UK News

UK: Supermarket chain Waitrose & Partners has added seven all-electric temperature-controlled vans equipped with Carrier Transicold’s battery-powered Neos 100 refrigeration units to its commercial fleet.

UK: Julie Murray has joined Beijer Ref as UK and Ireland sales manager AC ancillaries.

UK: The importance of regular cleaning and maintenance of condensers to maintain efficiency will be discussed in a free webinar on World Refrigeration Day, June 26.

UK: The HVAC & Refrigeration Live show, which returned to London’s Excel in April after a five-year hiatus, is to become an annual event.

UK: A six-week public review has been opened on proposals to reform the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).

UK: A diverse range of topics are up for discussion at next week’s Hampshire Refrigeration Society technical breakfast briefing.

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has begun the search for its next president as well as seeking nominations from members wishing to join its governing board of trustees.

UK: The government’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that consumers could be out off buying “green” heating technologies, like heat pumps, if they are unfairly treated by businesses.

UK: People who have had heat pumps installed in older houses are just as likely to be satisfied with their heating than those in newer properties, according to a new survey of heat pump users.

UK: Somerset-based HVAC manufacturer and distributor Powrmatic has been acquired by the Carver Group for an undisclosed sum.

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration will celebrate this year’s World Refrigeration Day on June 26 with a series of webinars promoting STEM apprenticeships and careers.

UK: Barry Trewhitt, product development manager at Advanced Air (UK), as been named as the new vice president of HEVAC. 

UK: Leading UK RACHP experts have accused its European neighbours of being “blinkered” by ambition in their current proposals to revise the F-gas regulations. 

UK: Creditors of Dunham-Bush Ltd are unlikely to receive any money after the Hampshire-based chiller manufacturer accumulated debts of nearly £4m.

UK: British Gas is promising to only install a heat pump if it will heat a home as well as a traditional boiler. 

UK: The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) has awarded funding to an E.ON-led consortium to pilot heat and energy as a service.

UK: Dorset now has its first and only refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump training centre following today’s official opening of the new Meridian RACHP Training centre.

UK: Williams Refrigeration has donated £562 raised by its staff to support local mental health charity the 8:56 Foundation.

UK: The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has fined a health food supplements manufacturer £75,000 for breaches of the F-gas regulation.

UK: Green energy supplier Octopus Energy and investment company Legal & General Capital are investing £70m in UK ground-source heat pump manufacturer the Kensa Group.

UK: The Nationwide Building Society is offering interest-free loans of up to £15,000 to its current mortgage holders who install heat pumps. The new 0% Green Additional…