UK News

UK: Derbyshire-based distributor Logicool has announced it will no longer offer R410A air conditioning units from stock. The company, a distributor of Mitsubishi Electric, Panasonic…

UK: The UK government should reform the Renewable Heat Incentive to ensure heat pumps use lower GWP refrigerants, according to the Environmental Audit Committee. The…

UK: The Environmental Audit Committee has expressed concern that the Environment Agency is under-resourced and failing to adequately investigate “large levels of non-compliance” with the…

UK: A petition on fair payment and retentions, representing over 355,000 businesses, was delivered yesterday to Theresa May, the prime minister. Supporters of the Aldous…

UK: The Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill has just been published in time for its second reading on Friday (April 27). The so-called Aldous Bill…

[caption id="attachment_46603" align="aligncenter" width="630"] David Dunn (left) with current SkillFridge champion Jack Culhane[/caption] UK: Toshiba Carrier UK signed a new two-year deal as lead sponsor…

UK: Refrigerant supplier A-Gas reports that price and supply issues with R404A appear to have stabilised but R410A may face further price rises. Writing on…

UK: Worthing-based Electronic Temperature Instruments has received a Queen’s Award for Innovation for its SuperFast Thermapen digital thermometer. Electronic Temperature Instruments was amongst the 230…

UK: Daikin’s Sky Air A series range of R32 air conditioners completed a hat-trick of awards on Thursday night, being named Air Movement Product of…

[caption id="attachment_46579" align="aligncenter" width="630"] John Smith: "FETA making the sector’s voice heard"[/caption] UK: FETA’s ongoing efforts to ensure the UK HVACR industry doesn’t lose out…

UK: Toshiba claims an answer to the use of high GWP R410A in VRF air conditioning systems could be just two years away. The F-gas…

UK: Toshiba UK has announced an immediate switch to lower GWP refrigerant R32 across its entire residential and light commercial air conditioning ranges. Toshiba Air…

UK: Over 100 MPs have pledged support for the industry’s call for the ring-fencing of retention monies in the construction industry. Political support for holding…

UK: Did you attend the refrigeration engineering course at Eastleigh Technical College in the late 70s? If so, BBC Radio Four is eager to contact…

UK: Leading UK refrigerant distributor Climalife has urged air conditioning customers to move rapidly to R32 to avoid major price increases and supply problems with…

UK: Blackpool-based Green Cooling is now the exclusive UK & Ireland partner/distributor for a range of hydrocarbon water/glycol chillers. The packaged propane chillers in both…

UK: The next IoR Cool Talks breakfast briefing will be hosted by Dean and Wood at its Leeds headquarters on April 26. With coffee/tea and…

UK: The Food Storage and Distribution Federation is urging companies with cold storage sites who haven’t yet joined a Climate Change Agreement (CCA) scheme to…

[caption id="attachment_46511" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Waterloo's marketing team leader Annie Hill and commercial and export markets manager Alan Smith (right) with their award presented by Kent…

UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced the death of its former head of technical and safety affairs John Asprey. John served the…

UK: The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group has welcomed the UK Government’s decision to implement a package of measures to support government suppliers.  SEC Group’s…