UK News
Advisory body calls for free heat pump installs
UK: A UK government advisory body has called for the free installation of heat pumps in low income households and billions of pounds in heat pump subsidies. …
Daikin UK expands merchants network
UK: Daikin UK has opened the doors to four new centres as part of its now 35-strong national sustainable home network….
Breakfast meeting at Bath College
UK: The South West and South Wales Refrigeration Society (SWRS) is holding its next technical breakfast meeting at Bath College on 26 October….
Chris Pedley 1960-2023
UK: TEV has announced the death of Chris Pedley following a battle with cancer. He was 63….
Roberts appointed BRA president
UK: Neil Roberts, senior technical sales manager at Bristol-based refrigerant supplier Climalife, has been appointed president of the British Refrigeration Association (BRA)….
Michael Ohly 1944-2023
UK: FETA has announced that Michael Ohly, former president and founder of its ductwork contractor group, ADCAS, has died at the age of 78….
Ship’s owners fined £220k for R22 refrigerant death
UK: The death of a fishing boat crewman, asphyxiated by R22 refrigerant, has resulted in a fine of £220,000 for the vessel’s owners….
More focus on net zero than building safety
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) claims that construction clients are more focused on meeting their net zero goals than complying with the Building Safety Act….
CoolKit secures new factory in Blackburn
UK: Temperature-controlled van specialist CoolKit has moved to a new 7,000m2 premises following the blaze that devastated its Burnley manufacturing site at the beginning of July….
Emissions up, but still below pre-covid-19 levels
UK: While UK greenhouse gas emissions on a residence basis increased in 2022, they remain below pre-coronavirus pandemic levels….