UK News
28th December 2017
HVACR Show hosts IoR conference
UK: The next Institute of Refrigeration annual conference will take place during the HVACR Show at ExCel in London. The event will explore how heat…
24th December 2017
Capital Cooling business sold for £300k
UK: Capital Cooling will continue as a cabinet sales company under the name Capital Cooling Refrigeration Ltd, having been bought by new owners for £300,000.…
22nd December 2017
Capital Cooling closes service division
UK: Edinburgh-based Capital Cooling is to close its service division in a pre-pack administration deal. The company, which is rumoured to have been struggling financially…
20th December 2017
Switch to low GWP gas or count the cost
[caption id="attachment_45081" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Richard Metcalfe: "Failing to take advantage of lower GWP refrigerants is likely to increase an end-user’s cooling costs significantly"[/caption] UK: Chiller…
18th December 2017
Labour front bench appalled at retentions
[caption id="attachment_44961" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Bill Esterson MP: "appalled" at level of retentions[/caption] UK: The Labour Front Bench Business Team has referred to the abuse linked…
13th December 2017
F-gas subject of public sector forum
[caption id="attachment_43180" align="aligncenter" width="630"] BESA's new hq near Tower Bridge will be the venue for the new forum[/caption] UK: The implications of the European F-gas…
12th December 2017
Fujitsu donates to Eastleigh students
[caption id="attachment_44757" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Eastleigh College student Jack Culhane, the winner of this year’s SkillFridge competition, will be one of the college’s apprentices to benefit…
12th December 2017
HTG makes changes at the top
[caption id="attachment_44747" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Soon to be new MD, Simon Aspin (left) with Martin Wood[/caption] UK: HTG Trading, which owns Hubbard Systems and Taylor UK,…
10th December 2017
Daikin to launch 4-pipe chiller
UK: Daikin Applied is to launch a 4-pipe air conditioning chiller offering simultaneous heating and cooling in a single package. The new EWYD-4Z chiller, being…
9th December 2017
Fire chiefs back tougher fridge standard
UK: The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has backed calls by consumer group Which? for tougher safety standards on refrigerators. Which? has described the current…
8th December 2017
Win-double for Daikin’s Sky Air A-series
[caption id="attachment_44601" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Daikin UK's Mark Dyer (left) with the award presenter, comedian Tom Allen[/caption] UK: Daikin’s Sky Air A-series range of R32 air…
8th December 2017
Which? calls for tougher fridge tests now
UK: Consumer group Which? has called on manufacturers to implement tougher testing immediately and voluntarily on all new domestic fridges. Following the Grenfell Tower fire,…
7th December 2017
Bill seeks to protect retentions
UK: Contractors’ group BESA has backed a bill seeking to ensure that retentions in the construction industry are held in trust. The Ten Minute Rule…
7th December 2017
Sam Gills is Star performer
[caption id="attachment_44566" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Sam Gills was named ACR Trainee of the Year 2017[/caption] UK: Sam Gills, an apprentice with Star Refrigeration’s Operations Group, has…
6th December 2017
We want to stay within F-gas
[caption id="attachment_44533" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Providing insight to the UK government's Environmental Audit Committee, left to right: Martyn Cooper, commercial manager of FETA; Mike Nankivell, chairman…
5th December 2017
Space opens apprentice scheme
UK: Space Engineering Services is now open to applications to join its commercial refrigeration apprenticeship scheme. The intensive scheme by the Bristol-based refrigeration contractor is…
5th December 2017
FG Europe to sell Midea air conditioning
UK: A new company, FG Europe UK, has been established to sell Midea air conditioning in the UK. Not to be confused with the Fujitsu…
1st December 2017
Hargreaves Ductwork changes name
UK: Historic Lancashire-based manufacturer Hargreaves Ductwork has changed its name to MW Hargreaves. Founded in 1872 by Henry Hargreaves, the company was acquired in 2012…
1st December 2017
Hitachi appoints Secon as distributor
UK: Hitachi Air Conditioning Europe has further expanded its distribution network with the appointment of solar thermal and renewables specialist, Secon. Sunderland-based Secon will offer…
27th November 2017
Panasonic offers warranty options
UK: Panasonic has introduced a range of UK warranty options of up to seven years on its air conditioners and heat pumps. From December 1,…
26th November 2017
2017 ends with 60% price rise
UK: The European air conditioning and refrigeration industry faces record price rises of up to 60% on high GWP refrigerants R404A and R507A in December.…