UK News

UK: A petition on fair payment and retentions will be delivered to UK prime minister Theresa May later this month by Peter Aldous MP and…

UK: Air conditioning and refrigeration distributor TF Solutions has opened a new branch in Leeds, as the first step in an expansion of its branch…

UK: The IoR has released a new Good Practice Guide to refrigerant weight scale calibration, which is free to download for a limited period. Good…

UK: The Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances (AMDEA) has accused consumer group Which? of causing fear and alarm amongst consumers over the safety of…

UK: Seven building engineering apprentices made redundant following the collapse of part of Vaughan Engineering last month have been swiftly re-employed. Members of the Building…

UK: Consumer group Which? has named 250 refrigeration appliances with plastic backs that, it claims, may dramatically accelerate the spread of flames in the event…

UK: Ian Carroll has been appointed chief operating officer of Fujitsu General Air Conditioning (UK). Previously sales and marketing director, Ian joined Fujitsu in 2014…

[caption id="attachment_46418" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Mark Roberts (left) with his successor Andrew Bowden[/caption] UK: Mark Roberts has retired from his role as managing director at J…

UK: Pressure vessel manufacturer Stanref International is reported to have closed its doors after falling into administration for the second time in six months. The…

UK: Refcom’s refrigerant-tracking software is now accessible via a mobile app, ensuring F-gas compliance on the go. The F-gas software, originally launched earlier this year,…

UK: Cold storage and distribution company NewCold UK is looking at possibilities for a new site to accommodate an expected increase in UK market activity…

UK: Blackpool-based Green Cooling has been appointed exclusive UK distributor of Freor refrigerated display systems. Focused on both standard and natural refrigerant based systems, the…

[caption id="attachment_46275" align="aligncenter" width="630"] David Frise: "I can’t see why this needs any further discussion”[/caption] UK: BESA CEO David Frise has called on the government…

UK: City Facilities Management has been awarded a new five year contract with BP to provide FM services across its entire UK retail estate. The…

UK: There are concerns that the UK has become a centre for sales of refrigerant in illegal disposable cylinders, a container which has been banned…

UK: Field staff at Toshiba Air Conditioning are using a near-miss reporting tool on customer sites to improve site safety and reduce the risk of…

UK: Bristol-based Cooltherm has been appointed exclusive UK distributor of Geoclima chillers in the UK. Geoclima and Cooltherm have been working together since the 90s,…

UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed promises made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to tackle late payment and support apprenticeships. In…

UK: David Frise has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). For the past seven years David…

UK: A £15m contract to build a new 9,630m² refrigerated cargo terminal at Dover’s Western Docks has been awarded to Buckingham Group Contracting. Part of…

UK: Bitzer’s specialist compressor remanufacturing arm, Green Point UK, has invested in new test facilities which will drastically reduce its turnaround time. The new facility…