UK News

UK: Three members of the Institute of Refrigeration are vying for election to the two vacancies on the Institute’s board of trustees.

UK: The IoR technical committee has published a free-to-download technical guidance note on working on cold store ceilings.  The guidance relates specifically to insulated cold and chill…

UK: A refrigeration company has been fined £27,000 and ordered to pay £35,000 costs after a worker sustained significant injuries when he fell from an…

UK: Martin Michaelson, co-founder of air conditioning distributor AMP, has died after a short illness. He was 63. Michaelson, who founded AMP with Polly McConachie…

UK: Twenty-four heat pump projects in England and Scotland will share more than £15m in the second round of funding under the UK government’s Heat…

UK: The Hampshire Refrigeration Society is hosting another breakfast briefing at the premises of Business Edge in Waterlooville on 30 September.  This free-to-attend event will give participants…

UK: Bookings are now open for the 122nd IoR Annual Dinner which makes a return to its traditional winter date in London. Rescheduled last year to…

UK: Ciat UK, part of Carrier Global Corporation, is collaborating with consultants and distribution partners to help schools transition to low-carbon heating technologies as part…

UK: A huge HFC refrigerant gas release from a meat processing facility in Perth is being investigated by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA). The…

UK: Refrigerant supplier Climalife UK partnered with Tewkesbury-based training consultancy Cool Concerns to deliver the first in a planned series of A2L training events last…

UK: Hampshire-based chiller company GalxC Cooling Services has renewed its title sponsorship for UK ice hockey team Basingstoke Bison for the 2022-23 season. Basingstoke Bison currently…

UK: The publisher of the UK trade magazines ACR Journal and Heat Pumps Today, has announced the launch of a new series of regional one-day…

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is calling for nominations for this year’s J&E Hall Gold Medal, which recognises the most noteworthy contribution to the advancement…

UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has added its voice to concerns being raised across Europe that the F-gas revision proposals could increase the risk of…

UK: Hydratech, a leading UK formulator and manufacturer of glycols, heat transfer fluids and water treatment chemicals, has opened a US production facility in Windsor…

UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has paid tribute to its former president David Summerfield whose death was announced this week. He was 88. An extremely popular figure throughout a long and…

UK/ITALY: Aspen Pumps is set to acquire Vecamco, an Italian manufacturer and distributor of HVACR components and accessories. Formed in 1982 and based in Cervarese…

UK: Scientists have developed a new method for assessing the impact of ozone-depleting chemicals released into the atmosphere.  The method developed by a team of…

UK: Fears of a CO2 shortage have resurfaced after CF Fertilisers UK notified purchasers of CO2 of its intention to temporarily halt ammonia production at…

UK: Inspections carried out by maintenance contractors have revealed that a “huge number” of fire and smoke dampers have been incorrectly installed in building ventilation…

UK: The labour market is currently the main area of concern for employers within the UK HVACR sector, according to a new survey conducted by…