UK News

UK: Police arrested two men this week over an alleged investment fraud involving the collapsed Mansfield-based air conditioning specialist Gallant Building Services.

UK: The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has published a new guide for external ductwork insulation and cladding.

UK: Swedish heat pump manufacturer Qvantum has officially introduced its propane-based heat pump solutions to the UK market. 

UK: The UK heat pump sector could learn lessons from the success of solar PV in becoming the most widely adopted microgeneration technology, a new report claims.

UK: Samuel Turato of DW Refrigeration won the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning gold medal in yesterday’s WorldSkills UK finals at Oldham College.

UK: Heat pump manufacturer Ideal Heating and its hot water cylinder manufacturing sister company Gledhill have received almost £5.2m from the UK government.

UK: The UK government has announced a boost for heat pumps with an extra £30m for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and the relaxing of planning application rules.

UK: Hawco’s former technical application manager, Mervin Chumun, has joined AFR Refrigeration, the London-based refrigeration importer and wholesaler.

UK: As part of the celebrations for its 50th anniversary, fan manufacturer Elta reconnected with its founding directors, inviting them to revisit their roots at the company’s Fareham factory.

UK: Astrid Prado of Star Refrigeration and Samantha Buckell of Bitzer UK have been appointed as co-chairs of the Institute of Refrigeration's Women in RACHP Network (WiRACHP).

UK: Luke Haile, the UK's bronze medal winner in the refrigeration and air conditioning category at WorldSkills in Lyon in September, has had his medal upgraded to silver.

UK: Conservative MP Richard Fuller has called for a review of regulations covering the installation of ground-source heat pumps following a fatal explosion last month in Bedford.

UK: An installation of Mitsubishi Electric Ecodan heat pumps at a historic former airfield development in the south-west has received a visit from the local MP.

UK: Drew Bowie, recently retired after a career spanning 57 years, is this year’s winner of the Kooltech Award for outstanding contribution to the Scottish refrigeration industry.

UK: Transportation services company DFDS has ordered the first 10 Sunswap zero-emission Endurance combined solar and battery-powered refrigerated trailers.

UK: Almost half of UK consumers want to buy low-carbon heating solutions, but 73% fear they don’t know enough to make an informed purchase.

UK: AFR Refrigeration, the London-based refrigeration importer and wholesaler, has been sold to the SHEco Group.

UK: Six refrigeration and air conditioning apprentices will battle it out next week for the chance to represent the UK at WorldSkills in Shanghai in 2026.

UK: The Jordon Group, the Oldham-based air conditioning, refrigeration and shopfitting contractor, has been acquired by facilities management group Bellrock.

UK: The Heat Pump Association (HPA) has collaborated with BEAMA, the British Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers' Association, to develop a new heating control guide for air-to-water heat pump systems.

UK: Wholesaler FSW has moved its Shrewsbury branch to a new 233m2 location on the Centurion Business Park.