UK News

UK: British Gas has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for using unsubstantiated energy-saving heat pump claims in an advert.

UK: With entries open for this year’s WorldSkills, the Building Engineering Services Association claims this year’s competition will be more important than ever in attracting young talent to the industry.

UK: Carrier is to continue its sponsorship of Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport for the 2026 British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season.

UK: Latest government figures show that the 3,264 applications to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme in January was down 11% on January 2025.

UK: MPs have launched an inquiry into the environmental impacts of data centres in the UK, with energy secretary Ed Miliband claiming that their future energy demand “remains inherently uncertain”.

UK: Glasgow-based refrigeration supplier Foodservice Equipment Marketing is to offer Gram Professional in the UK.

UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has called for renewed vigilance after last week’s police swoop on a suspected fraudulent construction skills test centre.

UK: In preparation for its redeveloped installer scheme, the MCS is promising to make certification simpler and more rewarding for installers, while reforming consumer protection in the industry. 

UK: Andrew Channon of Plymouth-based ChanniCool Training Services, and Richard Lawton of Cambridge Refrigeration Technology have been recognised as fellows of the Institute of Refrigeration.

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) is to launch of a new collaborative forum to ensure training provision is aligned with real industry needs.

UK: Judith Evans of Refrigeration Developments and Testing and London South Bank University has been recognised for her contributions to the industry with the J&E Hall International Gold Medal.

UK: Heat pump sales in the UK reached another record high of 125,037 units in 2025, a 27% increase on 2024.

UK: Employers have reported that, while demand for HVACR engineers will increase over the next few years, recruitment of technically competent individuals has become more difficult.

UK: Nordic Climate Group has appointed Ronnie Coutts as UK CEO, following the Swedish HVAC contractors’ acquisitions of MC Refrigeration, CSD Air Conditioning, Cactus Mechanical, Westcold Refrigeration and Aircon Maintenance. 

UK: Coolers & Condensers has opened a new 84,000ft² (7,800m²) manufacturing facility in Portsmouth.

UK: Members of the Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) will be able to attend a number of key Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) events this year at a discounted rate.

UK: MP Katie White, the parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, recently visited Vaillant’s heat pump factory at Belper, Derbyshire.

UK: Lawton Tubes has broken ground on its new £20m state-of-the-art headquarters in Coventry.

UK: Panasonic Heating and Cooling UK has joined the four-year Procure Plus framework framework to boost the deployment of renewable technologies across the UK social housing sector.

UK: Kensa has introduced a standard four-year warranty and a paid eight-year extended warranty on its ground-source heat pumps.

UK: Electrifying home heating, primarily through hydronic heat pumps, could increase total GVA from residential heating by 85% to £22.5bn by 2035, according to a new report.