UK News

UK: Astrid Prado, head of marketing at Star Refrigeration, has been elected a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, after more than two decades in the RACHP sector.

UK: The Heat Pump Association UK (HPA UK) has published a CIBSE-endorsed update to its closed-loop vertical borehole standard, a key design, installation and maintenance reference.

UK: The UK government should move all remaining energy transition policy costs from electricity costs onto the price of gas on energy bills, advises a new select committee report.

UK: The Birmingham Society of Refrigeration & Air Conditioning (BSRA) is to relaunch itself under a new name and new focus.

UK: Energy and heat pump supplier Octopus Energy is developing an add-on cooler for its existing Cosy heat pumps.

UK: Bristol-based Space Engineering Services has been acquired by Bluu Unit, the German group of refrigeration, air conditioning and ventilation firms.

UK: An internet scan has revealed that more than 800 refrigeration and BMS controllers in the UK are vulnerable to a cyberattack similar to those experienced in France this week.

UK: Industry groups are backing calls for a crackdown on incorrectly specified and installed thermal insulation on heat pumps.

UK: Hayley Cattell, MD of Beijer Ref UK and Ireland, is to take on the additional role of vice-president of the Swedish wholesaler’s UK and Ireland subsidiary from January 1.

UK: The Federation of Environmental Trade Associations (FETA) has rejoined Eurovent, the European HVACR manufacturers’ association it left more than 20 years ago.

UK: Fresh from his success at WorldSkills, gold medal winner Sam Jones had the opportunity to promote careers in refrigeration and air conditioning with an appearance on BBC Breakfast television.

UK: The Heat Pump Association UK and Nesta took heat pumps to the Welsh parliament last month, giving key policy makers the opportunity to see the technology in action.

UK: Alfa Laval UK has appointed Sheffield-based AKS Heat Transfer as an authorised service partner, strengthening its nationwide heat exchanger equipment service and support network.

UK: Anna Shephard, operations director at NG Bailey group company OSM Ventilation, is the new president of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) for 2026/27.

UK: A trial of Mitsubishi Electric’s R32 City Multi YXM VRF system is said to have shown a 31% annual reduction in energy use, when trialled against an existing R410A system.

UK: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has published its report into the UK space cooling market as a first step in its commitment to the Global Cooling Pledge.

UK: IOR members Rob Lamb of Star Refrigeration, Denise O’Connor of Lightfoot Defence and Sam Parris of WAVE have been nominated for two vacancies on the Institute’s board of trustees.

UK: Waste management company Enva has announced a £9.5m investment in its UK fridge recycling business that will increase its overall treatment capacity to more than 2.3 million appliances.

UK: Hubbard Systems has announced that two Skope ActiveCore bottom-mounted glass-door display refrigerators have been added to the UK’s Energy Technology List (ETL).

UK: Nearly 80% of subcontractors in the UK construction industry are paid late, and almost 75% are regularly in disputes with contractors.

UK: The latest survey of the top 30 largest M&E contracting firms shows a collective turnover of nearly £6.8bn in 2025, up 7.9% on the previous year.