UK News
5th November 2021
Carrier’s quiet acceptance
UK: Refrigerated transport company Carrier Transicold has won an award from the UK’s Noise Abatement Society (NAS) for its Vector eCool all-electric, fully autonomous engineless refrigeration unit.
4th November 2021
Fox wins IoR presidential vote
UK: Graeme Fox, the head of REFCOM, will be the next president of the Institute of Refrigeration after being announced winner of a members’ vote…
4th November 2021
Mitsubishi invests £15.3m in Livingston factory
UK: Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Systems Europe is to invest £15.3m in its Livingston factory to boost its heat pump productivity, efficiency and R&D capabilities. Following…
3rd November 2021
JCI and Trane win Terra Carta sustainability award
UK: Johnson Controls and Trane Technologies are among 45 global companies to have been awarded the inaugural Terra Carta Seal, a sustainability initiative launched by…
2nd November 2021
Reinstate planned maintenance to avoid compressor failures
UK: With a spike in refrigeration compressor breakdowns post lockdown, refrigeration contractors and end users are being urged to take steps to re-establish regular planned…
1st November 2021
Artus Air receives multi-million-pound investment
UK: Edinburgh-based venture capital company Par Equity has made a “multi-million-pound” investment in Artus Air, a company established earlier this year to market the Artus hybrid fan…
24th October 2021
Group seeks to raise awareness of STEM careers
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has created a new Linkedin group to raise awareness and promote careers in cooling. The Linkedin group is open to all…
21st October 2021
Daikin’s Graham Wright wins RAC Gold
UK: Graham Wright, Daikin UK’s legislation and compliance manager, has won the RAC Gold Award for his outstanding contribution to the air conditioning and refrigeration industry.
21st October 2021
DCS acquires Alan Bush Installations
UK: Northamptonshire-based commercial refrigeration end-to-end supply chain company Davis Commercial Services (DCS) has acquired retail display cabinet installer Alan Bush Installations. DCS provides full circle…
21st October 2021
Billson and McVittie recognised at NACR&HP Awards
UK: Linda McVittie, J&E Hall Scottish sales manager and John Billson, MD of Beijer Ref UK and Ireland, won special awards at last nights’s National…
20th October 2021
AMP to be integrated into Panasonic
UK: Four years after buying AMP, the Welwyn-Garden-City-based air conditioning distributor, Panasonic is to fully integrate the business within Panasonic Heating & Cooling.
19th October 2021
Warm welcome for £450m heat pump incentive scheme
UK: The industry has “warmly” welcomed UK government plans to provide grants of up to £6,000 to householders replacing their gas boiler with a heat…
16th October 2021
Legg up at ICS Cool Energy
UK: Temperature control solutions company ICS Cool Energy has appointed Andy Legg as regional sales manager - South. He joins the Hampshire-based company from Toshiba…
14th October 2021
Contractors facing “major challenges”
UK: Building services contractors are said to be facing major challenges due to a combination of rising labour and material costs, growing lead times, shortage…
13th October 2021
CDL named in fastest growing business list
UK: Gateshead-based Toshiba air conditioning distributor Cool Designs Ltd (CDL) has been named as one of the 50 fastest growing companies in the North East…
11th October 2021
DFDS to deploy zero-emission refrigerated trailer
UK: Global shipping and logistics company DFDS is the first client for the zero-emission transport refrigeration system developed by London-based start-up company Sunswap. The Sunswap…
8th October 2021
Largest heat pump district heating scheme opens in Glasgow
UK: An award-winning district heating system, employing the UK’s first large-scale, high temperature water source heat pump, has been officially opened in Glasgow. Part of…
5th October 2021
£330,000 for widow of AC engineer
UK: The widow of an air conditioning engineer who died from mesothelioma having been exposed to asbestos at work in the 70s and 80s has been awarded a £330,000 damages.
4th October 2021
Government support crucial for net-zero transport refrigeration
UK: Companies in the food supply chain have called for UK government support for its plans to transition to emission-free transport refrigeration. The Cold Chain…
1st October 2021
REFCOM remembers founders in 25-year celebration
UK: F-gas registration body REFCOM paid tribute to its founders in a special reception to celebrate its 25th anniversary on Wednesday evening.
1st October 2021
Fox and Skelton head-to-head in IoR president vote
Graeme Fox (left) and John Skelton are the only two nominations for IoR president-elect UK: Graeme Fox, head of REFCOM, and Marks and Spencer technical…