UK News

UK: Yorkshire-based TEV Ltd, manufacturer of Marstair and Quartz brand HVAC equipment, has appointed Nuwan Chandrakumara as commercial director –refrigeration.

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration says it will be developing a coordinated response to the proposed revision of EN378 standard and has urged input from the UK industry.

UK: Daikin Europe has extended its collaboration with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) by signing a five-year collaboration agreement aimed at scaling up low-carbon heating across the…

UK: Tefcold UK, the UK subsidiary of the Danish commercial refrigeration equipment wholesaler, has announced a major extension of its warranty offering.

UK: The Environment Agency has reported seven more cases of violations of the UK F-gas regulation totalling £167,400.

UK: Star Refrigeration has relocated its Oxford branch to a new, state-of-the-art facility in Reading as business continues to grow in the South East.

UK: The Climate Change Committee (CCC), the UK government’s advisory body, has called for a reduction in electricity prices to speed the uptake of clean technologies, such as heat pumps.

UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has suspended 14 member companies for failing to comply with its independent audit process.

UK: Mitsubishi Electric has joined forces with Sovereign Network Group (SNG) to deliver a pioneering heat pump retrofit programme using existing microbore/small bore domestic pipework.

UK: F-gas certification body REFCOM has registered its 9,000th member, a milestone which it says reflects rising levels of best practice across the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump industries.

UK: Ideal Heating’s new £19.2m UK Technology Centre (UKTC) in Hull is undergoing final fit-out prior to its opening later this year.

UK: The government has called on UK industry to produce heat pump compressors and refrigerants at a component-level to produce commercial and non-domestic heat pumps.

UK: Samsung has announced that APP Plumbing and Heating has now been confirmed as an official distributor of its EHS range of monobloc heat pumps and hot water tanks.

UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed Jill Nicholls as director of competence and compliance. She replaces Helen Yeulet who moves to a new position as strategic consultant.

UK: Aberdeen-based commercial catering and refrigeration equipment supplier CLR Service and Sales Ltd has been awarded the royal warrant as a supplier to HM The King.

UK: Ground-source heat pump manufacturer Kensa has formed a new partnership with Sureserve the Dratford-based provider of sustainable heating. 

UK: Latest figures from the MCS accredited heat pump installer scheme reports 5,152 installations in May, up 8% on April. Of the total number heat pump installations, 5094 were air-source. 

UK: Tesco is now operating five Sunswap zero-emission battery and solar-powered refrigeration units from its Peterborough depot.

UK: The Heat Pump Association (HPA) has named Damon Blakemore of Sheffield-based Blakemore Renewables as its first-ever installer representative.

UK: Suffolk based air conditioning and refrigeration contractor Climate Care Solutions (CCS) has become the majority shareholder in Europe Air Conditioning (EAC).

UK: To encourage greater collaboration across the heat pump sector, the Heat Pump Association (HPA) is offering free membership for MCS certified heat pump installers.