UK News
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…
13th October 2015
Hubbard Products on the move
[caption id="attachment_16417" align="alignright" width="400"] Hubbard Products will be moving from the site it has occupied in Otley for the last 42 years[/caption] UK: Hubbard Products is…
13th October 2015
Skillcard gets “smart”
UK: The Engineering Services SKILLcard is converting to ‘smart’ technology as part of a strategy to further improve professional standards across the building engineering services…
12th October 2015
Trainee awards deadline extended
UK: Those looking to enter the ACR Trainee of the Year Awards have a little longer to formulate their entries. The deadline for the awards,…
12th October 2015
IoR seeks service engineer “hero”
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is seeking nominations for its annual Service Engineers Section Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is designed to recognise unsung heroes…
12th October 2015
Conference will focus on skills shortage
UK: The skills shortage and how the industry can tackle it is to be discussed at a major conference in London on November 4. Organised…
9th October 2015
White paper targets best practice design
UK: Daikin has produced a white paper documenting legislative drivers and best practice design in the UK air conditioning industry. Designed to provide installers and…
8th October 2015
Dearman extends liquid air deal with Hubbard
UK: Liquid air technology company Dearman has extended its work with Hubbard Products by signing a partnership with the Suffolk-based refrigeration firm. The partnership will see…
7th October 2015
Arctic Circle hosts royal visit
[caption id="attachment_16293" align="alignright" width="400"] Arctic Circle md Debbie Gittoes (left) welcomes the Duke to the company's premises[/caption] UK: Hereford-based innovative refrigeration systems manufacturer Arctic Circle…
7th October 2015
LG reopens training centre
[caption id="attachment_16289" align="alignright" width="270"] LG’s UK president Ki Kwon declares the training academy open[/caption] UK: LG has officially reopened its air conditioning and heat pump…
6th October 2015
B-DACS wins Glasgow business award
UK: Glasgow-based air conditioning contractor B-DACS has won a top local business award. The family-run business was acclaimed as the Best Performing Business 11-50 employees at…
6th October 2015
Most R22 users not looking to replace
[caption id="attachment_16261" align="alignright" width="400"] Click to enlarge[/caption] UK: A recent survey suggests that 78% of end users with R22 air conditioning systems are not considering…
5th October 2015
Climalife stocks lower GWP refrigerants
UK: Climalife UK (IDS Refrigeration Ltd) now has stocks of the Chemours’ Opteon range of refrigerants, the lower GWP alternatives to R404A, R507 and R134a.…