UK News
23rd December 2022
Taking tools to Eastleigh
UK: HVACR tools company Fieldpiece Instruments recently took its new technologies to the refrigeration and air conditioning students at Eastleigh College for a live demonstration.…
20th December 2022
Cost and disruption are key barriers to heat pump rollout
UK: There is no UK property type that is unsuitable for a heat pump, but innovation will be required to overcome the challenges to adoption,…
19th December 2022
HSH Cold Stores to buy ACS&T
UK: HSH Cold Stores has reached agreement to acquire Associated Cold Stores & Transport Ltd. Associated Cold Stores & Transport (ACS&T), a subsidiary of Camellia…
19th December 2022
Project will explore refrigeration emissions and energy use
UK: A ground-breaking new research project will investigate energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from the transport, industrial and commercial refrigeration sectors in the UK. …
18th December 2022
F-gas phasedown plan may be unfeasible in Britain
UK: The UK has echoed European concerns with regard to the revision of the F-gas regulations and admits that Great Britain may struggle to match…
17th December 2022
Chinese aluminium extrusions hit with anti-dumping tariffs
UK: The UK government has approved new anti-dumping measures on imports of aluminium extrusions from China, a commodity widely used by HVAC manufacturers, particularly manufacturers…
16th December 2022
Fraudster caught after tip-off
UK: The UK’s primary F-gas register REFCOM has praised Cornwall Council for bringing a dishonest heating and air conditioning trader to justice. As reported by the Cooling…
15th December 2022
IoR partners with Stemazing
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has joined forces with Stemazing to promote STEM subjects and champion diversity and inclusion. As part of this partnership, three…
14th December 2022
Foster and Gamko win McDonald’s supplier award
UK: ITW Food Equipment Group companies Foster and Gamko have been named as Supplier of the Year at fast food giant McDonald’s UK & Ireland recent…
14th December 2022
Unregistered installer guilty of fraud
UK: The owner of a business that falsely claimed to be F-gas certified has been convicted of selling unsuitable heat pumps and taking deposits for…
14th December 2022
Industry calls for UKCA mark transition plan
UK: Actuate UK has called on the government to work with industry after an extension to the UKCA mark on construction products was confirmed until…
13th December 2022
Toshiba integrates commissioning, warranties and training
UK: Toshiba Air Conditioning has integrated its online commissioning and warranty tools with its web-based training portal to keep everything updated in one system. “We…
13th December 2022
Nibe reopens heat pump training centre
UK: Nibe Energy Systems has reopened its heat pump training academy in Chesterfield following its refurbishment. The Chesterfield Training Academy provides comprehensive installation and commissioning…
11th December 2022
IoR president calls for greater use of waste heat
UK: The new president of the Institute of Refrigeration has highlighted a need to harness currently rejected waste heat in order to achieve carbon neutrality…
7th December 2022
Roof-mounted heat pumps on trial
UK: Bellway, one of the UK’s largest housebuilders, is trialling a roof-mounted air-source heat pump, developed in the Netherlands, at an experimental eco house at…
6th December 2022
BEIS funding a “shot in the arm” for heat pump training
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has described the UK government’s promise of £9.2m funding as “a shot in the arm” for energy efficiency…
5th December 2022
Kensa opens UK’s largest GSHP factory
UK: The Kensa Group has officially opened what it claims is the UK’s largest production facility dedicated to ground source heat pumps.
4th December 2022
Energy supplier buys heat pump installer Igloo
UK: Renewable energy services provider Good Energy has acquired the entire share capital of Southampton-based heat pump installer Igloo Works Ltd for an initial consideration of £1.75m.…
4th December 2022
Churchyard joins Omega Solutions
UK: Brian Churchyard, head of engineering at Asda, has joined James Bailey at his new refrigeration consultancy, Omega Solutions (Cross Hills), as MD. Churchyard had…
30th November 2022
Scottish dinner raises £4,000 for cancer charity
UK: This year’s IoR Scotland Dinner has raised a total of £4,000 for a local cancer charity.
29th November 2022
UK funding for HT heat pump brewery trials
UK: Trials of a prototype high temperature heat pump using the low GWP HFO refrigerant R1233zd has secured £406,000 of UK government funding. London-based start-up…