UK News
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)….
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…
FETA concern over R32 retrofits
UK: The UK manufacturers’ group FETA has warned against instances of retrofitting R410A with “mildly flammable” R32 refrigerant….
Higson is new Wolseley UK MD
UK: Mark Higson, a former top executive at the Royal Mail, has been appointed MD of Wolseley UK….