UK News
Climarite creates industrial refrigeration division
UK: Skelmersdale-based commercial refrigeration contractor Climarite Refrigeration has now extended its capabilities with the creation of a dedicated industrial division and leadership team….
Star seeks input to heat pump study
UK: Glasgow-based Star Refrigeration is seeking input to an online study into sector-specific heat pump requirements….
Luke Haile wins bronze at WorldSkills
UK: Luke Haile, a refrigeration technician at Lightfoot Defence, won the bronze medal at tonight’s 47th WorldSkills Competition in Lyon….
Kelvion to cease production in Fareham
UK: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Kelvion is to cease manufacturing at its UK factory in Fareham, bringing to an end 67 years of refrigeration production at the site….
Graeme Fox joins certification agency Quidos
UK: Graeme Fox, who quit his role as director of technical at BESA last month, has agreed to join certification agency Quidos as its new FGAS scheme director….
Lego becomes the coolest toy
UK: In a boost to promoting refrigeration to young people, the technology has been recognised by the hugely popular educational building brick toy, Lego….
Green Point offers screw compressor support
UK: Bitzer UK’s compressor remanufacturing service Green Point has introduced specialist support for contractors maintaining screw compressor cooling systems….
Mitsubishi Electric announces 400+ redundancies
UK: More than 430 workers at the Mitsubishi Electric plant in Livingston face redundancy as a result of the downturn in heat pump demand in Europe….
Greenpeace installs R290 heat pump
UK: An R290 heat pump is now providing heating and DHW to the London office of leading environmental organisation Greenpeace….
£32.8m funding for heat pump projects
UK: Four heat pump projects are to receive £32.8m from the UK government’s Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF). …