World News

Industry news and insights from Europe and around the World

UK News

Latest news and developments in the United Kingdom

Products

Keep up-to-date with the latest new products and technology

Features

General articles, applications and industry analysis

IoR publishes more guides

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has released three new Service Engineers Section (SES) bulletins, covering such diverse topics as insulation, heat pumps and K65 tube.

Insulation installation guidelines for refrigeration and air conditioning pipework (GPG82) refers specifically to PVC nitrile foam flexible insulation, with common names such as Kaiflex, Armaflex and Union foam. It covers the importance of ensuring that the insulation is correctly sized, installed and maintained to ensure that throughout its life the insulation retains its original properties.

A guide to K65 tube and fittings (GPG85) explains what K65 tube is and the reasons it has been introduced into the refrigeration industry.

Heat pump Q&A (GPG84) seeks to dispel some common myths and explains why heat pumps are becoming a favoured form of heating for the future

The guides are free to members of the Institute of Refrigeration, and £6.00 each to non-members. 

More information here.

Latest News

23rd January 2026

Italian authorities to fight illegal F-gas trade

ITALY: Authorities in Italy have reached agreement to co-ordinate surveillance and combat the illegal trade in F-gases.
23rd January 2026

Stulz updates CyberRack active rear door

GERMANY: Stulz has launched an updated version of its CyberRack active rear door, offering enhanced performance, greater flexibility and easier integration for high density cooling applications.
23rd January 2026

AHU connection kit for Panasonic VRF

UK: Panasonic has announced a new air handling unit connection kit, available with Panasonic’s two-pipe VRF ECOi range including the new R32 ECOi EX MZ1 series.
23rd January 2026

CWS is Beijer Ref UK supplier of the Year

UK: Birmingham-based Cable And Wholesale Supplies has been named as Beijer Ref UK and Ireland’s Supplier of the Year 2025.
22nd January 2026

Eco-compact controller for VRF systems

FRANCE: The PC-ARC-E is a new simplified wired controller from Hitachi designed for VRF systems.
22nd January 2026

High performance V-shaped dry cooler

ITALY: Enex Technologies has launched a new Industrial V-shaped dry cooler in capacities from 200 to 2,500kW.