UK News
Alliance formed to boost ammonia growth
UK: The UK Ammonia Alliance (UKAA) is a new coalition of pioneering businesses working to accelerate the growth of the UK’s low-carbon ammonia industry….
RACES promises a new voice for HVACR engineers
UK: Former IOR president Graeme Fox is behind a new society, launched today and described as the “new voice” for engineers working in the UK refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sector. …
Guide to heat pump pipework insulation
UK: The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has joined forces with key industry partners to launch a good practice guide to the thermal insulation of heat pump installations….
Beijer Ref to unite UK wholesalers
UK: Beijer Ref is to unite its UK and Ireland wholesale operations into two brands – Beijer Ref UK and Beijer Ref Ire….
Third of UK heat pumps are UK manufactured
UK: New figures from the Heat Pump Association (HPA) show that 32,920 of the 98,345 heat pumps sold in the UK in 2024 were manufactured domestically, accounting for a third of the total factory gate sales. …
Getting around to saving local pubs
UK: Wholesaler Hawco and refrigeration manufacturer Marstair have raised £1000 for Plunkett UK, a charity that helps communities to own and run pubs, shops and other local businesses….
HPA UK is name of merged heat pump groups
UK: Further details have been revealed about the structure of HPA UK, the new unified trade body formed by the merger of the three main UK heat pump associations. …
Williams certifies embodied carbon calculations
UK: Williams Refrigeration has published embodied carbon calculations for all its core products with CIBSE TM65 certification….
Heat pump push should also target all-electric
UK: The Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA) has called for UK heat pump subsidies to be better targeted to boost overall sale numbers….
Steve Dinning appointed FSW UK MD
UK: Steve Dinning has been appointed managing director of wholesaler FSW’s UK operations, following his successful tenure as sales director….