UK News

UK: Copper tube manufacturer and supplier Lawton Tubes has announced plans for a new £20m facility, just a few metres from its current headquarters.

UK: The Unite union has accused Kelvion of a betrayal of its UK workers after the German heat exchanger manufacturer ceased production at its Fareham factory last week.

UK: Ahmed Kovacevic director of the Centre for Compressor technology at City St George’s, University of London, has been named winner of this year’s J&E Hall Gold Medal.

UK: The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has advised that the UK government should consider regulatory alignment with the EU in its efforts to replace F-gases with lower-emission alternatives.

UK: Harriet Evans has been appointed UK sales and marketing director at heat pump manufacturer Qvantum.

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has announced the promotion of eight members to Fellows of the Institute in recognition of their technical expertise, leadership and…

UK: Air conditioning distributor Kooltech has appointed Liam Terrell to the role of sales project manager with its southern projects team.

UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed HE Simm engineering manager Kevin Morrissey as its new technical director. 

UK: The UK government’s independent advisors insist around half of homes need to be heated by a heat pump by 2040 in order to achieve decarbonisation targets.

UK: Air conditioning and heat pump distributor Kooltech has opened a demo suite featuring a fully operational commercial heat pump system connected to all components up to the point of outlet.

UK: Scotland’s leading plumbing and heating federation has raised concerns over the slow rollout of heat pumps after new figures reveal that fewer than 9,000 have been installed since 2019.

UK: The UK's Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has reported a record January for renewable installations, with a surge in heat pumps and battery storage.

UK: Daikin has been named as the headline sponsor for Grand Designs Live at London's ExCeL in May.

AFR Refrigeration has appointed Samuel Olukoju as software design manager.

UK: Kensa, the ground-source heat pump manufacturer, has established an in-house drilling service.

UK/CHINA: Precision Refrigeration, the Thetford-based foodservice refrigeration equipment manufacturer, has officially opened its new 23,000m2 purpose-built manufacturing facility in Huizhou, China.

UK: Daikin has officially opened a new Sustainable Home Centre in Wembley in collaboration with Infinity Energy Organisation. 

UK: Mitsubishi Electric recently welcomed local MPs to its Manchester training centre to discuss the future of heat pumps, the decarbonisation of heating, and the electrification of homes and businesses.

UK: Blackpool-based Pure Thermal has been appointed UK and Ireland distributor of the IceBat cold thermal energy storage systems from French company Fafco.

UK: The Heat Pump Association (HPA) has introduced a guidance list of recommended minimum annual service checks for air-, ground- and water-source heat pumps. 

UK: Having previously raised the sold out signs for its forthcoming exhibition, the Hampshire Refrigeration Society (HRS) has now announced the availability of extra space.