UK News

UK: Air conditioning contractor Coolair Equipment has received a special award for its contributions to a cancer charity. Having raised £90,000 from a year-long campaign…

UK: Toshiba SMMS-e VRF has completed a clean sweep of UK industry awards by taking the Air Conditioning Innovation award at the Cooling Industry Awards. The…

UK: Wolseley UK is to close 80 branches and cut 800 jobs following what it describes as a wide ranging review of its plumbing and…

UK: Bitzer UK has extended its programme of compressor training for system designers and installation engineers. The one-day module provides a combination of theoretical and…

UK: A man who smuggled drugs into the UK in air conditioning units has been sentenced to 14 years for drug, fraud and money laundering…

UK: Bookings are now being taken for the next annual Institute of Refrigeration dinner at the Grange St Paul's Hotel on Thursday February 16. Tickets…

UK: Toshiba Air Conditioning has become the lead sponsor of SkillFridge, the industry’s national UK skills competition. Toshiba joins a number of leading companies supporting…

UK: The success of Burnley-based refrigerated vehicle specialist CoolKit prompted a visit, yesterday, from the Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire, Lord Shuttleworth. His visit was to inspect…

UK: More employers are being urged to offer work experience after complaints that engineering graduates and school leavers don’t have the right skills for today’s workplace. The…

UK: Integral’s national account director, Bernie McPhail, has been shortlisted for Manager of the Year by the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM). [caption id="attachment_25077" align="alignleft"…

[caption id="attachment_25422" align="alignright" width="180"] Professor Ian Smith: renowned for pioneering research into power recovery[/caption] UK: An expert in positive displacement compressor technology has been elected…

UK: The consortium, led by Dearman, developing zero-emission transport refrigeration has been awarded £6m by the Advanced Propulsion Centre. This latest grant funding supports the…

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is seeking nominations for an award recognising outstanding technical achievements in refrigeration and air conditioning. The J&E International Gold Medal,…

UK: Six air conditioning and refrigeration students from Glasgow, Bath and Lisburn colleges will compete in the SkillFridge final at this year’s Skills Show at…

UK: BESA president Malcolm Thomson has reaffirmed the association’s commitment to apprenticeships and promoting careers in engineering to women. Speaking at today’s President’s Lunch at…

UK: The IoR, CIBSE and ASHRAE UK are to hold another joint event, this time on the subject of minimising the environmental impact of data centre…

UK: A potentially life-saving portable vaccine cooler based on ammonia absorption refrigeration has been named UK winner of this year’s James Dyson Award for young engineers.…

UK: Only 19% of UK building services engineering companies expect Brexit to have a negative effect on their business, with nearly half expecting positive benefits.…

UK: The P&M Group, owner of cold store panel manufacturer ISD Solutions, has acquired refrigeration insulation company PLG Insulations. PLG was established in 1984 and,…

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is continuing its Cool Talks Breakfast Briefings next month with an event at Dean & Wood in Leeds. [caption id="attachment_25077"…

[caption id="attachment_25096" align="alignright" width="150"] Ron Pamplin[/caption] UK: Cellar cooling specialist Ron Pamplin is set to retire at the end of this month after 25 years…