UK News

UK: Dorset now has its first and only refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump training centre following today’s official opening of the new Meridian RACHP Training centre.

UK: Williams Refrigeration has donated £562 raised by its staff to support local mental health charity the 8:56 Foundation.

UK: The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has fined a health food supplements manufacturer £75,000 for breaches of the F-gas regulation.

UK: Green energy supplier Octopus Energy and investment company Legal & General Capital are investing £70m in UK ground-source heat pump manufacturer the Kensa Group.

UK: The Nationwide Building Society is offering interest-free loans of up to £15,000 to its current mortgage holders who install heat pumps. The new 0% Green Additional…

UK: Heat pumps using R290 (propane) are to be installed at all new UK Aldi supermarkets in a new deal with Vaillant.

UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is offering 400 free places in its latest phase of heat pump installation training courses. The new course blends practical…

UK: Energy solutions provider Vital Energi has assembled a specialist team of former Arctic Circle employees to support the rapid growth of the heat pump…

UK: Sunderland-based heat pump distributor Secon has appointed Chris Caldwell as MD. He succeeds Kevin Carling, who takes on a new role as group chief executive.

UK: Portsmouth-based air conditioning distributor Hushon (UK) has announced the death on Friday of the company's co-founder Ken Johnstone. He was 83. Having gained an…

UK: Paul Bennell, MD of Samworth Brothers Supply Chain, has been elected president of the Cold Chain Federation. Elected at the Federation’s AGM on Friday,…

At last Friday’s opening (left to right): Mitsubishi Electric residential product group director Russell Dean, Harlow College principal Karen Spencer, Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow…

UK: The first of a series of ACR Regional Exhibitions takes place this month at Birmingham’s Arden Hotel. Featuring presentations by 15 companies, the one-day…

UK: Based on current heat pump installation figures, the government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) risks running out of vouchers, months ahead of the scheme’s end…

UK: Energy secretary Grant Shapps has visited the new Panasonic heating and cooling systems training centre in Welwyn Garden City. The visit by the Welwyn…

UK: Panasonic has announced plans for a new reward scheme to assist gas boiler engineers and installers to up-skill and get qualified to install and maintain…

UK: Data from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) reveal 8,790 UK heat pump installations in the first three months of this year, its second highest…

UK: The administrators of HVAC equipment manufacturer Dunham-Bush Ltd have revealed that the company had been hit by rising costs and supply chain issues after…

UK: FETA chair and BRA president Mark Hughes has expressed “significant concerns” that the EU is focusing on reducing refrigerant GWPs at the expense of…

UK: Environment secretary Thérèse Coffey has pledged a further £4m to help developing countries drive down HFC usage prior to a reception for Montreal Protocol…

UK: Dave Paget of Lloyds Register and Lisa Jayne Cook of GEA were both recognised for their services to the industry at last night’s ACR…