UK News
External ductwork insulation guide
UK: The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has published a new guide for external ductwork insulation and cladding….
Qvantum heat pumps enter the UK market
UK: Swedish heat pump manufacturer Qvantum has officially introduced its propane-based heat pump solutions to the UK market. …
Heat pumps could learn lessons from Solar PV
UK: The UK heat pump sector could learn lessons from the success of solar PV in becoming the most widely adopted microgeneration technology, a new report claims….
Samuel Turato takes WorldSkills UK gold
UK: Samuel Turato of DW Refrigeration won the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning gold medal in yesterday’s WorldSkills UK finals at Oldham College….
Ideal receives £5.2m government funding boost
UK: Heat pump manufacturer Ideal Heating and its hot water cylinder manufacturing sister company Gledhill have received almost £5.2m from the UK government….
UK government boost for heat pumps
UK: The UK government has announced a boost for heat pumps with an extra £30m for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and the relaxing of planning application rules….
Mervin Chumun joins AFR Refrigeration
UK: Hawco’s former technical application manager, Mervin Chumun, has joined AFR Refrigeration, the London-based refrigeration importer and wholesaler….
Elta founders make anniversary return
UK: As part of the celebrations for its 50th anniversary, fan manufacturer Elta reconnected with its founding directors, inviting them to revisit their roots at the company’s Fareham factory….
IoR women’s group appoints co-chairs
UK: Astrid Prado of Star Refrigeration and Samantha Buckell of Bitzer UK have been appointed as co-chairs of the Institute of Refrigeration’s Women in RACHP Network (WiRACHP)….
Luke Haile has WorldSkills medal upgraded to silver
UK: Luke Haile, the UK’s bronze medal winner in the refrigeration and air conditioning category at WorldSkills in Lyon in September, has had his medal upgraded to silver….