UK News
13th November 2016
Afram: deep sadness at Space failure
[caption id="attachment_29430" align="alignright" width="180"] Happier times: Neil Afram led Space to a succession of industry awards[/caption] UK: Space Air’s md, Neil Afram, has expressed sadness…
13th November 2016
Murdoch is BESA employment director
[caption id="attachment_27785" align="alignright" width="200"] Michael Murdoch[/caption] UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed former trade union official Michael Murdoch as director of employment…
13th November 2016
BESA moves to plug CITB F-gas gap
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is to offer F-gas certification following the CITB announcement that it is to drop its F-gas scheme. CITB and City &…
11th November 2016
Space Air to seek administration
UK: Independent UK Daikin air conditioning distributor Space Air has ceased to trade. The websites were switched off and calls to its Guildford, Surrey, headquarters went…
11th November 2016
ICS opens Bradford depot
UK: ICS Cool Energy, the chiller hire and sales company, has expanded its UK operations with the opening of a new 3,000m² sales, distribution and warehousing…
9th November 2016
Rosie becomes an assessor
UK: Rosie Muxlow, who became the youngest person to be F-gas certified at just 16, has now qualified as an assessor. At the beginning of…
9th November 2016
Carrier Transicold gains CPD approval
UK: Carrier Transicold UK’s Training Academy programme has secured accreditation as a CPD Course from the Society of Operations Engineers (SOE). Launched in September 2015,…
9th November 2016
Tweddell named Woman of the Year
UK: Tamsin Tweddel, a senior partner at building services firm Max Fordham, was crowned Woman of the Year at last night’s Building Awards. The prize…
7th November 2016
ICS backs the Institute
UK: Hampshire-based chiller company ICS Cool Energy has sponsored 11 of its technicians to become members of the Institute of Refrigeration. Achieving a range of…
6th November 2016
A-Gas to host breakfast meeting
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration and A-Gas is hosting another free breakfast briefing, this time on the subject of new refrigerants. This next event takes…
4th November 2016
Turnover rises post Brexit
UK: Over 80% of electrical and building services engineering firms saw turnover increase or stay the same during the third quarter of 2016. The new…
4th November 2016
Higgs to head Seeley sales
UK: Seeley International has appointed Sarah Higgs as sales manager for its evaporative coolers in the UK and Ireland. Sarah Higgs joins Seeley from Fläkt…
2nd November 2016
Fujitsu donates ac to top college
UK: One of the UK’s top air conditioning and refrigeration colleges has enhanced its training capabilities following the donation of a Fujitsu ac system. Now…
2nd November 2016
Optyma Plus Inverter is ETL-listed
UK: The Optyma Plus Inverter is the latest Danfoss condensing unit range to be added to the ETL approval list. Introduced in April as an…
1st November 2016
Win an iPad in Climalife’s F-gas quiz
UK: Climalife (IDS Refrigeration) is giving UK readers the chance to win an iPad in a free-to-enter F-gas competition. Building on the success of Bristol-based…
31st October 2016
Changes at the top of Hitachi Europe
[caption id="attachment_26333" align="alignright" width="200"] Gboyega Obafemi: driving for growth[/caption] UK: In changes at the top of Hitachi Air Conditioning Products Europe, Gboyega “Femi” Obafemi has…
30th October 2016
Finalists announced for NACR&HP awards
UK: Over 70 entries from 42 companies have been named as finalists in the National ACR and Heat Pump Awards. [caption id="attachment_25077" align="alignleft" width="300"] Advertisement[/caption]…
30th October 2016
BESA mourns SummitSkills closure
UK: The associations behind the original establishment of the sector skill council SummitSkills, have paid tribute to its efforts, following this week’s announcement that it…
28th October 2016
Celia wins customer service award
[caption id="attachment_26255" align="alignright" width="200"] Celia Dickinson: applauded for customer service efforts[/caption] UK: The dedication of Celia Dickinson, Toshiba UK’s operations support manager, has been recognised…
27th October 2016
Industry mentoring scheme relaunches
[caption id="attachment_26242" align="alignright" width="300"] Steve Gill: "helping others within the industry who are earlier in their careers"[/caption] UK: Coinciding with today's National Mentoring Day, the…
26th October 2016
Fujitsu training opens at TF Solutions
UK: Fujitsu has partnered with air conditioning and refrigeration distributor TF Solutions to open a new training facility at TF’s Burton-on-Trent branch. The new facility…
