UK News
UK unprepared for rising temperatures
UK: Switzerland, UK and Norway will experience the most dramatic relative increase in days that require cooling interventions if the world overshoots 1.5ºC of warming, a new report claims….
Kensa names new CEO
UK: The Kensa Group has announced the appointment of Tamsin Lishman as their new CEO from 1 October, following the decision by current CEO Dr Matt Trewhella to step down….
Fire-ravaged Coolkit back in the driving seat
UK: Burnley-based temperature-controlled van specialist CoolKit is back operating only days after a devastating blaze that destroyed one of its two manufacturing units on July 6….
Logicool supports Imps for heat pump advice
UK: Derbyshire-based distributor Logicool is to sponsor EFL Division 1 football club Lincoln City to promote its new Easy Heat Pumps online heat pump advice platform….
Mitsubishi celebrates 30 years at Livingston
UK: Mitsubishi Electric celebrated the 30th anniversary of its factory in Livingston and the factory’s production of its five-millionth product at a special event last week….
Cold Chain Federation seeks new chief exec
UK: The Cold Chain Federation is looking for a new chief executive to replace Shane Brennan, who has been working as a senior advisor to the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)….
Claire Curran elected BESA president
UK: Claire Curran, managing director of building services specialists Linaker, has been elected president of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) for 2023/24….
Major blaze at Coolkit factory
UK: Temperature-controlled van specialist CoolKit has been hit by a massive fire at its premises in Farrington Place, Burnley….
Drummond elected BESA Scotland chair
UK: Diane Drummond, managing director of Glasgow-based air conditioning contractor B-DACS, has been elected chair of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Scotland….
£3m funding for safer fluorochemical production method
UK: A pioneering new method for the safe and energy-efficient direct synthesis of high value fluorochemicals from fluorspar has received £3m of seed funding….