UK News
20th June 2022
Carrier Transicold boosts customer support
UK: Transport refrigeration company Carrier Transicold has established a specialist training academy and urgent request spare parts facility in Manchester. In addition to providing training for…
20th June 2022
Andy Reed to retire
UK: Andy Reed, commercial director of TF Solutions, is set to take early retirement after 40 years in the industry. Reed began his career at…
18th June 2022
Relocation plans mark 50th anniversary
UK: Refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler Thermofrost Cryo plans to relocate its main Birmingham office and warehouse to a larger central facility in the coming…
15th June 2022
HPA opens membership to installers
UK: The Heat Pump Association (HPA) has announced a new membership category for installers as it publishes a new policy paper calling for a transformation…
10th June 2022
BSRIA offers UKAS fan coil accreditation
UK: BSRIA has extended its scope of UKAS accreditation to include fan coil unit testing in accordance with BS EN 1397:2021 heat exchangers - hydronic room…
10th June 2022
John Emm is ACR Champion
UK: John Emm, technical director of Pumps2Go, has been awarded ACR Journal’s ACR Champion Award after 58 years in the industry. The award was presented…
8th June 2022
SIRACH tour of Queens Quay DH plant
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration’s SIRACH Network has organised a visit to Queens Quay, Clydebank, the UK’s largest district heating network. The network is based…
8th June 2022
Homeless charity benefits from Mitsubishi AC
UK: Contractor Sub-Cool Fm has donated a £15,000 air conditioning system to Crawley Open House, a local charity providing support and services for the homeless…
7th June 2022
Jo Caulfield is IoR dinner speaker
UK: Comedian and actress Jo Caulfield has been announced as the after-dinner speaker at this year’s Institute of Refrigeration Annual Dinner at the end of…
31st May 2022
Bennell elected Cold Chain Federation VP
UK: Paul Bennell, MD of Samworth Brothers Supply Chain (SBSC), has been elected as the new vice president of the Cold Chain Federation. The election took place at…
31st May 2022
Aspen buys tube straightener firm Kwix
UK: Aspen Pumps has acquired Kwix UK Ltd, the Preston-based manufacturer of the Kwix tube straightener. Incorporated in 2012, the patented hand-held Kwix tool enables…
29th May 2022
IoR talk explains pressure equipment regs
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is to host a Cool Talk webinar explaining the UK Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations. Participants in the free webinar will…
28th May 2022
SBS to distribute Midea air conditioners
UK: Midea Cooling and Heating (UK) has appointed Smith Brothers Stores (SBS) as a nationwide distributor of Midea HVAC products.
25th May 2022
ICS strengthens hire sales team
ICS management changes (left to right): Andrew Delday-Roberts, Chris Easterlow, Alan Yeoman and Steve Baddeley UK: ICS Cool Energy has announced four changes within its…
24th May 2022
Lisa-Jayne Cook named as Rising Star
UK: Lisa-Jayne Cook, a service sales manager at GEA, and Steve Gill, founder of the Women in RACHP network, have been named as winners in this year’s Rising Star Awards.
24th May 2022
ITE (UK) is closed down
UK: Belgian tools supplier ITE has closed its UK office, putting the business into voluntary liquidation. Incorporated in 1989 and based in Thatcham, ITE (UK)…
24th May 2022
Panasonic opens new UK office
UK: Panasonic has officially opened its new UK head office in Welwyn Garden City.
19th May 2022
Panting joins Sanhua
UK: Chinese air conditioning and refrigeration controls and components manufacturer Sanhua has appointed Neil Panting as sales manager for the UK, Ireland & Scandinavia. Panting…
18th May 2022
Bitzer adds CO2 compressor remanufacturing
UK: Green Point UK, Bitzer UK’s remanufacturing operation, has extended its operation to include transcritical CO2 compressors. A complete service for Bitzer transcritical units can…
16th May 2022
BESA awards return with new categories
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has relaunched its National Awards with the addition of nine new categories.
16th May 2022
HofC reception celebrates importance of the cold chain
UK: The “critical importance” of the cold chain and the industry’s work during the Covid pandemic was recognised at a reception in the House of Commons last week.