UK News

UK: Wholesaler Wolseley has taken a lease on a new 107,775ft2 distribution centre in Darlington.

UK: Daikin Airconditioning UK has acquired the Glasgow-based heating services company Saltire Facilities Management Ltd.

UK: Heat pump manufacturer Qvantum Energy Technology has appointed Sarah Atkinson as marketing director.

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) is now accepting submissions for its annual Beyond Refrigeration Environmental Award that recognises pioneering projects to reduce environmental emissions from UK cooling systems.

UK: The three-day InstallerShow at Birmingham’s NEC last month attracted 31,000 visitors, according to the organiser Lyrical Communications.

UK: Compressor and chiller servicing and remanufacturing company ThermOzone, now incorporating ThermaCom, has moved to new offices in Basingstoke after 31 years in Reading.

UK: Fareham-based coil manufacturer H C Coils Ltd has been acquired by the Swedish group Bergman & Beving (B&B). 

UK: Bradford-based air management company Mansfield Pollard has announced a partnership with mission critical facilities company BladeRoom Data Centres.

UK: IOR president Lisa-Jayne Cook and Women in RACHP Network co-chair Astrid Prado have been shortlisted in a list of the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Construction Awards 2025.

UK: Vaillant has unveiled a new scheme to help installers fit a heat pump in their own home.

UK: Lawton Tubes has revealed further details of its proposed new £20m warehouse and office facility in Coventry.

UK: Six young representatives of the RACHP industry will battle it out in the WorldSkills UK national finals in November.

UK: Yorkshire-based TEV Ltd, manufacturer of Marstair and Quartz brand HVAC equipment, has appointed Nuwan Chandrakumara as commercial director –refrigeration.

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration says it will be developing a coordinated response to the proposed revision of EN378 standard and has urged input from the UK industry.

UK: Daikin Europe has extended its collaboration with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) by signing a five-year collaboration agreement aimed at scaling up low-carbon heating across the…

UK: Tefcold UK, the UK subsidiary of the Danish commercial refrigeration equipment wholesaler, has announced a major extension of its warranty offering.

UK: The Environment Agency has reported seven more cases of violations of the UK F-gas regulation totalling £167,400.

UK: Star Refrigeration has relocated its Oxford branch to a new, state-of-the-art facility in Reading as business continues to grow in the South East.

UK: The Climate Change Committee (CCC), the UK government’s advisory body, has called for a reduction in electricity prices to speed the uptake of clean technologies, such as heat pumps.

UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has suspended 14 member companies for failing to comply with its independent audit process.

UK: Mitsubishi Electric has joined forces with Sovereign Network Group (SNG) to deliver a pioneering heat pump retrofit programme using existing microbore/small bore domestic pipework.