UK News
20th November 2018
Toshiba steps forward with R32
UK: Toshiba’s recent move to R32 refrigerant is explained in a new suite of brochures on its Mirai, Shorai and Daiseikai, Digital Inverter and Super…
18th November 2018
Growth continues despite late payments
UK: The building services industry has reported steady growth, despite ongoing payment and retention problems across the sector. The latest Building Engineering Business Survey for…
17th November 2018
Dominic Dray wins SkillFridge Gold
UK: Eastleigh College student Dominic Dray won SkillFridge Gold in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning at tonight’s WorldSkills UK presentations in Birmingham. An apprentice with Newbury-based…
16th November 2018
AC unit the prize in charity competition
UK: Sussex-based air conditioning contractor Sub-Cool FM is offering a £3,000 air conditioning unit in a competition to raise funds for a local charity. Crawley…
15th November 2018
Gordon Shanks wins Kooltech Award
UK: Gordon Shanks MD and founder of Elgin Refrigeration was recognised for his contribution to the industry at tonight’s IoR Scotland dinner in Glasgow. Shanks…
15th November 2018
Yearsley acquired by US group
UK: Frozen food sales and logistics firm Yearsley has been acquired by the US company Lineage Logistics Holdings LLC. Formed in 1952, Yearsley has grown…
9th November 2018
Air pollutants removed by refrigeration
UK: Scientists have discovered that refrigeration can be employed to remove outdoor air pollutants. The international study, involving the UK’s Nottingham Trent University and the…
8th November 2018
Glass full on Brexit and refrigerants
[caption id="attachment_48568" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Outgoing president Steve Gill (left) hands over to new president Kevin Glass[/caption] UK: New IoR president Kevin Glass has suggested fast-track…
8th November 2018
Fox and Caden voted onto IoR board
UK: Graeme Fox, the current head of REFCOM and Jacinta Caden, business development manager at Integral Refrigeration have been elected to the IoR’s board of…
5th November 2018
Award for first air conditioned building
[caption id="attachment_48537" align="aligncenter" width="637"] Patrick Kelly, chair of IMechE Northern Ireland, unveils the plaque with (l to r) David Burns (IMechE), Alan Metcalfe (head of…
3rd November 2018
Daikin looks at the circular economy
UK: Daikin has begun series 10 of its Future Thinking seminars, this time dealing with the circular economy. The latest seminar series entitled Developing a…
3rd November 2018
BESA recognises top apprentices
[caption id="attachment_48519" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Chandler Davison receives his award from Refcom head Graeme Fox (right) and presenter Ian Stone[/caption] UK: SkillFridge 2018 national winner Chandler…
2nd November 2018
Airco expands heating interests
[caption id="attachment_48511" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Airco MD Neil Fisher (left) welcomes Roy Bailey and Natural Gas Services to the group[/caption] UK: Hull-based refrigeration and air conditioning…
2nd November 2018
Hargreaves changes name to Exyte
UK: M+W Hargreaves, one of the UK’s leading providers of air movement and ventilation ductwork solutions, has changed its name to Exyte Hargreaves Ltd. The…
2nd November 2018
Adcock opens larger Derby branch
[caption id="attachment_48498" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Branch manager Luke Nixon (right) with service manager Ben Moulson[/caption] UK: Adcock Refrigeration & Air Conditioning has moved its Derby branch…
1st November 2018
Government confirms support for ETL
UK: The UK government says it has no plans to stop supporting the Energy Technology List despite its decision to end enhanced capital allowances (ECA)…
28th October 2018
Roger Palamarczuk retires
UK: Roger Palamarczuk, sales manager of Leatherhead-Based Humidity Solutions, has retired after 50 years in the air conditioning and refrigeration industry. Starting as a trainee…
26th October 2018
Cooltherm a double winner at HVR awards
[caption id="attachment_38948" align="aligncenter" width="900"] The Circlemiser chiller was deemed a top commercial air conditioning product[/caption] UK: Refrigeration and air conditioning company Cooltherm was a double…
24th October 2018
Refrigerant topic at Cool Talks meeting
UK: Refrigerants will be a major topic when A-Gas hosts next month’s IoR Cool Talks breakfast meeting. The free-to-attend-meeting for service engineers and technicians will…
23rd October 2018
Paton joins Ciat’s ranks
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20th October 2018
Fire-hit contractor seeks new premises
UK: Commercial refrigeration contractor Refrigeration South West is desperately seeking new premises after its offices and workshop in Wadebridge, Cornwall, were destroyed by fire. Fire…