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30th November 2020

BESA offers latest Brexit guidance

UK: BESA has published a new guidance document to explain the consequences of Brexit with regard to F-gases and ozone depleting substances regulations in the…
28th November 2020

BESA takes F-gas renewals online

UK: With F-gas test centres no longer operating at full capacity due to the pandemic,  BESA has devised a scheme to enable engineers to renew…
25th November 2020

Steve Gill wins diversity award

UK: Former IoR president Steve Gill was recognised for his efforts to encourage diversity across the HVACR sector, picking up the Diversity Impact Award at…
24th November 2020

300 firms achieve Elite status

UK: F-gas certification body REFCOM has now attracted 300 companies to its highest level REFCOM Elite scheme. Membership of the voluntary REFCOM Elite scheme demonstrates…
23rd November 2020

Panasonic offers TVs in winter promo

UK: Panasonic installers can pick up a Smart TV or earn Love2Shop digital rewards in a new winter air conditioning promotion. From November 1 until…
21st November 2020

Government withdraws 2023 gas boiler ban after “mix up”

UK: A government pledge to ban gas boilers from new homes by 2023 has been withdrawn from its website. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s £12bn 10…
20th November 2020

Select Committee to explore UK heat pump plans

UK: The Environmental Audit Committee is to explore the challenges presented by the UK’s government’s plan for heat pumps in a live session next week.…
20th November 2020

Roger Smith joins REFCOM

UK: F-gas certification body REFCOM has appointed Roger Smith as its new certification assessor for the REFCOM, REFCOM Elite and REFCOM Elite Supplier schemes. Smith…
19th November 2020

BAM FM bags North Ayrshire contract

UK: Glasgow-based BAM FM has been awarded a three-year contract by North Ayrshire Council to maintain and repair heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. As…
18th November 2020

Wolseley sale could fetch £500m

UK/USA: While plumbing and heating group Ferguson seeks a buyer for its UK operations business, Wolseley, the company continues its acquisitions in the US. According to…
17th November 2020

BESA backs new late pay rules

UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed the latest government measure to tackle persistent late payment in construction supply chains. Main contractors will…
16th November 2020

Copper thief jailed

UK: A metal thief who caused thousands of pounds of damage after stripping copper pipes from industrial refrigerators has been jailed for a year and…
13th November 2020

New software can track any cylinder

UK: Beijer Ref’s FGASmanager refrigerant cylinder tracking system has been upgraded to enable customers to track any cylinder, regardless of its origin. FGASmanager Pro promises…
12th November 2020

Wolseley offers extra support for Danfoss Cooling United

UK: Refrigeration and cooling wholesaler Wolseley Climate has launched a cashback incentive for purchasers of selected Danfoss cooling products. Under the Danfoss Cooling United Club…
11th November 2020

Optimum acquired by Canadian FM firm BGIS

UK: Canadian FM company BGIS has completed the acquisition of UK building services firm Optimum Group Services. Optimum’s CEO, Stewart Collier, and the rest of…
10th November 2020

Rocchiccioli leads SPX sales

UK: SPX Cooling Technologies, the designer and manufacturer of Marley evaporative cooling towers, has appointed Dimitri Rocchiccioli as regional sales manager for northern Europe.  Rocchiccioli…
10th November 2020

National produces short guides to new refrigerants

UK: With the number of new, lower GWP replacement and alternative refrigerants growing ever wide and more complex, National Refrigerants has published a series of…
8th November 2020

£3m funding sought for new compressor design

UK: Vert Technologies, the Edinburgh-based company behind a revolutionary conical rotary compressor (CRC), is embarking on an equity funding process to raise £3m. The Vert…
6th November 2020

Hauser UK leases new facility in Exhall

UK: Hauser Refrigeration UK, the UK subsidiary of the Austrian refrigerated cabinet manufacturer, has taken a ten-year lease on a new 8,600ft2 unit at the…
5th November 2020

Ellis and Skelton elected to IoR board

John Skelton (left) and John Ellis have been voted onto the IoR board of trustees UK: John Ellis of Ellis Training Works and John Skelton…
3rd November 2020

BESA and REFCOM to offer specialist insurance

UK: BESA and REFCOM have launched their own brand of specialised business-related insurance products in conjunction with insurance brokers Marsh Commercial. The new service promises…