UK News
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UK: A government pledge to ban gas boilers from new homes by 2023 has been withdrawn from its website.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…
