UK News
31st March 2021
C&G defends minimum payment demands
UK: City & Guilds says it is keen to discuss concerns about demands made to training centres that have not met their minimum £5,000 threshold…
31st March 2021
TCS&D 2021 will limit visitor numbers
UK: The organiser of the Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution (TCS&D) Exhibition has announced that this year’s event will go ahead with visitor numbers restricted…
30th March 2021
Hampshire golf day set to go ahead
UK: The organisers of the Hampshire Refrigeration Society’s annual golf tournament have announced that this year’s event will take place on July 15, Covid restrictions…
30th March 2021
IoR to celebrate cool careers
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration (IoR) is planning to support the careers theme of this year’s World Refrigeration Day with an online Cool Careers Celebration…
30th March 2021
ISD signs deal with Dutch door firm
UK: ISD Solutions has signed a distribution contract with Dutch high performance door manufacturer Salco BV. Experiencing significant growth, the Gloucester-based specialist in cold store…
28th March 2021
Watson chairs IoR Scotland
UK: Danny Watson, branch manager of Kooltech Glasgow, has been announced as the new chairperson of the Scottish branch of the Institute of Refrigeration (IoR).…
26th March 2021
Space extends Gloucestershire Cricket sponsorship
UK: Bristol-based refrigeration contractors Space Engineering Services has extended its sponsorship of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club for a further year. Space Engineering Services has sponsored…
24th March 2021
Ireland extends validity of UK F-gas certificates
UK: The Republic of Ireland has further extended the validity of UK issued F-gas certificates for engineers wishing to continue to work in the EU. …
23rd March 2021
IoR announces 8 new Fellows
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration (IoR) has announced the promotion of eight members to Fellows for their leadership and contribution to the industry. Their…
21st March 2021
IoR publishes conference programme
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration (IoR) has now released the provisional programme for its Annual Conference – The Journey to Net Zero Heating and Cooling…
19th March 2021
Russell Beattie set to retire
UK: FETA is looking to recruit a new chief executive following Russell Beattie’s decision to retire later this year.
18th March 2021
Peter Dinnage wins Alan Moor Award
UK: Peter Dinnage, technical director of Climalife UK, has been named as this year’s winner of the Alan Moor Award for his services to the…
17th March 2021
Medical fridge firm expands to meet demand
UK: Medical refrigeration specialists CoolMed has moved its Manchester facility to allow for further expansion amid growing demand. The move will see CoolMed remain in Manchester…
17th March 2021
Lords confirms UK review of F-gas regulations
UK: The UK’s intentions to assess opportunities for faster and further action on phasing down F gases have been repeated in the House of Lords.…
17th March 2021
Hawco becomes an elite supplier
UK: Air conditioning and refrigeration product wholesaler Hawco UK has become the latest firm to sign up to Refcom’s Elite Supplier scheme. An Elite Supplier…
17th March 2021
Roger Borer retires
UK: Roger Borer, former Institute of Refrigeration treasurer, who spent nearly 50 years in the refrigeration industry, has retired. After joining Sainsbury’s in 1968, he…
16th March 2021
Jaguar Land Rover to employ Panasonic nanoe X technology
UK: Jaguar Land Rover is planning to use Panasonic’s nanoe X virus-busting air conditioning purification technology in its future vehicles. The nanoe X generators, which…
16th March 2021
Stephen Hill 1951-2021
UK: Steve Hill, former commercial director of HRP, who spent 32 years with the wholesaler, has died. Hill joined the HRP Group as a sales…
13th March 2021
Daikin presents new R32 rooftops in online event
UK: Daikin’s redesigned Rooftop series with R32 refrigerant will be presented at a special online launch event by Daikin UK on Thursday (March 18). The…
11th March 2021
Samsung signs deal with solar PV distributor
UK: Samsung has announced a heat pump distribution deal with Cambridgeshire-based renewable products company Midsummer Energy. According to Samsung, the partnership will enable its heat…
10th March 2021
Engineless refrigeration order is Carrier’s largest
UK: After successful trials, transport refrigeration company Petit Forestier has supplied 123 new rigid trucks with Carrier Transicold’s engineless refrigeration technology to a major logistics…