UK News
19th August 2014
Mitsubishi Electric moves Bristol office
UK: Mitsubishi Electric has moved its Bristol office to new larger premises within Bristol’s northern business district. The new Vantage Court offices in Hambrook are…
18th August 2014
Tickets now available for Scottish dinner
UK: Tickets are now available for the annual dinner of the Scottish Branch of the Institute of Refrigeration. The event, which might rightfully claim to…
18th August 2014
Developing BMS sales for RDM
[caption id="attachment_7563" align="alignright" width="144"] Graeme Ross[/caption] UK: Resource Data Management, the controls and remote monitoring specialist, has appointed Graeme Ross as BMS development manager. Graeme…
18th August 2014
Chris Bailie selected for Squad UK
[caption id="attachment_7554" align="alignright" width="200"] Chris Bailie has been selected for Squad UK to compete for a place in the refrigeration and air conditioning section of…
15th August 2014
Ignore the careers advice
[caption id="attachment_7529" align="alignright" width="250"] Andy Sneyd: "This industry offers great prospects for bright, computer literate people"[/caption] UK: School leavers should ignore careers advice and follow…
13th August 2014
McQuay’s ATS chiller joins ETL list
UK: McQuay’s ATS chiller, which is said to maximise performance at both part and full loads, has been included on the ETL list for Enhanced Capital Allowances. …
13th August 2014
Move to tighten standards for ETL listing
11th August 2014
New World fridge had wrong energy label
UK: Domestic fridge manufacturer Glen Dimplex has been found to be supplying an incorrect energy label on one of their models. Investigations by the National…
11th August 2014
Toqeer Ahmad joins Manor
[caption id="attachment_7421" align="alignright" width="200"] Toqeer Ahmad[/caption] UK: Manor Concepts has appointed Toqeer Ahmad as a design engineer. Ahmad will be responsible for the research and…
11th August 2014
Serco’s Ross becomes a sporting “Outlaw”
UK: Ross Taylor of Serco has been named an Outlaw for his recent sporting achievements and raised well over £1,000 for charity in the process.…
7th August 2014
Rhodes leads to Airedale
6th August 2014
£1,500 in memory of Rob Townley
[caption id="attachment_7364" align="alignright" width="400"] Left to right, team members Mark Parrish, Rick Allen, Marie Hanlon and Gerry Taggart[/caption] UK: Friends and colleagues of the late…
5th August 2014
Dean & Wood launches online catalogue
UK: Refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler Dean & Wood has launched a new online catalogue. Part of the giant Beijer Ref refrigeration and air conditioning…
4th August 2014
Manor’s new identity and website
UK: In a year of significant changes for the company, Manor Refrigerated Cabinets has rolled-out a new corporate identity and website. The light and dark…
3rd August 2014
SIRACH to visit Mitsubishi Livingston plant
UK: SIRACH, Sustainable Innovation in Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heat recovery, is to tour the Mitsubishi Electric ac plant at Livingston near Edinburgh. This full day event…
3rd August 2014
Daikin UK in no hurry with R32
[caption id="attachment_7316" align="alignright" width="400"] Daikin's Ururu Sarara small residential split is already available in mainland Europe with R32[/caption] UK: Daikin appears to be in no…
31st July 2014
Philip Sloper to retire
[caption id="attachment_7270" align="alignright" width="200"] Philip Sloper: staying in touch with the industry[/caption] UK: Philip Sloper, managing director of wholesale distributor Thermofrost Cryo is to retire…
31st July 2014
Hubbard Systems in “colourful” move
UK: Hubbard Systems, the UK distributor of Scotsman ice machines, has moved from its site in Otley, Suffolk, to the nearby Claydon Business Park, Great…
31st July 2014
Aldi threatens to overtake Waitrose
UK: The seemingly unstoppable rise of the discount supermarkets sees Aldi threatening to overtake Waitrose as the sixth largest supermarket. The latest grocery share figures…
30th July 2014
From ac sales to abseils
UK: Andy Hall, a director of Surrey-based air conditioning contractor Borahurst, abseiled down Portsmouth’s iconic Spinnaker last weekend to raise money for charity. With so…
30th July 2014
Samsung extends HRP distribution deal
[caption id="attachment_7214" align="alignright" width="200"] Mandy Pilgrim: introducing the benefits of Samsung technology[/caption] UK: Wholesaler HRP is to provide enhanced support for Samsung air conditioning by…