UK News

UK: A rogue air-source heat pump installer, who conned members of the public out of more than £122,000, has been jailed for six years. In…

[caption id="attachment_15739" align="alignright" width="400"] Jim Marner: “In any other walk of life this would be a huge scandal"[/caption] UK: The government has been accused of…

UK: Dearman has begun on-vehicle testing of a second generation liquid nitrogen transport refrigeration engine. Dearman and its technology partner Hubbard Products began testing its…

UK: Six top apprentices from across the UK will compete in the national SkillFRIDGE competition at the ACR Show at the NEC in February. The…

UK: Husband and wife directors and their Warrington recycling company have been fined £130,000 for illegally exporting 187 tonnes of hazardous electronic waste, including fridges. Mark…

UK: Hampshire-based Abel Environmental Services (AES) has won £1,000 for charity by winning Mitsubishi Electric’s Green Gateway Award. Mitsubishi presents its annual Green Gateway Award…

UK: Hubbard Systems is offering a no-obligation site survey to help customers decide which kind of ice machine best suits their needs. Recent years have…

[caption id="attachment_17242" align="alignright" width="400"] Industrial line-up, back (row l to r), Richard Biffin (relationship director), Bryan Glastonbury (managing director), Rob Pegg (commercial installations manager). Seated…

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has announced the full programme for its 2016 Annual Conference, at the NEC, Birmingham, during February’s ACR Show. Titled Emissions,…

UK: With three months to go to the ACR Show 2016, latest figures from the organiser reveal that the show is already 85% full. With…

[caption id="attachment_17195" align="alignright" width="350"] Above: The new trainees (l to r): Jack Luckman, Erin Thomas, William Butcher and Jermaine Fearon. Top: Some of the Fläkt…

UK: The next meeting of the newly-reformed Birmingham Society of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning is being held in collaboration with an IoR technical paper presentation.…

[caption id="attachment_17158" align="alignright" width="300"] Dermot Byrne: reason to celebrate[/caption] UK: Refrigeration wholesaler FSW brought the curtain down on a year of events to celebrate its…

UK: John Billson has been appointed md of Beijer Ref UK and Ireland in a number of new moves within Beijer Ref’s UK operations. In…

[caption id="attachment_17097" align="alignright" width="400"] HRP Group's technical centre in Slough[/caption] UK: Swedish refrigeration wholesaling group Beijer Ref has confirmed its acquisition of the remaining shares…

UK: Dr Catarina Marques, r&d manager at Adande, was a winner in the Business Leader of the Future category at this year’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership…

UK: After a period of inactivity, the Birmingham Society of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (BSRA) is now back on its feet. Resurrected this year by…

UK: Dave Woodberry and Louise Powell, long-serving employees of refrigeration wholesalers Pipe Center and Climate Center, have joined the company’s Hall of Fame. Dave Woodberry,…

UK: Star Refrigeration has launched a Chiller Contingency Plan Scheme aimed at providing peace of mind for owners of industrial refrigeration plants. The Contingency Plan…

UK: Mitsubishi Electric UK has published a CPD guide to chiller technologies. Best known for its unitary and VRF air conditioners and heat pumps, the…

[caption id="attachment_16937" align="alignright" width="337"] Bob Cowlard: new role at Daikin Applied (UK)[/caption] UK: Bob Cowlard, md of Carel UK, the UK subsidiary of the Italian…