UK News

UK: Brian Churchyard, head of engineering at Asda, has joined James Bailey at his new refrigeration consultancy, Omega Solutions (Cross Hills), as MD. Churchyard had…

UK: This year’s IoR Scotland Dinner has raised a total of £4,000 for a local cancer charity.

UK: Trials of a prototype high temperature heat pump using the low GWP HFO refrigerant R1233zd has secured £406,000 of UK government funding.  London-based start-up…

UK: Kings-Lynn-based Williams Refrigeration has donated one of its Jade commercial refrigerator cabinets to a local charitable food bank.

UK: Daikin UK is sponsoring the venue for BBC Earth Experience, a new attraction at London’s Earl’s Court set to open in March. The BBC…

UK: Multi-award-winning apprentice Luke Haile was today confirmed as the WorldSkills UK Gold Medal winner in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. The online ceremony hosted by…

UK: Ground-source heat pump manufacturer Kensa has chosen Black Friday to turn London’s iconic London Eye green. The cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank…

UK: Leeds-based critical cooling specialist Airedale won International Business of the Year at last night’s Yorkshire Post Business in Excellence Awards.

UK: Almost nine in 10 people in Britain trust engineers to tell them the truth, beaten only by nurses, a new survey reveals. Out of…

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has announced the death of Carole Bond, who helped manage the sustainable innovation network, SIRACH, and was a co-winner of…

UK: Vaillant UK has added a heat pump production line at its headquarters in Belper, Derbyshire. The new line, dedicated to production of Vaillant’s AroThern…

UK: Waitrose has revealed plans to switch from fossil fuel heating to electric heat pumps in its stores, powered by zero-carbon renewable energy. The retailer…

UK: The UK government has extended the deadline for the implementation of the UKCA mark and will continue to recognise the CE marking until the end of…

UK: Poor air quality in UK schools is having a negative impact on grades and performance when air quality is poor, a new report suggests.…

UK: A company testing ventilation systems has been fined £2,666 for providing customers with inaccurate test results and potentially leaving staff in those businesses unaware…

UK: Star Refrigeration’s group sustainable development director, Dave Pearson, has been appointed as visiting professor at Edinburgh Napier University. His three-year visiting tenure at the…

UK: Murray Sharp, the MD of air conditioning and refrigeration distributor Kooltech, who so tragically passed away in August, was honoured with a standing ovation…

UK: Two Star Refrigeration engineers have had their career stories featured in a new campaign to encourage more young people to consider technical careers. Sam…

UK: IMI is set to acquire smart domestic thermostat manufacturer Heatmiser UK for around £110m.  Under the deal, Heatmiser will become part of IMI’s HVAC…

UK: The energy regulator, Ofgem, has been challenged by a leading energy trade body to examine the real-world consequence of shifting homes from gas onto…

UK: Paul Singh, owner of the ChillAir (UK) Training Academy and Damian Wiszniewski of Samsung have been elected to the Institute of Refrigeration board of…