UK News
Samsung adds Duftons as distributor
UK: Samsung Climate Solutions has appointed Yorkshire-based plumbing and heating merchant Duftons Plumbing & Heating Supplies as its latest distributor. …
ADA appoints Eaton-Smith as technical project director
UK: Abbey Design Associates (ADA), the Cheltenham-based refrigeration design and project management consultancy, has appointed Conor Eaton-Smith as its new technical project director. …
Nominations invited for J&E Hall Gold Medal
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is now inviting nominations for the annual J&E Hall Gold Medal, one of the most internationally respected accolades in the RACHP industry….
Daikin UK transfers after-sales to Robert Heath
UK: Daikin UK has transferred all its residential after-sales service operations in England and Wales to Robert Heath Heating, the Surrey-based service and maintenance company it acquired last year….
IOR president is “Local Hero”
UK: Institute of Refrigeration president Lisa-Jayne Cook was amongst the winners last night at the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Construction Awards 2025….
Taking heat pumps to Holyrood
UK: Working heat pumps were recently placed before the Scottish parliament to raise awareness of the technology and its potential role in decarbonising Scotland’s heating. …
Industry backs mandatory alternative refrigerants training
UK: As the RACHP Industry prepares for the revision of the F-gas regulations, the industry has shown overwhelming backing for the introduction…
Former Hawco MD to head K2 Engineering
UK: Martin Butler, former managing director of Hawco, has joined Surrey-based refrigeration consultants K2 Engineering (Cooling) as MD….
Langford appointed Panasonic UK country manager
UK: Mick Langford has been appointed UK country manager for Panasonic’s heating and cooling division. He replaces John Kellett who has stepped down from the role for personal reasons….
Paul Singh to stand for IOR president
UK: Paul Singh, owner of the Chillair (UK) Training Academy, has joined the race to be elected as the next president of the Institute of Refrigeration (IOR)….