UK News
16th July 2022
Workplaces should be kept “at a reasonable temperature”
UK: The HSE has warned UK employers that, while there is no maximum workplace temperature, they must ensure that indoor workplaces remain “at a reasonable…
13th July 2022
Philip Sloper 1952-2022
UK: Philip Sloper, the former MD of refrigeration wholesaler Thermofrost Cryo, has died aged 70. After reading for a degree in natural sciences at Cambridge…
13th July 2022
Alarm raised about pre-insulated pipework
UK: Two of the UK’s leading trade associations have called for more rigorous checks on the fire safety of pre-insulated pipework being installed in buildings. …
12th July 2022
TF adds Mitsubishi Electric spares
UK: TF Solutions has extended its distribution agreement with Mitsubishi Electric by offering a dedicated spares service across its branch network. Mitsubishi Electric upgraded TF…
12th July 2022
No upswing for ground source heat pumps
UK: The UK Government’s £450m Boiler Upgrade Scheme has yet to deliver an upswing in residential heat pump enquiries, let alone installations, says the Ground…
9th July 2022
Rab Fletcher elected BESA president
UK: Robert (Rab) Fletcher has been elected to serve as president of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) for 2022/23. Fletcher, who is mechanical services…
8th July 2022
West appointed operations director
UK: Hampshire-based temperature control specialist Aqua Cooling has appointed Mike West as operations director. West joined Aqua in 2007, after studying marine engineering at Southampton’s…
8th July 2022
Six through to WorldskillsUK final
UK: Six of the best refrigeration and air conditioning apprentices from across the UK have made it through to the WorldskillsUK 2022 National Finals in…
6th July 2022
Lalley makes Coolstop move
UK: James Lalley, ACR ancillary commercial manager at Smith Brothers Stores, has been appointed a director at air conditioning and refrigeration wholesaler Coolstop.
6th July 2022
Golf day boost for Adcock’s charity
UK: Cambridgeshire-based contractor Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning raised over £300 towards its target of £10,000 for motor neurone disease at its golf day at Ufford Park, Suffolk, last week.
5th July 2022
Maidment wins J&E Hall Gold
UK: Prof Graeme Maidment of London South Bank University has been recognised for his contribution to innovation in RACHP technology with the J&E Hall Gold Medal. A…
4th July 2022
HVAC&R Show to return in 2023
UK: Last held in 2018, the HVAC & Refrigeration Show is set to return to London Excel next year, the organiser has announced. Datateam Business…
2nd July 2022
Airedale reopens training centre
UK: Airedale has relaunched its HVAC training courses at its centre of excellence in Leeds. Having closed throughout the pandemic to prevent virus transmission, the…
28th June 2022
Carlsberg fined £3m for fatal ammonia leak
UK: Carlsberg has been fined £3m after refrigeration contractor David Chandler died and another was seriously injured following the ammonia leak at its Northampton brewery…
28th June 2022
Humidity Solutions to offer HiDew
Humidity Solutions MD John Barker (centre) with HiDew export manager Davide Gennaro (left) and sales engineer Nicola Dalan UK: Leatherhead-based Humidity Solutions has signed an…
25th June 2022
ESP puts down roots
UK: Equipment Spare Parts (ESP), supplier of cases and cabinet spares to the refrigeration industry, has pledged to plant 500m2 of woodland, via the National Trust Plant A…
25th June 2022
HRS breakfast briefing returns at new venue
UK: The next Hampshire Refrigeration Society breakfast briefing returns next month at the new venue of Highbury College, Portsmouth. The free-to-attend event on July 5…
24th June 2022
Merritt heads BESA RACHP group
UK: Richard Merritt of Watford-based AC Solutions Group has been appointed chair of BESA’s Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump (RACHP) group executive committee. Merritt…
24th June 2022
Ted Perry winner in top engineers’ list
UK: Dr Nausheen Basha, winner of last year’s Institute of Refrigeration Ted Perry Award, has been named in this year’s Top 50 Women in Engineering…
23rd June 2022
UK cold storage capacity tops 40 million m3
UK: The cold storage capacity of Cold Chain Federation members has increased by more than 10% in the past 12 months. As a result of…
21st June 2022
Climalife joins the Good Business Charter
UK: Refrigerant supplier Climalife has become one of just over 1000 leading UK companies in signing up to the Good Business Charter, an accreditation of…