UK News
6th April 2017
Student award is bonus for Business Edge
[caption id="attachment_35733" align="alignright" width="380"] Mark Smith of the The Car Finance Company, left, with the Polar Enterprise team ( l to r) Edward Adams, Max…
5th April 2017
EARS trade show has new venue
UK: The East Anglian Refrigeration Society has a new venue for its one-day trade show this year. Around thirty exhibitors have booked for this now…
5th April 2017
Pump House leads egg hunt
UK: Air conditioning and refrigeration ancillary products supplier Pump House is conducting a seasonal Easter egg hunt for customers and visitors to its website. In…
4th April 2017
Mitsubishi makes a show of it
UK: Mitsubishi Electric is hosting its own one-day exhibition and seminar business event in London on May 18. The Hatfield-based air conditioning supplier is inviting…
3rd April 2017
Former Space man lands at PAD
[caption id="attachment_35602" align="alignright" width="200"] Glenn Cook: joining Pure Air Distribution[/caption] UK: Pure Air Distribution (PAD), the newly appointed UK distributor for Haier air conditioning equipment,…
31st March 2017
Carrier splits from all Beijer Ref outlets
UK: Carrier’s split and multi-split air conditioners are now available across the UK and Ireland from Beijer Ref companies Dean & Wood, HRP, RW and…
31st March 2017
Titan moves to new premises
UK: Titan Engineering, the distributor of a range of ammonia and CO2 refrigeration products, has moved to new premises after 30 years in Princes Risborough. The…
29th March 2017
BSRIA’s Andrew Giles retires
UK: Andrew Giles, worldwide market intelligence business manager at research and consultancy organisation BSRIA is to retire in April after 32 years with the company.…
29th March 2017
IoR holds womens’ workshop
UK: The IOR and Women in RACHP Network is holding a career development training session aimed at women working in RACHP. Coinciding with Women in…
27th March 2017
BESA NW raises £3,000 for local charity
[caption id="attachment_35356" align="aligncenter" width="627"] BESA North West chairman Peter Williams (left) with Isabella Rose Foundation trustees David Pope and the foundation mascots Peanut & Flupalupo[/caption]…
24th March 2017
DiversiTech buys clip company RPC
UK: US HVACR parts and accessories manufacturer DiversiTech has purchased UK company Rapid Positioning Clips (RPC). The Hampshire-based company manufactures a range of clips for…
24th March 2017
Celia completes customer service double
UK: Celia Dickinson of Toshiba UK picked up her second award in six months after being named Customer Service (Individual) of the Year in last…
23rd March 2017
More suppliers increase refrigerant prices
UK: More refrigerant suppliers across the UK have announced price increases on medium to high GWP refrigerants from April 1. In addition to recent announcements…
23rd March 2017
BESA appoints new head of Wales
UK: Contractors’ group BESA has appointed Cat Griffith-Williams as its new head of Wales following the retirement of Andrew Marchant. Cat joins from the communications…
22nd March 2017
Top talent sought for skills competition
UK: Talented UK air conditioning and refrigeration apprentices or students are being sought to take part in this year’s SkillFridge competition. SkillFridge is the national…
22nd March 2017
Space: the final frontier
UK: Independent Daikin distributor Space Airconditioning saw its turnover fall by nearly two-thirds in just 10 years following the formation of Daikin UK, the administrator…
21st March 2017
ASHRAE president to open Scotland section
UK: ASHRAE president Tim Wentz will formally inaugurate the new ASHRAE Scotland Section in Glasgow next month. The establishment of the section follows official approval…
20th March 2017
Bacon butties and Cool Talks
UK: Dean & Wood’s Leeds facility will again play host to the IoR’s popular Cool Talks Breakfast Briefing next month. Aimed at local service engineers…
19th March 2017
Andrews Sykes moves Bovey Tracey location
UK: Air conditioning and chiller hire company Andrews Sykes has relocated to a new larger depot in Bovey Tracey, Devon. Located within the Heathfield Industrial…
19th March 2017
Refcom offers online F-gas checks
UK: Refrigerant safe handling register Refcom has created a search facility on its website to allow refrigerant suppliers to check whether customers are properly F-gas…
17th March 2017
Afram’s new Space Air to sell LG
[caption id="attachment_34999" align="aligncenter" width="627"] Selling LG (l to r): LG's Thain Gummer, LG president UK and Nordic Janghwa Lee, Neil Afram and LG Electronics product director…