UK News
13th May 2017
Airedale factory is regional best
UK: The innovative design of Airedale’s new factory in Rawdon, Leeds, has seen the air conditioning manufacturer win through to the national final of the…
12th May 2017
Hire firm sees profits rise nearly 20%
UK: HVAC hire company Andrews Sykes has announced a sales increase of 8.9% to £65.4m for the year ended 31 December 2016. The operating profit…
10th May 2017
TCS&D covers hot topics in the cold chain
UK: Brexit, sustainability, urban deliveries and shared logistics are among the key issues tabled for discussion at this year’s TCS&D exhibition in Coventry on 13-14…
10th May 2017
Star heat pump in UK first
UK: Star Refrigeration subsidiary Star Renewable Energy has been awarded funding to develop the UK’s first district heating scheme using a water source heat pump…
9th May 2017
On your bike with Pure Air
UK: Guildford-based air conditioning distributor Pure Air Distribution is offering free tickets to the forthcoming British SuperBikes GP at Brands Hatch. The newly established distributor…
9th May 2017
Advanced golf day raises over £5,000
[caption id="attachment_36706" align="aligncenter" width="627"] Advanced Engineering marketing manager Andy Harvey (left) presents Simon Weston with a cheque for £5,000[/caption] [caption id="attachment_36708" align="alignright" width="250"] Barry Lea:…
8th May 2017
Bitzer UK hosts next Cool Talks meeting
UK: Bitzer UK’s Milton Keynes hq is the venue for the next Institute of Refrigeration Cool Talks breakfast meeting on June 29. The event will…
8th May 2017
Nigel Hammond joins Fujitsu
UK: Fujitsu has strengthened its support to distributors with the appointment of Nigel Hammond as distribution account manager for the south. Nigel Hammond will cover…
8th May 2017
Daikin opens central London office
[caption id="attachment_36655" align="aligncenter" width="627"] Simon Chapman: Daikin's new central London area sales manager[/caption] UK: Daikin UK has opened a new office in central London to…
5th May 2017
IoR free guide to pipework routing
UK: The IOR service engineers’ section has produced a guide to copper pipework support and routing that’s now available for free download. This latest bulletin…
5th May 2017
Ciat tour reaches the UK
UK: Air conditioning manufacturer Ciat’s international roadshow tour of 70 cities in 20 countries comes to the UK this month. CIAT is inviting consultants, engineers,…
5th May 2017
Building services firms upbeat
UK: A new survey has revealed that 79% of engineering services firms reported increased or stable turnover in the first quarter of this year. The…
3rd May 2017
Airedale offers coil treatment
UK: Airedale International has added long-lasting anti-corrosion treatment for HVAC heat exchangers to its after-sales service offering. Corrosion treatment is designed to maximise the efficiency…
3rd May 2017
Caravell reborn in the UK
UK: Caravell, once one of the UK’s best known commercial refrigeration equipment suppliers, has been reborn and is operating from its former premises in Buckingham.…
2nd May 2017
TF Solutions acquired by Travis Perkins
UK: Air conditioning and refrigeration distributor TF Solutions has been acquired by builders’ merchant group Travis Perkins. With TF Solutions director Andy Cherrill confirmed as…
2nd May 2017
Toshiba takes system records online
UK: Toshiba has developed a new online commissioning and warranty system which it believes will revolutionise the management of air conditioning warranty claims. According to…
1st May 2017
Associations a vital link post-Brexit
[caption id="attachment_15031" align="alignright" width="250"] Graham Wright: "staying abreast of developments in legislation across the EU will be very important to UK firms"[/caption] UK: In a…
1st May 2017
Eastleigh student in SkillFridge final
[caption id="attachment_36446" align="aligncenter" width="627"] Stephen Taylor on his way to winning the SkillFridge heat at Eastleigh College last week[/caption] UK: Eastleigh College’s Stephen Taylor is…
28th April 2017
Help for pre-charged equipment suppliers
UK: Refcom has produced a technical guide for suppliers of pre-charged split systems and their responsibilities under the F-gas regulations. The free-to-download guide aims to…
25th April 2017
Cooling fails 66% of data centres
UK: With 39% of data centre outages said to be caused by thermal issues, a new survey claims that 66% of installed cooling equipment is…
25th April 2017
Cool Projects celebrates 20 years
UK: Surrey-based air conditioning and refrigeration contractor Cool Projects has celebrated 20 years in the HVAC industry with a conference and party for staff and…