UK News

UK: Private equity firm MML Keystone has made a majority investment in Lowe Rental Corporation, the Lisburn, Northern Ireland, commercial refrigeration and catering equipment rental company.

UK: Zero-emission transport refrigeration company Sunswap has won the Excellence in Procurement and Marketing Campaign of the Year categories at the 2025 Made in Britain Impact Awards.

UK: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has welcomed UK government plans to speed up the F-gas phase-down but urges further measures to protect the planet.

UK: The government’s Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), has opened its consultation portal seeking views on its proposals to amend the F-gas phasedown schedule in Great Britain.

UK: The government is to make the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) the sole certification scheme for the CHHM and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS).

UK: Panasonic has joined with green energy provider ScottishPower to offer customers more affordable heat pumps.

UK: The Environment Agency has issued fines totalling over £400,000 for breaches of the F-gas refrigerant regulations.

UK: The number of voucher applications to the government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) in September reached a record high of 4,089. 

UK: Steve Gill has been elected for a second term as president of the Institution of Refrigeration.

UK: A new report from Mitsubishi Electric reveals that more than a third of UK homeowners would switch to heat pumps if electricity cost the same as, or less than, gas. 

UK: Mitsubishi Electric has extended its partnership with Hemel-Hempstead-based PACAir as a value added reseller.

UK: Paul Arrowsmith, refrigeration design manager at Sainsbury’s has officially assumed the role of BRA president, taking over from Neil Roberts, Climalife’s technical sales director. 

UK: The Heat Pump Association has recommended that awareness of flammable refrigerants should be held by all those installing heat pumps.

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration and the African Centre for Excellence in Sustainable Cold Chain (ACES) have signed an MOU to strengthen collaboration and promote the exchange of ideas and expertise.

UK: Ritchie Engineering, manufacturer of Yellow Jacket HVACR tools, has appointed Paul Ponsonby to handle its warehousing and distribution in the UK.

UK: The UK Ammonia Alliance (UKAA) is a new coalition of pioneering businesses working to accelerate the growth of the UK’s low-carbon ammonia industry.

UK: Former IOR president Graeme Fox is behind a new society, launched today and described as the “new voice” for engineers working in the UK refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sector. 

UK: The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has joined forces with key industry partners to launch a good practice guide to the thermal insulation of heat pump installations.

UK: Beijer Ref is to unite its UK and Ireland wholesale operations into two brands – Beijer Ref UK and Beijer Ref Ire.

UK: New figures from the Heat Pump Association (HPA) show that 32,920 of the 98,345 heat pumps sold in the UK in 2024 were manufactured domestically, accounting for a third of the total factory gate sales. 

UK: Wholesaler Hawco and refrigeration manufacturer Marstair have raised £1000 for Plunkett UK, a charity that helps communities to own and run pubs, shops and other local businesses.