UK News

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is proposing changes to its constitution which would take away members' current rights to vote on matters relating to the removal of a board trustee. 

UK: More than a third of jobs are reported to be under threat at The Bond Group, the Sheerness-based commercial refrigerated cabinet refurbishment company.

UK: Commercial refrigeration manufacturer Epta UK has hit back at comments from Unite pending a strike by workers at its Bradford factory, claiming that Unite’s statements were “factually incorrect”. 

UK: Workers at commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer Epta in Bradford are set to strike this month over low pay.

UK: The number of applications to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) in August was double the volume received in the same month last year but was 5% down on July.

UK: Steven Rodgers (above), the current commercial director of Lightfoot Defence, is taking over as managing director from Terry Nicholls on October 1.

UK: Three members are standing for election this year for two positions on the Institute of Refrigeration’s board of trustees.

UK: Former Mitsubishi Electric UK general manager John Kellett has joined Panasonic as UK and Ireland country manager.

UK: To mark Heat Pump Week, the Heat Pump Association (HPA) has published an update to its UK heat pump sales data to include a breakdown by heat pump type. 

UK: Panasonic is offering ongoing maintenance and support to UK householders with its Aquarea heat pumps installed.

UK: Bristol-based CoolTherm has signed a distribution agreement with Clint, the chiller and heat pump brand of Italian manufacturer G I Holding.

UK: Mitsubishi Electric Ecodan heat pump users could save over £200 a year by switching to energy supplier OVO’s Heat Pump Plus energy rate.

UK: Graeme Fox has announced his resignation as president of the Institute of Refrigeration, citing “undemocratic" procedures, “double standards” and “disrespect” from certain trustees and CEO, Miriam Rodway.

UK: Skelmersdale-based commercial refrigeration contractor Climarite Refrigeration has now extended its capabilities with the creation of a dedicated industrial division and leadership team.

UK: Glasgow-based Star Refrigeration is seeking input to an online study into sector-specific heat pump requirements.

UK: Luke Haile, a refrigeration technician at Lightfoot Defence, won the bronze medal at tonight’s 47th WorldSkills Competition in Lyon.

UK: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Kelvion is to cease manufacturing at its UK factory in Fareham, bringing to an end 67 years of refrigeration production at the site.

UK: Graeme Fox, who quit his role as director of technical at BESA last month, has agreed to join certification agency Quidos as its new FGAS scheme director.

UK: In a boost to promoting refrigeration to young people, the technology has been recognised by the hugely popular educational building brick toy, Lego.

UK: Bitzer UK’s compressor remanufacturing service Green Point has introduced specialist support for contractors maintaining screw compressor cooling systems.

UK: More than 430 workers at the Mitsubishi Electric plant in Livingston face redundancy as a result of the downturn in heat pump demand in Europe.