UK News

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.

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.