UK News

UK: Energy provider OVO has teamed up with Vaillant to offer a lower electricity rate to homeowners with a Vaillant heat pump.

UK: Daikin UK is to offer newly qualified installers a range of incentives including discounts on heat pump purchases to a cashback.

UK: Panasonic has become a commercial associate member of the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) in an effort to help provide more energy-efficient homes across Scotland. 

UK: DiversiTech has acquired Sittingbourne-based Island Leisure Products (ILP) a manufacturer and supplier of rubber ground supports made from recycled truck tyres.

UK: The UK government has been urged to tackle the “silent killer” of heatwaves amid claims that the UK is ill-prepared for rising temperatures.

UK: Daikin UK has acquired Surrey-based service and maintenance company Robert Heath Heating Ltd.

UK: Disused coal mines are being investigated as a potential low-carbon heat source to support former British mining communities.

UK: British Gas is to integrate with Samsung’s SmartThings app to help customers optimise energy use of their home appliances and include Samsung heat pumps in its product offering.

UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed Simon Lunt as its first head of business development as part of a wider strategic review.

UK: At least 40 companies registered in England have been fined a total of around £1.4m for breaches of the F-gas regulation quota system.  

UK: Buy It Direct (BID), owner of online appliance retailer Appliances Direct, will pay a penalty of £37,500 for selling air conditioning units in breach of the F-gas regulations.

UK: The UK government has repeated assertions that any changes to the F-gas regulations will be focused on the needs and opportunities specific to the GB market.

UK: The amount of UK electricity generated from fossil fuels fell 22% year-on-year in 2023 to its lowest level since 1957.

UK: North East Lincolnshire Council has approved plans to turn the historic Grimsby Ice Factory into a 1,000-seat live events venue, offices and research and development area for offshore renewables.

UK: The UK government has allocated an extra £1.5bn for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), as part of a £6bn scheme to cut energy use and bills in UK homes. 

UK: Carrier is urging building owners to act now to secure funding for low-carbon heat network projects before the funding application deadline expires. 

UK: The number of heat pump installations rose again in 2023 with more than 37,000 air-source and ground/water-source installations, up from 30,000 in 2022.

UK: Weatherite Air Conditioning has been named as McDonald’s UK & Ireland Supplier of the Year for 2023.

UK: Toshiba Carrier has become an official partner to Sale Sharks, one of Europe’s top professional Rugby Union clubs, for the 2023/2024 Gallagher Premiership Rugby season.

UK: Wolseley is set to complete the acquisition of Kooltech after agreeing to sell Kooltech’s Aberdeen branch.

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has announced its support for the Global Cooling Pledge, the initiative signed by 63 governments at COP28 in Dubai, today.