UK News
10th February 2019
Broadhurst becomes UK MD Viessmann Refrigeration
UK: Paul Broadhurst, MD of Hauser UK, has joined Viessmann Refrigeration Solutions as MD for UK and Ireland. He replaces Steve Steadman who moved to…
6th February 2019
Foster/Gamko offer free next day delivery
UK: Foster Refrigerator has announced a free next day delivery service across its most popular Foster and Gamko products. The company says it is aware…
6th February 2019
Process cooling firm acquired for £847k
UK: Scientific Digital Imaging, a Cambridge-based manufacturer of scientific and technology products, has acquired process cooling company Thermal Exchange Ltd. The £847,036 deal for the…
5th February 2019
WH Smith is latest to adopt Aerofoils
UK: WHSmith is the latest retailer to adopt Aerofoil Energy’s shelf-edge technology to the open-fronted refrigerators in more than 430 of its Travel stores. The…
5th February 2019
IoR goal is 100 female members by June
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is looking to grow its female membership to 100 to celebrate the Women's Engineering Society’s 100th anniversary in June. Since…
4th February 2019
UK should ditch the CE mark on pressure equipment
UK: The Institution of Mechanical Engineers says CE marking of pressure equipment should cease to be mandatory in the UK and, instead, only be recognised as a minimum safety benchmark.
31st January 2019
Smith Brothers looks for expansion
UK: Daikin air conditioning wholesaler Smith Brothers has relocated its Birmingham and Oldham branches into larger units. The company, which specialises in the distribution of…
30th January 2019
Compressor expert to give IoR talk
UK: Latest compressor developments will be the subject of the next Institute of Refrigeration meeting to be presented by leading expert Prof Eckhard Groll. The…
25th January 2019
Ductwork company fined for worker’s injury
UK: A ductwork fabrication company has been fined £12,000 after an apprentice suffered serious hand injuries when he was drawn into machinery. A 19-year-old apprentice…
25th January 2019
John Austin-Davies is ACR Champion
UK: John Austin-Davies, former director of Epta UK, won the ACR Champions Award at last night’s National ACR & Heat Pump Awards in Manchester. The…
23rd January 2019
Ian Ramsay RIP
UK: Ian Ramsay, developer of the indispensable Micro-pipe and Micro-calc refrigeration software, passed away on Monday after a short illness. He was 74. A Fellow…
18th January 2019
Mitsubishi Electric appoints TF as reseller
UK: Mitsubishi Electric has added air conditioning distributor TF Solutions as a new value added reseller for its complete range of HVAC products. TF Solutions,…
17th January 2019
M&S to deploy aerofoil technology
UK: Marks and Spencer is said to have chosen to roll out energy-saving Aerofoils on its open-fronted retail refrigeration units. The Aerofoils, developed by Williams…
16th January 2019
No-deal Brexit will require £1m of refrigerated drug storage
UK: Health minister Stephen Hammond has revealed that contingency plans for additional drug storage in the event of a no-deal Brexit, will require an extra…
16th January 2019
Evaporative cooling is meeting subject
UK: Evaporative cooling will be the subject of a free-to-attend meeting next week at Loughborough University. The evening presentation by Sarah Briggs, Seeley International’s UK…
16th January 2019
TCS&D 2019 returns to Peterborough
UK: The biennial Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution (TCS&D) Exhibition & Conference is returning to its original location at the East of England Arena in…
16th January 2019
Steve Gill wins ASHRAE international award
UK: Steve Gill has won the John F James International Award for his efforts to enhance the ASHRAE’s international presence. Gill, who is immediate past…
13th January 2019
Refcom publishes F-gas Brexit guidance
UK: The certification body Refcom has published a guidance document on the implications of Brexit on the F-gas regulations. Refcom says the document will clarify…
11th January 2019
Toshiba rolls out R32 training programme
UK: Toshiba has joined forces with industry training organisations Business Edge and the Practical Refrigeration Training Centre, to roll out its flammable refrigerant training programme.…
9th January 2019
Ciat opens UK training centres
UK: Ciat UK has established two new training centres and showrooms in Leatherhead and Stockport to update customers on its latest air movement and air…
9th January 2019
Honeywell’s R466A a topic at Cool Talk meeting
UK: Honeywell’s new lower GWP R410A replacement refrigerant R466A will be one of the topics for discussion at the next Cool Talk Breakfast Briefing on…