UK News

UK: Cold chain professionals say energy management technologies will have the greatest influence over temperature-controlled logistics in the coming decade.

UK: Air conditioning distributor Cool Designs Ltd (CDL) has installed an array of 132 solar PV panels on the roof of its Gateshead headquarters building.

UK: Following the successful opening of SBS Glasgow in 2020, Smith Brothers Stores has now expanded its presence in Scotland with a branch in Dundee.

UK: Companies in the UK refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump industry are being urged to participate in DEFRA’s forthcoming review of the F-gas regulation. 

UK: Beijer Ref Refrigerants UK has acquired its refrigerant reclaim partner RefRec. 

UK: The body behind the Microgeneration Certification Scheme is calling on the government to make heat pumps a priority after a new report compares it unfavourably with European neighbour France.

UK: Switzerland, UK and Norway will experience the most dramatic relative increase in days that require cooling interventions if the world overshoots 1.5ºC of warming, a new report claims.

UK: The Kensa Group has announced the appointment of Tamsin Lishman as their new CEO from 1 October, following the decision by current CEO Dr Matt Trewhella to step down.

UK: Burnley-based temperature-controlled van specialist CoolKit is back operating only days after a devastating blaze that destroyed one of its two manufacturing units on July 6.

UK: Derbyshire-based distributor Logicool is to sponsor EFL Division 1 football club Lincoln City to promote its new Easy Heat Pumps online heat pump advice platform.

UK: Mitsubishi Electric celebrated the 30th anniversary of its factory in Livingston and the factory’s production of its five-millionth product at a special event last week.

UK: The Cold Chain Federation is looking for a new chief executive to replace Shane Brennan, who has been working as a senior advisor to the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA).

UK: Claire Curran, managing director of building services specialists Linaker, has been elected president of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) for 2023/24.

UK: Temperature-controlled van specialist CoolKit has been hit by a massive fire at its premises in Farrington Place, Burnley.

UK: Diane Drummond, managing director of Glasgow-based air conditioning contractor B-DACS, has been elected chair of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Scotland.

UK: A pioneering new method for the safe and energy-efficient direct synthesis of high value fluorochemicals from fluorspar has received £3m of seed funding.

UK: Heating engineers can now claim £500 towards becoming a qualified heat pump installer through the UK government’s new £5m Heat Training Grant. 

UK: As the UK swelters in heatwaves driven by El Nino, the government’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has launched a new inquiry into heat resilience and sustainable cooling.

UK: Graham Wright, former FETA president and chair of the Heat Pump Association, has retired after 35 years in the heat pump and air conditioning business.

UK: Commercial refrigeration equipment wholesaler Tefcold UK has appointed former Epta UK sales director Jason Gray as the new UK head of retail sales.

UK: The slow roll-out of heat pumps has been flagged by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) for the UK government’s lack of progress towards meeting its net zero targets.