UK News
21st June 2020
IoR renames Service Engineers’ Section
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has changed the name of its Service Engineers’ Section to more accurately reflect the wider range of disciplines represented by…
21st June 2020
Webinar to promote Women in Engineering
UK: To mark Tuesday’s Women in Engineering Day, the Institute of Refrigeration is holding a career development day to celebrate and promote the role of…
19th June 2020
Samsung partners with eco-friendly housing company
UK: Samsung has signed a partnership with eco-friendly housing company Etopia to create homes of the future. Phase one of the partnership includes Samsung’s heat pump…
16th June 2020
IOR unveils priorities for net zero cooling
UK: With the government drawing up plans for a low-carbon response to help the economy, the Institute of Refrigeration has published a statement to deliver…
16th June 2020
CO2 cooling on World Refrigeration Day
UK: The potential of CO2 in sustainable cooling is the subject of a webinar organised by RAC magazine to coincide with World Refrigeration Day, June…
14th June 2020
Historic Ice Factory thrown new survival lifeline
UK: The roof of the Grimsby Ice Factory is to be assessed with a view to carrying out much-needed repairs to the historic grade II*…
11th June 2020
Acquisitions expand Johnson Controls service
UK: The purchase of McDowall Air Conditioning is the latest acquisition in Johnson Controls aim of expanding its HVAC installation and service capabilities in the…
11th June 2020
Cold store operators encouraged to join CCA scheme
UK: The Cold Chain Federation is encouraging cold store operators receive discounts on their Climate Change Levy bills by joining its Climate Change Agreement (CCA)…
10th June 2020
IoR Northern Dinner cancelled
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration Northern Branch Dinner, due to be held in Newcastle on October 1, has been cancelled due to ongoing concerns and…
9th June 2020
UK plans put large-scale heat pump projects at risk
UK: Star Renewable Energy is backing a campaign calling for a rethink of government plans for low carbon heat, claiming they could end large-scale heat…
8th June 2020
Saracevas joins TCUK
UK: Andreas Saracevas has joined Toshiba Carrier UK’s business development team as specification solutions engineer. Saracevas, joins TCUK after five years at Oak Refrigeration and…
7th June 2020
Star backing for cold chain webinars
UK: With its Cold Chain Energy Summit now put back to November due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Cold Chain Federation will host three days…
3rd June 2020
Lower GWP retrofit options is webinar topic
UK: Climalife UK is extending its successful series of webinars with a briefing on the solutions available to retrofit systems to lower GWP alternatives. Scheduled…
2nd June 2020
TEV appoints new finance director
UK: Yorkshire-based TEV Ltd, manufacturer of Marstair and Quartz brand HVAC equipment has appointed Julian Atkinson to the board as finance director. He replaces Andrew Lee.…
1st June 2020
Mitsubishi urges UK government to back “green” technology
Deane Flint: “An increased focus on innovative technology is now more important than ever.” UK: Mitsubishi Electric has called on the UK government to pursue…
31st May 2020
Beijer Ref completes UK e-commerce sites
UK: With more business moving online, refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref has completed the roll out of new e-commerce websites across its Dean & Wood, HRP…
29th May 2020
JD Cooling joins last hurrah
UK: Lynn-based refrigeration contractor JD Cooling Group joined other local supply chain companies last night in the last clap for key workers at King’s Lynn’s…
27th May 2020
Rankine conference goes online
UK: The IIR International Rankine 2020 Conference – Advances in Cooling, Heating and Power Generation – due to be held in Glasgow in July, will…
27th May 2020
Webinar reviews advances in heating and cooling
UK: Recent advances in heating and cooling will be the subject of an Institute of Refrigeration SIRACH Network webinar on June 9. The first presentation…
26th May 2020
Meredith joins TCUK
UK: Toshiba Carrier UK has appointed Alex Meredith to the Carrier new equipment sales team as regional sales manager for London South West. Meredith joined…
26th May 2020
Guide to BACS and building efficiency
UK: The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has released a new technical guide on the impact of controls on the energy efficiency of buildings. The…