UK News
16th July 2025
H C Coils acquired by Swedish group
UK: Fareham-based coil manufacturer H C Coils Ltd has been acquired by the Swedish group Bergman & Beving (B&B).
15th July 2025
Mansfield Pollard partnership targets data centres
UK: Bradford-based air management company Mansfield Pollard has announced a partnership with mission critical facilities company BladeRoom Data Centres.
15th July 2025
IOR women shortlisted in CITB awards
UK: IOR president Lisa-Jayne Cook and Women in RACHP Network co-chair Astrid Prado have been shortlisted in a list of the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Construction Awards 2025.
14th July 2025
Vaillant heat pump offer for installer’s own home
UK: Vaillant has unveiled a new scheme to help installers fit a heat pump in their own home.
14th July 2025
Lawton Tubes reveals more on £20m expansion
UK: Lawton Tubes has revealed further details of its proposed new £20m warehouse and office facility in Coventry.
11th July 2025
Six selected for WorldSkills UK finals
UK: Six young representatives of the RACHP industry will battle it out in the WorldSkills UK national finals in November.
10th July 2025
TEV appoints Chandrakumara as commercial director
UK: Yorkshire-based TEV Ltd, manufacturer of Marstair and Quartz brand HVAC equipment, has appointed Nuwan Chandrakumara as commercial director –refrigeration.
9th July 2025
IOR invites responses to EN378 revision
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration says it will be developing a coordinated response to the proposed revision of EN378 standard and has urged input from the UK industry.
5th July 2025
Daikin extends Manchester heat pump MoU
UK: Daikin Europe has extended its collaboration with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) by signing a five-year collaboration agreement aimed at scaling up low-carbon heating across the…
2nd July 2025
Tefcold extends warranties
UK: Tefcold UK, the UK subsidiary of the Danish commercial refrigeration equipment wholesaler, has announced a major extension of its warranty offering.
2nd July 2025
Environment Agency issues F-gas fines totalling £167,400
UK: The Environment Agency has reported seven more cases of violations of the UK F-gas regulation totalling £167,400.
1st July 2025
Star relocates Oxford branch to Reading
UK: Star Refrigeration has relocated its Oxford branch to a new, state-of-the-art facility in Reading as business continues to grow in the South East.
25th June 2025
CCC backs electricity price reduction
UK: The Climate Change Committee (CCC), the UK government’s advisory body, has called for a reduction in electricity prices to speed the uptake of clean technologies, such as heat pumps.
24th June 2025
BESA suspends 14 members
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has suspended 14 member companies for failing to comply with its independent audit process.
24th June 2025
Mitsubishi pioneers heat pump retrofit solution
UK: Mitsubishi Electric has joined forces with Sovereign Network Group (SNG) to deliver a pioneering heat pump retrofit programme using existing microbore/small bore domestic pipework.
23rd June 2025
REFCOM membership reaches 9,000
UK: F-gas certification body REFCOM has registered its 9,000th member, a milestone which it says reflects rising levels of best practice across the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump industries.
23rd June 2025
Heat pump R&D centre nears completion
UK: Ideal Heating’s new £19.2m UK Technology Centre (UKTC) in Hull is undergoing final fit-out prior to its opening later this year.
23rd June 2025
UK should focus on heat pump production
UK: The government has called on UK industry to produce heat pump compressors and refrigerants at a component-level to produce commercial and non-domestic heat pumps.
22nd June 2025
Samsung confirms APP as heat pump distributor
UK: Samsung has announced that APP Plumbing and Heating has now been confirmed as an official distributor of its EHS range of monobloc heat pumps and hot water tanks.
22nd June 2025
Nicholls steps up at BESA
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed Jill Nicholls as director of competence and compliance. She replaces Helen Yeulet who moves to a new position as strategic consultant.
20th June 2025
Fridge supplier CLR granted royal warrant
UK: Aberdeen-based commercial catering and refrigeration equipment supplier CLR Service and Sales Ltd has been awarded the royal warrant as a supplier to HM The King.
