UK News
IoR and Graeme Fox settle differences
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration and past president Graeme Fox have settled their differences and prevented a possible vote of no confidence in the IoR’s board. …
NIBE appoints former footballer as brand ambassador
UK: Swedish heat pump manufacturer NIBE has appointed former Swedish international footballer Freddie Ljungberg as its new UK brand ambassador….
BESA appoints chief operating officer
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed Tony Gilbert to the new role of COO in what the association describes as part of a major strategic transformation….
Tomoji Miki named Daikin UK MD
UK: Tomoji Miki has been named as Daikin UK MD. He succeeds Hiroyasu Ishikawa, who has been appointed MD of Daikin Central Europe….
Parkman retires as Daikin Applied (UK) MD
UK: Clive Parkman has retired after eight years as managing director of Daikin Applied (UK)….
Mansfield Pollard sees turnover rise 17%
UK: Mansfield Pollard, the Bradford-based supplier of industrial air handling units, acoustic control products and data centre cooling solutions, saw turnover rise 17% to £24m in the year to July 31….
Heat pump training in line with demand
UK: The UK government insists that the number of UK heat pump installers is in line with current workforce training demands….
Giles Pratt set to retire
UK: Giles Pratt, sales specialist at Fujitsu General Air Conditioning UK, is set to retire after a career spanning 40 years in the UK air conditioning industry….
Daikin joins green initiatives agreement
UK: Heat pump manufacturer Daikin has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority to support jobs, skills training, warmer homes and more sustainable power….
EA proposes charging for F-gas scheme
UK: The Environment Agency (EA) is proposing to start charging users for the costs of administering the F-gas scheme….