UK News
BESA and ECA demand help for SMEs
UK: Two of the UK’s leading engineering associations have called for actions to help SME’s ahead of next week’s budget….
David Richards to head of sales
UK: David Richards, regional sales manager at Climalife IDS Refrigeration will become UK head of sales from April 1….
BESA appoints head of Scotland and NI
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed Iain McCaskey to the position of head of Scotland and Northern Ireland….
Nigel Hillier is Carel UK md
UK: Nigel Hillier has been appointed managing director of Carel UK, the UK subsidiary of the Italian controls and humidification company….
Works begins on Armacell extension
UK: Insulation manufacturer Armacell has started work on an extension to its plant in Oldham….
Gareth Vaughan dies, aged 62
UK: Still mourning the recent death of Mike McCloskey, BESA has been rocked by the passing of another former president, Gareth Vaughan,…
IoR members vote in Bostock and Nankivell
UK: David Bostock and Mike Nankivell have been elected to the Institute of Refrigeration’s executive council….
£125m to replace BP’s R22 refrigeration plant
UK: Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded the contract to replace the R22 refrigeration plant at BP’s LPG site in Grangemouth….
FG Eurofred name reverts to Fujitsu
UK: FG Eurofred, UK distributor of Fujitsu air conditioning, is to change its name back to Fujitsu General Air Conditioning (UK) Ltd…
Customers mistrust energy efficiency claims
UK: Customers don’t trust manufacturers’ efficiency claims and almost half have never heard of the UK’s Energy Technology List, a new report claims….