UK News
15th May 2014
CDL offers online training
UK: Air conditioning distributor Cool Designs has launched an online video training programme to update engineers' skills. There are more than 20 titles available to…
14th May 2014
Carrier technology is right for Gist
UK: One of the UK’s largest distributors of chilled and ambient goods, Gist, has added longer semi-trailers (LSTs) to its fleet, each specified with Carrier…
13th May 2014
Contractors positive on growth
UK: The specialist sector experienced encouraging signs of growth in the first quarter of 2014 according to the latest NSCC State of Trade survey. The…
9th May 2014
Mitsubishi launches ac apprenticeships
UK: Mitsubishi Electric has announced the launch of a new, national apprenticeship scheme to train the air conditioning engineers of the future. The scheme is…
6th May 2014
Parkes joins Airedale
[caption id="attachment_5104" align="alignright" width="300"] Andy Parkes[/caption] UK: Airedale International has appointed Andy Parkes as area sales engineer for the West Midlands. Andy Parkes, who joins…
6th May 2014
Hill Phoenix takes stake in Space Engineering
[caption id="attachment_5100" align="alignright" width="405"] The Danish Advansor CO2 refrigeration system is part of the Hill Phoenix portfolio[/caption] UK: US manufacturer Hill Phoenix has taken a…
1st May 2014
B&ES Wales raises £1,700 for charity
[caption id="attachment_5024" align="alignright" width="300"] B&ES president elect Andy Sneyd (left) and B&ES Wales chairman Andy Tonkin photographed during the event at the Vale Resort[/caption] UK:…
1st May 2014
Service-Tech opens Scottish office
UK: Service-Tech, a leading provider of air conditioning inspection services, has expanded into Scotland with a new office in Kirkcaldy, Fife. Although headquartered in Telford with…
29th April 2014
SERC adds hydrocarbon training
UK: South Eastern Regional College (SERC), Lisburn, has added a hydrocarbon refrigerants qualification to its syllabus. With the increasing emphasis on natural refrigerants, SERC says…
28th April 2014
Heat from Scottish water could save £250m
UK: Heat pumps utilising the heat from Scotland’s plentiful rivers and lochs could save Scottish businesses £250 million a year, it is claimed. According to…
28th April 2014
Construction rises again in March
UK: Construction activity increased again in March following a sharp drop in February due to the bad weather. According to the latest figures from Barbour…
28th April 2014
Reflok forms European company
UK: Increasing worldwide interest in aluminium piping systems has prompted the US manufacturer Reflok to form a new European subsidiary. Reflok (Europe) Ltd is wholly…
28th April 2014
Hi-tech insulation for the food industry
UK: A new high performance insulation material used in building and industrial markets worldwide is being made available to the food processing industry. The Nansulate…
25th April 2014
AMP continues to expand
UK: AMP, one of the UK’s longest established and successful independent air conditioning distributors, is expanding its sales team to support continued growth. The Toshiba…
25th April 2014
MacAulay to present NACRA awards
UK: Scottish comedian Fred MacAulay will present this year’s National Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Awards (NACRA) in Birmingham next month. A regular performer at the…
25th April 2014
SEC backs Payment Charter
UK: The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group has welcomed the Government’s Payment Charter and urges its immediate implementation. Launched earlier this week, the Construction Supply Chain…
25th April 2014
Waitrose store project is award winner
UK: Airedale International and an energy efficient Waitrose store were among the winners at last night’s H&V News Awards in London. The new Waitrose branch…
25th April 2014
Bitzer to offer remanufacturing
[caption id="attachment_4892" align="alignright" width="400"] The new team (l to r): Mick Nicholson, technician; Frank Odaha, technician; William Pribyl, general manager; and Emma Brandom, office administrator[/caption]…
23rd April 2014
Late payment remains a concern
UK: Despite positive news on the UK economy, the continuing culture of late payment remains a concern for many small businesses. According to the latest…
22nd April 2014
Aspen wins second Queen’s Award
UK: Condensate pump manufacturer Aspen Pumps has won another Queen's Award for Enterprise. Following up its Queen’s Award for International Trade in 2009, Hailsham-based Aspen…
18th April 2014
Airedale 1234ze chiller at John Lewis
UK: Airedale claims to have installed the first ever UK manufactured, BSI approved chiller incorporating the new low GWP HFO refrigerant R1234ze. The installation at…