UK News
13th December 2019
Colin Green to become Ryan-Jayberg MD
UK: Colin Green is to become managing director of retail refrigeration and air conditioning equipment company Ryan-Jayberg from 1st January 2020. Currently operations director, Colin…
6th December 2019
Star man Pearson is renewables champion
UK: Star Renewable Energy director Dave Pearson was named Champion of Renewables at last night’s Scottish Green Energy Awards. Pearson was one of four shortlisted…
5th December 2019
Kieran Nolan is Trainee of the Year
UK: Kieran Nolan of Manchester-based AirSource Ventilation has been named as the winner of the 2019 ACR Trainee of the Year Award. Kieran, a student…
3rd December 2019
Daikin’s Karen Perry to chair IoR womens’ group
UK: Karen Perry, regional business manager north at Daikin Airconditioning UK, is the new chairperson of the Institute of Refrigeration’s Women in RACHP Network. She…
3rd December 2019
Refcom bulletin covers forthcoming bans
UK: The F-gas certification body Refcom has published a new technical bulletin covering the service ban and product prohibitions entering into force from January 1. The…
3rd December 2019
Wolseley demerger on track for 2020
UK: The demerger of wholesaler Wolseley UK by its owners, the US plumbing group Ferguson, is said to be on track with completion expected next…
30th November 2019
Adiabatic cooler wins EMA product award
UK: Weatherite Air Conditioning has won the Energy Product category at this year’s Energy Managers’ Association awards for its data centre direct adiabatic cooling unit.…
29th November 2019
Employees wages delayed due to late payments
UK: Nearly half of small business owners and managing directors had to stop their own pay due to the impact of unfair payment practices by…
26th November 2019
Heat pumps key to net zero target
UK: The UK Heat Pump Association (HPA) has set forth its roadmap of how heat pump technology can help the UK achieve its 2050 net-zero…
24th November 2019
Industry needs to up the pace on A2L refrigerants
UK: While there is a move to R32 and HFO blends, the industry needs to quicken the pace to adopt A2L refrigerants and avoid future refrigerant shortages and price increases.
23rd November 2019
Space man wins refrigeration Gold
UK: Sidney Copus of Space Engineering Services has won the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Gold Medal at tonight’s SkillFridge final at WorldSkills UK Live. Copus…
19th November 2019
Airedale scoops further Yorkshire title
UK: Leeds-based air conditioning company Airedale has repeated its awards success in its home county by scooping the Manufacturer of the Year trophy at the CIBSE Yorkshire Awards.
19th November 2019
J&E Hall adds six apprentices
UK: J&E Hall, a company with a reputation for training refrigeration engineers, has taken on six new apprentices as it expands its scheme to introduce young people to the industry.
16th November 2019
Scottish dinner sets new record
UK: The annual IoR Scotland dinner cemented its position as the air conditioning and refrigeration industry’s premier event with a sell-out, record attendance of 490…
13th November 2019
Payment pressures hit mental health
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) claims that nine out of 10 business owners across construction suffer mental health issues due to payment and…
13th November 2019
Compressor talk marks IoR 120th anniversary
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration (IoR) celebrates its 120th anniversary next month with a talk on the history of the HallScrew compressor at the equally…
13th November 2019
Rising Star man a finalist in ex-forces award
UK: Marc Gault, regional contracts manager at Star Refrigeration, has been named as a finalist in the Scottish Ex-Forces in Business Awards. Gault, who works…
13th November 2019
Nyman joins Kooltech
UK: Dean Nyman has joined air conditioning and refrigeration distributor Kooltech as area sales manager for south London and the south east. He joins Kooltech…
11th November 2019
Goode-byes after 48 years
UK: Colin Goode, product and specification manager at Fujitsu, is to retire at the end of the year after almost 48 years in the refrigeration…
11th November 2019
Cross Rental buys Swegon Hire UK
UK: Cross Rental Services has completed the acquisition of Swegon Hire UK, the Hampshire-based chiller and air conditioning hire and rental specialist. Swedish ventilation manufacturer…
8th November 2019
Airedale signs data centre deal with CyrusOne
UK: Airedale International Air Conditioning is to supply CyrusOne, a premier global data centre real estate investment trust, with cooling solutions for its upcoming European…