UK News
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). …
Call for nominations for net zero award
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is now inviting entries for its annual Beyond Refrigeration Environmental Award, celebrating groundbreaking projects and innovations. …
Daikin opens Croydon renewable heating centre
UK: Daikin has opened its eighth Sustainable Home Centre at the premises of builders’ merchant Harris & Bailey in Croydon….
Fujitsu partners with Pacair
UK: Hemel-Hempstead-based air conditioning distributor Pacair has now become an applied partner for Fujitsu’s full range of applied products….
Boiler Upgrade Scheme hits new high
UK: The total number of applications to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) rose to 3,047 in July, a 13% increase on June and double the volume in July 2023. …