UK News
20th May 2015
RHI achieving less than 10% of target
[caption id="attachment_5555" align="alignright" width="400"] The RHI is seen as a major incentive to domestic heat pump sales[/caption] UK: OFTEC has called for changes to the…
20th May 2015
Airco md in line for IoD award
[caption id="attachment_13419" align="alignright" width="200"] Neil Fisher: shortlisted for IoR award[/caption] UK: Neil Fisher, md of contractor Airco Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, has been shortlisted for…
19th May 2015
Cooper is new FETA commercial manager
UK: Martyn Cooper of Mexichem is to become the new commercial manager at manufacturers’ association FETA. Until recently regional sales manager with refrigerant producer Mexichem,…
18th May 2015
GEA Searle opens new r&d lab
[caption id="attachment_13374" align="alignright" width="400"] GEA Searle's new r&d lab showing the environmental test chamber and airflow test rig[/caption] UK: A little over one year after…
16th May 2015
Helen McHugh heads EBM’s product research
UK: Helen McHugh has been appointed as the new head of product research at fan company EBM-Papst UK. Helen has been with the company for…
16th May 2015
Airedale grabs another Datacentre award
UK: Airedale has picked up a further trophy at the DCS Awards, this time for its AireFlow adiabatic ahu. A winner last year in the…
14th May 2015
Construction Week adds HVAC event
UK: The organiser of the new UK Construction Week event at the NEC this October has added a dedicated HVAC section. The launch of UK…
14th May 2015
It’s the end for Qualitair
[caption id="attachment_13296" align="alignright" width="300"] Above: A Qualitair trade advertisement from 1983. Interestingly, none of the distributors listed still exist or, at least, operate under those…
11th May 2015
Carrier fridge units perform for Waitrose
UK: The 273 Carrier Transicold trailer fridge units used by Waitrose are said to have achieved an impressive 99.65% availability rate this year. The results…
11th May 2015
Food company fined £170,000
UK: A fresh produce company has been fined £170,000 after a worker was killed after coming into contact with a live 240V electrical cable. Chichester…
11th May 2015
HSS acquires All Seasons Hire for £11.4m
UK: Tool hire company HSS has acquired All Seasons Hire, one of the leading UK hvacr hire companies, for £11.4m. All Seasons, which achieved revenues…
8th May 2015
Kelf joins Hitachi customer service
UK: Hitachi Air Conditioning Europe SAS has appointed a new technical support engineer, Darren Kelf. Based at Hitachi’s Maidenhead office, Darren joins Hitachi’s expanding customer…
8th May 2015
AMP launches MHI Diamond incentive
UK: Leading distributor AMP has launched a new reward programme for purchases of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries air conditioners. Launched this week, AMP Diamonds allows new…
8th May 2015
IoR to host conference at ACR Show 2016
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has confirmed plans to host its 2016 Conference during the ACR Show 2016. The IoR is one of a number…
6th May 2015
Sainsbury announces first loss in 10 years
UK: Sainsbury, the UK's third largest supermarket, has announced a loss of £72m in its 2014/15 accounts – its first loss in a decade. The…
6th May 2015
Young Air claims first UK R32 installation
UK: Malvern-based Young Air Conditioning is the first UK contractor to install an air conditioning unit running on low GWP refrigerant R32. The installation of…
6th May 2015
Acme acquires Severn Catering Services
UK: The Acme Facilities Group, the Blackburn-based hvac contractor, has acquired Severn Catering Services (SCS). Established in 1985, Gloucester-based SCS provide a reactive breakdown service…
6th May 2015
Space Engineering wins second H&S award
UK: Leading refrigeration contractor Space Engineering Services has been awarded the RoSPA Gold Occupational Health and Safety Award for the second year running. The Awards,…
5th May 2015
Airedale factory rises from the ashes
[caption id="attachment_6225" align="alignright" width="400"] An artist's impression of the new facility[/caption] UK: The reconstruction of the Airedale International factory, destroyed by fire in September 2013,…
30th April 2015
Capital Cooling to build £1.5m extension
[caption id="attachment_12978" align="alignright" width="400"] Capital Cooling's Alister McLean (centre) and Daniel McLean (right) break ground with Chris McInnes from builders CM Steel Buildings[/caption] UK: Capital…
29th April 2015
Dpac offers absorption chillers
UK: Dpac UK Ltd has been appointed the exclusive distributor of Chinese Shuangliang absorption chillers in the UK and Ireland. Founded in 1982, Shuangliang started…