UK News

UK: Service-Tech, a leading provider of air conditioning inspection services, has expanded into Scotland with a new office in Kirkcaldy, Fife. Although headquartered in Telford with…

UK:  South Eastern Regional College (SERC), Lisburn, has added a hydrocarbon refrigerants qualification to its syllabus. With the increasing emphasis on natural refrigerants, SERC says…

UK: Heat pumps utilising the heat from Scotland’s plentiful rivers and lochs could save Scottish businesses £250 million a year, it is claimed. According to…

UK: Construction activity increased again in March following a sharp drop in February due to the bad weather.  According to the latest figures from Barbour…

UK: Increasing worldwide interest in aluminium piping systems has prompted the US manufacturer Reflok to form a new European subsidiary.  Reflok (Europe) Ltd is wholly…

UK: A new high performance insulation material used in building and industrial markets worldwide is being made available to the food processing industry. The Nansulate…

UK: AMP, one of the UK’s longest established and successful independent air conditioning distributors, is expanding its sales team to support continued growth. The Toshiba…

UK: Scottish comedian Fred MacAulay will present this year’s National Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Awards (NACRA) in Birmingham next month. A regular performer at the…

UK: The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group has welcomed the Government’s Payment Charter and urges its immediate implementation. Launched earlier this week, the Construction Supply Chain…

UK: Airedale International and an energy efficient Waitrose store were among the winners at last night’s H&V News Awards in London. The new Waitrose branch…

[caption id="attachment_4892" align="alignright" width="400"] The new team (l to r): Mick Nicholson, technician; Frank Odaha, technician; William Pribyl, general manager; and Emma Brandom, office administrator[/caption]…

UK: Despite positive news on the UK economy, the continuing culture of late payment remains a concern for many small businesses. According to the latest…

UK: Condensate pump manufacturer Aspen Pumps has won another Queen's Award for Enterprise. Following up its Queen’s Award for International Trade in 2009, Hailsham-based Aspen…

UK: Airedale claims to have installed the first ever UK manufactured, BSI approved chiller incorporating the new low GWP HFO refrigerant R1234ze. The installation at…

[caption id="attachment_4803" align="alignright" width="400"] Petter Traaholt, president of WTS and Stuart Lockhead, newly-appointed managing director of IES[/caption] UK: Design, installation and maintenance contractor Integrated Engineering…

UK: A new UK government report recognises the growing importance of heat pumps but suggests that further efforts to reduce leaks would have a positive…

[caption id="attachment_4888" align="alignright" width="350"] Dirk Slagmulder[/caption] UK: Dirk Slagmulder has been named as the new md of Daikin UK following Peter Verkempynck’s appointment as general…

UK: Harp International, the Pontypridd-based refrigerant supplier has been acquired by French conglomerate Gazechim. Groupe Gazechim Froid, part of the Gazechim Group has acquired a…

[caption id="attachment_4721" align="alignright" width="352"] Aileen Neilson with Star director Alan Walkinshaw[/caption] UK: Fresh from leading the British wheelchair curling team to a bronze medal at…

UK: TF Solutions has joined the list of dealers appointed by Daikin UK to sell its range of air conditioning systems across the UK. The…

UK: A large number of former presidents and staff were amongst over 600 guests at yesterday’s record-breaking FETA lunch. The annual lunch at The Brewery…