UK News

UK: Diane Drummond, managing director of Glasgow-based air conditioning contractor B-DACS, has been elected chair of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Scotland.

UK: A pioneering new method for the safe and energy-efficient direct synthesis of high value fluorochemicals from fluorspar has received £3m of seed funding.

UK: Heating engineers can now claim £500 towards becoming a qualified heat pump installer through the UK government’s new £5m Heat Training Grant. 

UK: As the UK swelters in heatwaves driven by El Nino, the government’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has launched a new inquiry into heat resilience and sustainable cooling.

UK: Graham Wright, former FETA president and chair of the Heat Pump Association, has retired after 35 years in the heat pump and air conditioning business.

UK: Commercial refrigeration equipment wholesaler Tefcold UK has appointed former Epta UK sales director Jason Gray as the new UK head of retail sales.

UK: The slow roll-out of heat pumps has been flagged by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) for the UK government’s lack of progress towards meeting its net zero targets.

UK: Air-to-air heat pumps can now be listed on the UK government’s Energy Technology List of energy efficient plant and machinery following a review of criteria.

UK: Air source heat pump distributor, Bublshop, has become the first UK distributor to sell products from Chinese manufacturer Hisense.

UK: This year’s Cold Chain Federation conference will take the theme Resilience and Opportunity and feature two days of discussion, insight and debate.

UK: All MCS-certified contractors installing ground-source, water-source or air-source heat pumps, can now claim free affiliate membership of lobbying body the Heat Pump Federation (HPF).

UK: Lisa-Jayne Cook has added to her ever-expanding trophy cabinet, picking up the accolade of RACHP Woman of the Year at last night’s National ACR and Heat Pump Awards.

UK: TEV Ltd has acquired the assets of former refrigeration equipment manufacturer Efficient Product Cooling Systems (EPCS) to form a new product line SC-Tec.

UK: Lancashire-based temperature-controlled van specialist CoolKit has appointed Usman Batan as marketing executive as part of its expansion programme.

UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has urged the cooling industry to increase efforts to recruit a new generation of engineers in support of World Refrigeration day.

UK: Four young engineers will battle it out at next week’s Installer Show in the national final of this year’s RACHP Skills Competition at the NEC.

UK: Daikin is to offer £250 to MSC certified installers each time they fit a Daikin air-source heat pump in England, Scotland or Wales.

UK: Samsung Climate Solutions has expanded its warehouse capacity to keep pace with demand for heat pumps.

UK: Refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment wholesaler Wolseley Group has announced a series of roadshows to showcase the new solutions and technologies for sustainable energy transition.

UK: Air conditioning, refrigeration and heat pump distributor Kooltech is opening a new branch in Bar Hill near Cambridge.

UK: A plastics manufacturing company in the West Midlands has been fined £50,000 after members of the public became infected with legionnaire’s disease.