UK News
Star relocates Oxford branch to Reading
UK: Star Refrigeration has relocated its Oxford branch to a new, state-of-the-art facility in Reading as business continues to grow in the South East….
CCC backs electricity price reduction
UK: The Climate Change Committee (CCC), the UK government’s advisory body, has called for a reduction in electricity prices to speed the uptake of clean technologies, such as heat pumps….
BESA suspends 14 members
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has suspended 14 member companies for failing to comply with its independent audit process….
Mitsubishi pioneers heat pump retrofit solution
UK: Mitsubishi Electric has joined forces with Sovereign Network Group (SNG) to deliver a pioneering heat pump retrofit programme using existing microbore/small bore domestic pipework….
REFCOM membership reaches 9,000
UK: F-gas certification body REFCOM has registered its 9,000th member, a milestone which it says reflects rising levels of best practice across the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump industries….
Heat pump R&D centre nears completion
UK: Ideal Heating’s new £19.2m UK Technology Centre (UKTC) in Hull is undergoing final fit-out prior to its opening later this year….
UK should focus on heat pump production
UK: The government has called on UK industry to produce heat pump compressors and refrigerants at a component-level to produce commercial and non-domestic heat pumps….
Samsung confirms APP as heat pump distributor
UK: Samsung has announced that APP Plumbing and Heating has now been confirmed as an official distributor of its EHS range of monobloc heat pumps and hot water tanks….
Nicholls steps up at BESA
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed Jill Nicholls as director of competence and compliance. She replaces Helen Yeulet who moves to a new position as strategic consultant….
Fridge supplier CLR granted royal warrant
UK: Aberdeen-based commercial catering and refrigeration equipment supplier CLR Service and Sales Ltd has been awarded the royal warrant as a supplier to HM The King….