UK News

Neil Hitching (right), TCUK’s business development director, presents the award to Darrel Birkett (second right), managing director of Cool Designs Ltd, and CDL colleagues Lee…

UK: Mike Gittoes is to take over as MD of Hereford-based Arctic Circle, the pioneering UK refrigeration company founded by his late father, Eddie Gittoes,…

UK: With pressure growing to install doors on open refrigeration cabinets, Capital Cooling is offering free glass doors as an option on all of its…

UK: The IoR’s Women in RACHP Network is inviting the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sector to complete a survey to gauge attitudes towards…

UK: Torben L Christensen, the owner of Tefcold, has taken over as MD of Interlevin Refrigeration. He replaces Jonathan Corns who was appointed MD last…

USA/UK: US plumbing group Ferguson has announced the intention to spin off its Wolseley UK business as an independent listed company. In a statement, Ferguson…

UK: The next Hampshire Cool Talk Breakfast Briefing is being hosted by chiller manufacturer Trane at its offices in Basingstoke. This free-to-attend morning meeting provides…

UK: Interlevin Refrigeration has appointed Dan Gregory-Miles as regional sales manager for the south west of the UK and Ireland.​ Dan has almost 20 years’ experience…

UK: Refrigerant legislation is a key subject area at this year’s BESA National Conference, with papers on the F-gas regulation and DSEAR risk assessments. Taking place…

UK: Former employees of Barnet Refrigeration or its air conditioning distribution arm BRD are being sought for a planned reunion.  Established in 1953 as Barnet…

UK: Orlando Rawlings, the UK’s refrigeration and air conditioning representative at WorldSkills in Kazan, was awarded a Medallion for Excellence for his efforts in the competition.

UK: Leading national plumbers’ merchant Plumbase is to stock LG’s range of air to water heat pumps.

UK: The Heat Pump Association (HPA) has welcomed warnings from the UK government’s Science and Technology Committee that the UK is in danger of missing its net-zero emissions targets.

UK: Daikin UK apprentice Orlando Rawlings carries UK refrigeration and air conditioning hopes at the 45th WorldSkills Competition, which begins tomorrow in Kazan, Russia. Rawlings,…

UK: The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group has warned government that a “perfect storm” awaits construction SMEs post Brexit. The SEC Group – representing the…

UK: The UK government has reminded refrigerant sellers that only refillable cylinders are allowable and that vendors must have a process in place for customers…

UK: Pump House sales and marketing director June Richardson has joined air conditioning and refrigeration distributor Kooltech. Richardson joins Kooltech after 13 years with the…

UK: Refrigeration contractors and end users are warned of uneven run times on compressors leading to possible burn-outs on multi-compressor packs. According to Green Point,…

UK: The organiser of the Rankine 2020 conference on organic Rankine cycle (ORC) systems and heat pumps is offering cash prizes for the best paper written by a student.

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is to host a webinar next month on compression fittings and best practices in their use. The webinar, organised by…

UK: Airedale International, the UK-based cooling solutions provider, has appointed Jonas Caino to head up a new European data centre solutions team.   The team has…