UK News
16th July 2016
Refrigerant prices rise again
UK: The prices of higher GWP refrigerants have risen again this month with leading wholesalers announcing increases of up to 15%. As the UK and Europe…
15th July 2016
Key Bitzer role for Buckell
UK: Bitzer UK has appointed Samantha Buckell as personal assistant to md Kevin Glass, with particular responsibility for marketing. Samantha joins Bitzer UK following 14…
15th July 2016
Posthumous awards for BESA past presidents
[caption id="attachment_23969" align="alignright" width="300"] BESA president Malcolm Thomson with Theresa McCloskey (left) and Sue Vaughan[/caption] UK: Past presidents Mike McCloskey and Gareth Vaughan have been…
14th July 2016
Jet Environmental acquired by Wozair
UK: Jet Environmental Systems and its sister company Jet AHU Ltd have been acquired by Gillingham-based Wozair Ltd. Founded in 1981, Jet Environmental Systems provides…
14th July 2016
BEST renamed BESA Training
UK: Training and assessment organisation BEST has been renamed BESA Training. The name change is in line with the recent renaming of its parent company,…
13th July 2016
March retirement brings new appointments
[caption id="attachment_23944" align="alignright" width="200"] Changes at Emerson (top to bottom): Terry March, Andy Butler and Juraj Pastir[/caption] UK: Emerson has made two new appointments in…
13th July 2016
The large should help the small
UK: New BESA president Malcolm Thomson says he is keen to encourage the association’s major members to use its smaller members as preferred sub-contractors. In…
13th July 2016
Infographic explains F-gas challenges
UK: Refrigerant supplier Climalife has produced an infographic to explain the challenges of Europe’s F-gas bans and quota reductions. The infographic, which explains the situation…
12th July 2016
Awards adds special Womens’ category
UK: Supporting efforts to attract more women into the acr industry, a special Women in RACHP category has been added to the National ACR and Heat…
11th July 2016
Environment minister opens Adande test room
UK: Commercial refrigeration manufacturer Adande’s new test room has been officially opened by environment secretary Liz Truss. The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural…
11th July 2016
Aqua targets rental market
UK: Hampshire-based cooling specialist Aqua Cooling has launched a new equipment hire service in a reorganisation of the company’s corporate structure. Aqua’s new structure sees…
11th July 2016
Thomson accedes to BESA presidency
[caption id="attachment_23874" align="alignright" width="380"] The presidential team (l to r): Jim Marner, immediate past president; Malcolm Thomson, president; Tim Hopkinson, president elect; and Giuseppe Borgese,…
10th July 2016
No loss of standards post Brexit
UK: The UK’s involvement in the development of European standards and product certification is not expected to change post Brexit – at least in the…
7th July 2016
John Smith is BRA president
[caption id="attachment_23794" align="alignright" width="380"] John Smith (left) takes over from Mike Lawrence as BRA president[/caption] UK: John Smith, Beijer Ref UK & Ireland’s group technical…
6th July 2016
Thermotech buys Oakwood
UK: Stockport-based building services group Thermotech has acquired air conditioning specialist Oakwood Air Conditioning. Thermotech operates nationally from head office and support centre in Stockport,…
5th July 2016
BESA boosts sailing charity funds
[caption id="attachment_23719" align="alignright" width="380"] BESA Yorkshire chairman Andrew Hudson (right) with Sailfree volunteer Norman Stephens[/caption] UK: The Building Engineering Services Association has provided a further…
5th July 2016
SkillFridge attracts wide industry support
UK: This year’s SkillFridge competition, which kicked off with the first heat in Grantham last week, has attracted wide support from industry. SkillFridge is a…
5th July 2016
ETL listing as Bitzer backs Britain
UK: With its Varipack compressor control accepted for inclusion on the UK’s Energy Technology List, German compressor manufacturer Bitzer has reaffirmed its commitment to the…
4th July 2016
Panasonic consolidates Chinese JVs
CHINA: Japanese refrigeration equipment manufacturer Panasonic has consolidated two of its Chinese joint venture businesses. Described as a reinforcement of the organisational structure of its…
4th July 2016
Show move reflects industry demand
UK: The organiser of the former ACR Show says the decision to move the event to London was taken following an extensive review and consultation…
3rd July 2016
Daikin Applied clearly means business
[caption id="attachment_23656" align="alignright" width="360"] The DAPS UK hoarding, dwarfed by the towers of Canary Wharf but clearly visible from the Limehouse Link[/caption] UK: Daikin Applied…