UK News
10th October 2017
Stanref acquired from administration
UK: Suffolk-based refrigeration pressure vessel and heat exchanger manufacturer Stanref has been acquired from the administrators by investment company DAMSLE. According to the East Anglian…
8th October 2017
Win R32 unit at Fujitsu open day
UK: Fujitsu is offering visitors to its open day on October 19 the chance to win one of its latest R32 air conditioning units. As…
6th October 2017
MHI confirms “immediate” AMP split
UK: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries says its first priority is to provide customers with continued maintenance and after sales services following its split from AMP. As…
6th October 2017
Richard Lockwood joins Gallant
UK: Richard Lockwood, Samsung Electronics’ European Business Development Manager, has joined air conditioning distributor Gallant. Lockwood becomes a director of the Mansfield-based Samsung distribution business…
6th October 2017
F-gas a topic at Star roadshow
UK: The F-gas regulations, energy reduction and legal compliance are just some of the topics to be tackled at Star Refrigeration’s forthcoming national roadshow. The…
6th October 2017
CIBSE hosts ASHRAE president talk
UK: New ASHRAE president Bjarne W Olesen will be giving a talk on the effects of occupant behaviour on the indoor environment to the CIBSE…
5th October 2017
MHI cancels AMP distribution deal
UK: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has terminated its air conditioning distribution deal with AMP following AMP’s recent takeover by rival Japanese manufacturer Panasonic. Notification of Mitsubishi…
28th September 2017
Young and Nankivell win Cooling Awards
UK: Graham Young and Mike Nankivell were both honoured for their services to the industry at last night’s Cooling Awards in London. Graham Young, industrial…
28th September 2017
Crocker is axed by BESA
[caption id="attachment_41759" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Stephen Crocker is thought to be one of the victims of BESA's cutbacks[/caption] UK: Stephen Crocker, secretary of F-gas certification…
27th September 2017
CoolKit completes awards hat-trick
[caption id="attachment_41743" align="aligncenter" width="630"] CoolKit sales director Cameron Javed receives the TCS&D award from Michael Kane of sponsor Seven Telematics (left) and comedian Ian Irving[/caption]…
26th September 2017
Top staff axed in BESA restructure
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has axed a number of top staff in what has been described as a restructuring to improve the…
25th September 2017
Interserve FM deal includes ac replacement
UK: Interserve has secured a £6m facilities services account, which includes a major replacement programme for CHP and air conditioning units for furniture and flooring…
23rd September 2017
Bath College opens new training centre
[caption id="attachment_41533" align="aligncenter" width="630"] The new centre was opened by councillor Cherry Beath, chair of Bath and North East Somerset Council (left), seen here with…
22nd September 2017
AMP split has no impact on warranties
UK: Toshiba has reassured customers that the cancellation of its distribution agreement will have no impact on customer warranties. In its first official announcement following…
22nd September 2017
Needham is Nualight UK sales manager
UK: Cork-based refrigerated display case lighting company Nualight has appointed Simon Needham as UK sales manager. Bringing with him several years’ experience of working in…
21st September 2017
Fridge safety standards “inadequate”
UK: Consumer group Which? has called for an end to fridges using non-flame retardant plastic backs and describes current safety standards as “inadequate”. Which? says…
20th September 2017
Foster team runs and rides to Gamko
UK: Seven Foster Refrigerator employees have raised around £1,100 in an epic 127 mile charity cycle and run to the Netherlands. The 127 mile…
20th September 2017
Sneyd named Hargreaves MD
UK: Former BESA president Andy Sneyd has been named MD of Hargreaves Ductwork. Head of design at Crown House Technologies for nearly 10 years, Sneyd…
20th September 2017
Iceland fined £2.5m for AC worker’s fall
UK: Iceland Foods has been fined £2.5m after an air conditioning contractor died in a fall at a store in Rotherham. Tony Hopkins (58) was…
19th September 2017
Radford joins Ritchie as UK sales manager
UK: Ritchie Engineering, the US manufacturer of refrigeration and air conditioning tools, has appointed Adam Radford as sales manager for the UK and Ireland. Adam…
19th September 2017
Bitzer adds lift and shift service
UK: Bitzer UK has added a series of value-added services, including lift and shift, to its specialist compressor remanufacturing arm, Green Point. The lift and…