming CIBSE ASHRAE Group chairman Steve Gill (left) with Tim Dwyer[/caption] UK: Tim Dwyer has stepped down as chairman of the…
28th June 2017
HSE hits Carlsberg with Improvement Notice
UK: Carlsberg’s Northampton brewery, scene of the fatal ammonia refrigeration leak in November last year, has been issued with an Improvement Notice by the HSE.…
23rd June 2017
Fridge freezer caused Grenfell fire
UK: The UK government has ordered an immediate examination of the fridge freezer confirmed today as the source of the Grenfell Tower fire in London…