UK News

UK: The government’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that consumers could be out off buying “green” heating technologies, like heat pumps, if they are unfairly treated by businesses.

UK: People who have had heat pumps installed in older houses are just as likely to be satisfied with their heating than those in newer properties, according to a new survey of heat pump users.

UK: Somerset-based HVAC manufacturer and distributor Powrmatic has been acquired by the Carver Group for an undisclosed sum.

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration will celebrate this year’s World Refrigeration Day on June 26 with a series of webinars promoting STEM apprenticeships and careers.

UK: Barry Trewhitt, product development manager at Advanced Air (UK), as been named as the new vice president of HEVAC. 

UK: Leading UK RACHP experts have accused its European neighbours of being “blinkered” by ambition in their current proposals to revise the F-gas regulations. 

UK: Creditors of Dunham-Bush Ltd are unlikely to receive any money after the Hampshire-based chiller manufacturer accumulated debts of nearly £4m.

UK: British Gas is promising to only install a heat pump if it will heat a home as well as a traditional boiler. 

UK: The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) has awarded funding to an E.ON-led consortium to pilot heat and energy as a service.

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…