UK News

[caption id="attachment_21196" align="alignright" width="275"] Rob Driscoll: advising government on SME spending[/caption] UK: Rob Driscoll of BESA has joined a group of experts working with the…

UK: The growing popularity of “natural” refrigerants has prompted A-Gas to add ammonia to its UK product range. Already stocking CO2 and the hydrocarbons propane…

UK: Integral’s on-going development of its UK industrial refrigeration and specialist HVAC capability continues with the opening of a new office in Herefordshire. [caption id="attachment_22753"…

UK: Carrier Rental Systems (UK) has acquired Gloucestershire-based HVAC rental firm Watkins Hire. Headquartered in Lydney, Watkins Hire provides air conditioning and chillers, as well…

UK: Two of the industry’s leading associations have called on the Chancellor to boost investment in clean and digital technology in his autumn statement. The…

[caption id="attachment_29430" align="alignright" width="180"] Happier times: Neil Afram led Space to a succession of industry awards[/caption] UK: Space Air’s md, Neil Afram, has expressed sadness…

[caption id="attachment_27785" align="alignright" width="200"] Michael Murdoch[/caption] UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed former trade union official Michael Murdoch as director of employment…

UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is to offer F-gas certification following the CITB announcement that it is to drop its F-gas scheme. CITB and City &…

UK: Independent UK Daikin air conditioning distributor Space Air has ceased to trade. The websites were switched off and calls to its Guildford, Surrey, headquarters went…

UK: ICS Cool Energy, the chiller hire and sales company, has expanded its UK operations with the opening of a new 3,000m² sales, distribution and warehousing…

UK: Rosie Muxlow, who became the youngest person to be F-gas certified at just 16, has now qualified as an assessor. At the beginning of…

UK: Carrier Transicold UK’s Training Academy programme has secured accreditation as a CPD Course from the Society of Operations Engineers (SOE). Launched in September 2015,…

UK: Tamsin Tweddel, a senior partner at building services firm Max Fordham, was crowned Woman of the Year at last night’s Building Awards. The prize…

UK: Hampshire-based chiller company ICS Cool Energy has sponsored 11 of its technicians to become members of the Institute of Refrigeration. Achieving a range of…

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration and A-Gas is hosting another free breakfast briefing, this time on the subject of new refrigerants. This next event takes…

UK: Over 80% of electrical and building services engineering firms saw turnover increase or stay the same during the third quarter of 2016. The new…

UK: Seeley International has appointed Sarah Higgs as sales manager for its evaporative coolers in the UK and Ireland. Sarah Higgs joins Seeley from Fläkt…

UK: One of the UK’s top air conditioning and refrigeration colleges has enhanced its training capabilities following the donation of a Fujitsu ac system. Now…

UK: The Optyma Plus Inverter is the latest Danfoss condensing unit range to be added to the ETL approval list. Introduced in April as an…

UK: Climalife (IDS Refrigeration) is giving UK readers the chance to win an iPad in a free-to-enter F-gas competition. Building on the success of Bristol-based…

[caption id="attachment_26333" align="alignright" width="200"] Gboyega Obafemi: driving for growth[/caption] UK: In changes at the top of Hitachi Air Conditioning Products Europe, Gboyega “Femi” Obafemi has…