UK News
12th November 2015
Triathlon team raises over £1,000
[caption id="attachment_16929" align="alignright" width="350"] The triathlon team (l to r): David Ede, Ray Gear and Terry White[/caption] UK: A three-man team from the UK acr…
10th November 2015
Luke is certified “smart”
[caption id="attachment_16897" align="alignright" width="400"] Luke Copper Solomons of Price Building Services receiving the first digital SKILLcard from Lord Martin O’Neill (left) and B&ES president Jim…
9th November 2015
Promoting Tecnair sales
UK: Jacinta Caden has been appointed area manager for the UK and Ireland for Lu-Ve’s close control air conditioning subsidiary Tecnair LV. Jacinta, who will…
7th November 2015
Nominations open for IoR council
UK: Any IoR members who would like to get more involved in Institute activities is invited to stand for election to its executive council. The…
4th November 2015
Toshiba appoints Alpha Air
[caption id="attachment_16796" align="alignright" width="400"] Alpha Air's Steve Shoubridge (right) and David Livingstone[/caption] UK: Toshiba has expanded its UK air conditioning distribution network with the appointment…
3rd November 2015
Flakt Woods signs supply deal
[caption id="attachment_16786" align="alignright" width="400"] Yan Evans (far right) of Fläkt Woods UK seals the new agreement with Veltem’s Russell Scales[/caption] UK: Fläkt Woods has signed…
2nd November 2015
A-Gas International under one roof
UK: A-Gas International has moved to new offices in the Portishead area of Bristol. The Group company is now located at 7 and 8 Gordano…
2nd November 2015
Pink day for AMP
UK: Staff at air conditioning distributor AMP hope to raise several hundred pounds from its participation in Breast Cancer Now’s Wear It Pink day. The…
1st November 2015
£5000 grant for fitting fridge doors
UK: Convenience stores in Scotland can apply for grants of up to £5000 to install energy saving measures like fridge doors, LED lighting and heat…
29th October 2015
Mike Nankivell set to retire
UK: Mike Nankivell, who has represented the UK acr industry’s interests at national and European level, is to retire from his day-to-day activities at employer Space…
27th October 2015
Foster in the pink
UK: Staff at King’s Lynn-based Foster Refrigerator have a rosy glow after raising over £500 for the Breast Cancer Now charity. Foster joined workers at…
23rd October 2015
Distributor CDL in top 50 list
UK: Air conditioning distributor CDL has been named as one of the fastest growing companies in the North East. The Sunderland-based Toshiba distributor was included…
21st October 2015
£4m grant for Adande Aircell technology
UK: Adande has announced a further £4m investment in its Aircell airflow management system for open-fronted multideck refrigerated cabinets. The investment will be funded by…
20th October 2015
IoR conference targets energy/emissions
UK: Reducing energy usage and emissions will be the subjects for discussion at the Institute of Refrigeration Annual Conference in February. The organiser says the…
20th October 2015
ACR&HP Awards finalists announced
UK: Over 81 entries have been shortlisted for 13 categories in the 2016 National ACR and Heat Pump Awards. This new event, formed by combining the…
20th October 2015
Eaton-Williams switches divisions
UK: Eaton-Williams Group is now part of Nortek Global HVAC in Europe following a re-structure of business segments by parent company, Nortek Inc. The group…
19th October 2015
Ammonia talk and AGM
UK: The IoR’s 2015/16 series of evening paper presentations begins with an open talk on safe working with ammonia on October 29. The talk is…
18th October 2015
Uncertified persons can buy F-gas
UK: The UK government has confirmed that F-gas refrigerants can be sold to unqualified persons servicing mobile air conditioning (MAC) systems. Countermanding a previous notice,…
16th October 2015
Only 16% of firms are BIM ready
UK: Despite being just months away from UK government deadlines, fewer than 1 in 6 building services firms are ready to use BIM on projects.…
16th October 2015
Fujitsu supports lower league football
UK: Fujitsu is promoting lower league football by supporting Eastern Counties side Brantham Athletic FC with pitch advertising. Founded in 1887, Brantham Athletic is an…
16th October 2015
Adcock sponsors local womens’ football
UK: Contractor Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning supporting local womens' football by sponsoring the new Cambridgeshire FA new Advanced Coaching Centre (ACC) for girls. The…