UK News
10th December 2014
Bitzer reman achieves ISO9001
UK: Green Point UK, Bitzer UK’s compressor remanufacturing business, has achieved the quality management standard ISO9001:2008. Launched in April this year, Green Point is based…
10th December 2014
Carrier Transicold offers training videos
UK: Carrier Transicold UK is helping customers get the most value from its range of refrigeration units by creating a suite of training videos. The…
9th December 2014
FSDF to explain the F-gas regs
UK: The Food Storage & Distribution Federation is holding a special meeting in Birmingham in January to explain the implications of the F-gas regulations. Representing…
8th December 2014
National latest to increase gas prices
UK: National Refrigerants is the latest refrigerant supplier to announce price increases of up to 20% from January 1. The increases are said to reflect…
7th December 2014
Bitzer products contest ACR awards
[caption id="attachment_10129" align="alignright" width="248"] The LHE condensing unit is one of two Bitzer products contesting the ACR News Awards[/caption] UK: Compressor manufacturer Bitzer has had…
5th December 2014
R22 cylinders found dumped
UK: Three cylinders of R22 have been found amongst 56 cylinders of various gases dumped on a public bridle path in Wombourne, Staffordshire. Many of…
5th December 2014
Klima-Therm and LH add experience
UK: Klima-Therm and sister company LH plc have announced the appointment of a number of key, highly-experienced appointments as part of a strategic growth plan.…
4th December 2014
Frigesco to apply flash defrost to heat pumps
UK: Frigesco is to use its recently acquired government funding to test its flash defrost technology on heat pumps. Frigesco has revealed that the grant, an increase…
3rd December 2014
ACRIB repeats warnings on R404A
UK: Industry body ACRIB has repeated warnings on the likely future availability of R404A in a new guidance note. The document warns buyers to “consider…
2nd December 2014
Refrigeration features at Big Bang Science Fair
UK: Refrigeration and air conditioning is to presented to engineers of the future at the Big Bang Science Fair in March next year. While there…
2nd December 2014
M&S to roll-out LED lighting
UK: Marks & Spencer is to continue trials of liquid-nitrogen-refrigerated trailers and roll out LED lighting over the next two years. The announcement, part of…
2nd December 2014
HRP sends F-gas man to the rescue
UK: Wholesaler HRP is sending its new F-Gasman character to the rescue of customers keen to remain legal within the new F-gas regulations. With many…
2nd December 2014
Catering equipment in UK price probe
UK: The UK competitions authority could decide this month whether or not to proceed with investigations into suspected anti-competitive practices in the commercial catering equipment…
28th November 2014
Frigesco receives £93,000 funding
UK: The energy-saving flash defrost for refrigeration systems being developed by Frigesco is to receive a further £93,000 of government funding. DECC announced yesterday that…
26th November 2014
Acr success at sell-out HVR Awards
UK: Refrigeration consultant Steve Gill continues to gather awards, this time picking up Consultant of the Year at tonight’s HVR Awards. Following up a special…
26th November 2014
Firm offers to fund Tesco shareholders’ action
UK: A top litigation funder has agreed to fund Tesco shareholders’ legal action against the supermarket group for the alleged overstatement of its earnings. Litigation…
26th November 2014
Transport industry recognises refrigeration
[caption id="attachment_9912" align="alignright" width="400"] Sainsbury's is currently trialling Transicold's NaturaLine CO2 technology[/caption] UK: Two innovative cooling technologies were recognised at last night’s 2014 SMMT Award…
26th November 2014
Gordon Adams joins Hall of Fame
[caption id="attachment_9906" align="alignright" width="400"] Hall of Famers (l to r): Eamonn Phelan, Pete Wardman, Keith Voller, Doug Forsdyke and Martyn Simpson[/caption] UK: Climate Center technical…
26th November 2014
Arthur and Gill nominated for IoR president
[caption id="attachment_9897" align="alignright" width="400"] Bob Arthur (left) and Steve Gill will both be contesting the IoR presidency[/caption] UK: Bob Arthur and Steve Gill will both…
26th November 2014
BRA revises brazing guidance
UK: The British Refrigeration Association (BRA) has revised its refrigeration pipework brazing specification. This latest Issue 5 contains a BRA recommendation section to cover vertical…
26th November 2014
Trox appoints new marketing exec
[caption id="attachment_9882" align="alignright" width="250"] Alice Arnott: “The board has very strong ideas around the direction its marketing should take and I am looking forward to…