UK News
25th March 2018
Green Cooling appointed Freor distributor
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…
25th March 2018
Frise calls for action on payments
[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…
24th March 2018
BP renews City’s FM contract
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…
23rd March 2018
UK a hub for illegal refrigerant sales
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…
21st March 2018
Toshiba takes site safety seriously
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…
21st March 2018
Cooltherm appointed Geoclima distributor
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,…
19th March 2018
BESA hails payment and training pledges
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…
16th March 2018
David Frise appointed BESA CEO
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…
16th March 2018
£15m for new refrigerated cargo terminal
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…
15th March 2018
Bitzer UK expands remanufacturing
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…
15th March 2018
Ice Factory thrown heritage lifeline
UK: Efforts to save the historic Grimsby Ice Factory have been thrown a major lifeline by being named as one of the most endangered heritage…
15th March 2018
Lowe acquired by new investors
UK: Refrigeration equipment rental company Lowe Rental has been acquired by equity firm Perwyn in a £60m deal, one of Northern Ireland’s largest ever private-equity-backed…
13th March 2018
Hubbard makes three new appointments
[caption id="attachment_46231" align="aligncenter" width="584"] New appointments (left to right): Brian Clark, Steve Feeney and Francis Wallace[/caption] UK: Hubbard Products has strengthened its commercial refrigeration capabilities…
12th March 2018
Beijer Ref and MHI form UK joint venture
UK: Swedish refrigeration wholesale group Beijer Ref AB has formed a joint venture with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to market MHI air conditioners in the UK…
11th March 2018
Refcom repeats R32 retrofit concerns
UK: The F-gas registration body Refcom has backed warnings by FETA following instances of “mildly flammable” R32 being retrofitted in air conditioners designed for use…
11th March 2018
Storage cabinets breach eco regs
SWITZERLAND: A consumer guide supported by the European Commission has claimed that the majority of professional storage refrigerators fail to comply with mandatory energy labelling…
8th March 2018
Iceland AHU is “tool of the trade”
UK: Refrigerated food retailer Iceland has won a Supreme Court battle to exclude an external air handling plant from the rateable value of the building.…
8th March 2018
IoR updates refrigerant safety code
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has updated its Safety Code of Practice for Non Flammable, Lower Toxicity Refrigerants (Group A1). The Codes for other refrigerant…
7th March 2018
Hitachi office opened in Glasgow
UK: Johnson Controls Hitachi Air Conditioning Europe has established a Glasgow office to strengthen its Hitachi air conditioning direct sales support for its Scottish customers.…
6th March 2018
Belfield is BCIA president
UK: Jon Belfield, MD of BEMS controls specialist InTandem Systems, has been appointed president of the Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA). He steps up from…
6th March 2018
Raworth joins new cold store business
UK: Kevin Raworth, a co-founder of Norpe Viessmann distributor NRL Refrigeration, has been appointed UK sales director of a new company, Cold Store Distribution. Established…