UK News
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…
8th November 2019
Star’s Dave Pearson nominated for “green” award
UK: Star Renewable Energy director Dave Pearson has been named as one of four shortlisted nominees for the Champion of Renewables Award at this year’s…
7th November 2019
Marstair takes training on the road
UK: Marstair has invested in a mobile training unit to showcase its capabilities to engineer a wide variety of products for all applications. In partnership…
7th November 2019
Airedale wins Manufacturer of the Year award
UK: Airedale International Air Conditioning has won the Manufacturer of the Year award at last night’s Yorkshire Post Business in Excellence Awards.
6th November 2019
Mike Creamer voted IoR president-elect
UK: Mike Creamer, MD and founder of Business Edge, has been elected president-elect of the Institute of Refrigeration.
4th November 2019
Site found for cryogenic energy storage facility
UK: Highview Power has announced plans to construct the UK’s first commercial, large-scale cryogenic energy storage facility at a former thermal power station in the…
4th November 2019
Man City home draw for Fujitsu
UK: Fujitsu General Air Conditioning UK is looking for a home win next week when it takes over Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium for a series…
2nd November 2019
IoR brings fridge fun to schools
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration (IoR) is encouraging schools to get involved in its Fantastic Fridges online resource explaining the science behind refrigeration and air…
1st November 2019
Panasonic appoints Hawco as CO2 CU distributor
UK: Panasonic UK has appointed Surrey-based refrigeration and air conditioning supplier Hawco as a distributor for its CO2 condensing units. Introduced last year, the Panasonic…
31st October 2019
MF Refrigeration acquired by Italian group Celli
UK: MF Refrigeration, the Sevenoaks-based manufacturer of refrigerated cooling equipment to the beverage, vending and industrial industries, has been acquired by Italian group Celli. With…
29th October 2019
Fujitsu pumped after cycling success
UK: Fujitsu General Air Conditioning UK is pumped up after a record breaking year for the UK cycle racing team it sponsors. Fujitsu became a…
24th October 2019
Co-op store trials A2L refrigerant R454C
UK: A Co-op convenience store in Derbyshire is trialling Chemours' Opteon XL20, the lower GWP A2L HFO blend refrigerant also known as R454C. The new…
23rd October 2019
Cool Talk marks new refrigeration society launch
UK: A new regional refrigeration group is launching on November 12 with a Cool Talk breakfast briefing in Bristol. Little has been revealed yet about…
23rd October 2019
Book now for IoR dinner
UK: Bookings are now open for the annual Institute of Refrigeration Annual Dinner, the refrigeration and air conditioning industry’s celebration of all things cooling. This,…