UK News

UK: F-gas registration company Refcom has backed a report criticising the Environment Agency for failing to enforce the F-gas regulations. In its recently published report,…

UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) claims that “teething problems” with the apprenticeship levy are not the main reason for disappointing apprenticeship numbers. Figures…

UK: Rob Driscoll, legal and commercial director at the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), has left the company to join the Electrical Contractors’ Association. Driscoll…

UK: Sainsbury’s and Walmart have agreed to merge their Sainsbury’s and Asda businesses, creating the UK’s largest retail chain with combined revenues of £51bn. The…

UK: Sainsbury's has confirmed that it is in talks with Walmart regarding a merger with Asda. J Sainsbury plc has admitted to being in “advanced…

UK: Faced with increasing costs of R404A, cold store rental company Blue Cube is switching to lower GWP refrigerant blends. Blue Cube’s latest generation equipment…

UK: The wife of David Chandler, the refrigeration engineer who died after an ammonia leak at the Carlsberg brewery in 2016, is hoping the forthcoming…

UK: The second reading of the Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill has been pushed back to June. The so-called Aldous Bill, which seeks to ring-fence…

UK: Jonathan Corns has been appointed as the new managing director of Interlevin Refrigeration, following the company’s recent acquisition by Tefcold. Corns comes with a…

UK: The Dearman Hubbard zero emission transport refrigeration unit (TRU) has been deployed on the European mainland for the first time in a partnership with…

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…