UK News
13th June 2021
Assessing the cost of supermarket refrigeration choices
UK: A tool enabling retailers to assess the total cost of ownership of a refrigeration system will be the subject of a forthcoming webinar hosted…
12th June 2021
DEFRA F-gas head receives MBE
UK: Davinder Lail, head of the ozone depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases team at DEFRA, has been awarded the MBE for services to the Environment.
11th June 2021
Mike Nankivell awarded OBE
UK: Mike Nankivell has been awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for his services to the UK refrigeration and air conditioning Industry. In…
10th June 2021
Celebrating 30 years
UK: Air conditioning and refrigeration contractor EJM Engineered Systems is celebrating 30 years of business with temperature-controlled food storage and distribution businesses, Reed Boardall.
7th June 2021
Covid boost for medical fridge firm CoolMed
UK: Medical refrigeration specialist, CoolMed, is celebrating a significant increase in orders from the NHS after completing their latest delivery of more than 100 laboratory…
7th June 2021
DiversiTech acquires ACR Supplies
UK: DiversiTech, owners of air conditioning and refrigeration ancillaries supplier Pump House, has acquired rival company ACR Supplies.
4th June 2021
Chris Yates named as next FETA chief executive
UK: Chris Yates, current business development director and CEO of CORGI Services, has been announced as the new chief executive of FETA. Yates has over…
3rd June 2021
Neil Roberts joins Climalife
UK: Neil Roberts has joined UK refrigerant supplier Climalife (IDS Refrigeration Ltd) as senior technical sales manager. He joins the Bristol-based company after over 12…
2nd June 2021
Fatal incidents need concerted response
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has called for a greater focus on training and safety following recent refrigeration and air conditioning related fatalities in Nigeria.
31st May 2021
Ann Justice 1945-2021
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced the death of Ann Justice, the association’s first female president. She was 75. Ann Justice served…
26th May 2021
ICS offers process cooling exchange scheme
UK: Chiller hire and sales company ICS Cool Energy is offering customers the latest most efficient process cooling technology on an enhanced flexible long-term exchange…
25th May 2021
Service partners invest for the future
UK: Two of Carrier Transicold’s longest serving network service partners – Robson Refrigeration and CB Transport Refrigeration – have relocated to improved facilities. Robson Refrigeration,…
22nd May 2021
NevadaNano expands European distribution
UK: Refrigerant leak detection sensor company NevadaNano has signed up three new distributors as it continues its expansion across Europe.
19th May 2021
Firms fined £364,000 after falling air conditioner injures worker
UK: Two construction companies have been fined a total of £364,000 after a worker was seriously injured when part of an air conditioning plant fell…
18th May 2021
FT lists fridge companies as climate leaders
UK: Air conditioning and refrigeration companies Johnson Controls, Trane Technologies and Epta are amongst 300 global companies deemed to have achieved the greatest greenhouse gas…
18th May 2021
Easy Air Conditioning appointed Haier distributor
UK: Birmingham-based Easy Air Conditioning is the latest UK distributor to be appointed to sell the full range of Haier air conditioning products.
15th May 2021
Seeking solutions on the road to net zero
UK: The Cold Chain Federation is hosting a two-day online conference this coming week examining the possible impact of climate change policy on cold chain…
14th May 2021
Weatherite invests £500k in new factory extension
UK: Air conditioning equipment manufacturer Weatherite is investing £500,000 in an extension of its premises in West Bromwich. The 465m2 extension to one of its…
12th May 2021
Pinder creates a healthy business
UK: Bradford-based commercial refrigeration and air conditioning specialists Pinder Cooling & Heating has won a trio of hospital contracts, boosting its presence within the UK healthcare sector.
11th May 2021
Aermec UK adopts AI-based service tool
UK: Aermec UK is to adopt a cloud-based mobile communications tool to provide real-time connection between its service and maintenance engineers and the office. The…
10th May 2021
Guide to selecting control valves
UK: The topic of control valves, how they work and how to size and select them, is covered in a new technical guide from the…