UK News

UK: Beijer Ref wholesalers in the UK and Ireland have now added a click and collect service for all online orders. The service is available…

UK: Eight of the UK’s premier engineering services bodies, including FETA, BESA, BSRIA and CIBSE, are to form a major new industry alliance as an agent…

UK: Advanced says its range of air conditioning and refrigeration cleaning products now meet European chemical disinfectant standards and can kill all human coronaviruses. The…

UK: Brexit has created a real opportunity to deal with rogue air conditioning and refrigeration operatives who continue to blight the industry, according to the…

UK: Panasonic has extended its Green Cashback schemes for Aquarea air-to-water heat pump projects by three months to 30 June 2021. The two schemes, one…

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has extended the deadline for abstracts for its April Annual Conference to January 29. Papers for the conference – The…

UK: The results of a project to demonstrate how cryogenic energy storage could work with refrigerated warehouses will be revealed in a webinar in March.…

UK: Fareham-Based Temperature control specialist Aqua Group has appointed Ben Davies as director of its hire division, Aqua Hire. Davies has spent over 13 years…

UK: Bristol-based contractor Space Engineering Services has announced a number of changes to its board of directors, including the imminent departure of finance director Charles Murphy.

UK: Former LG senior engineering manager Andrew Slater has been appointed as the new editor of UK trade magazine ACR Journal.  Slater joined LG UK…

UK: SKILLcard has announced that Construction Related Occupation (CRO) cards for 28 occupations, including certain refrigeration and air conditioning professionals, are closing from 31 January.…

UK: Paisley-based Absolutely Chilled has been appointed as the UK agent for Lithuanian refrigeration equipment manufacturer Refra. Established in 2000 and based in Vilnius, Refra…

UK: Phil Hurley, NIBE Energy Systems’ UK MD, is the new chairman of the Heat Pump Association (HPA), replacing Daikin UK’s Graham Wright, who steps…

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has issued a last call for the submission of abstracts for this year’s annual conference. The closing date for this…

UK: Carter Thermal’s head of group design and engineering, Alan Saban, has been appointed a director of Keighley-based contractor Wave Refrigeration. Saban has worked in…

UK: FSW has been appointed authorised distribution partner for Bock compressors in the UK and Ireland. The move follows GEA’s sale of the refrigeration compressor…

UK/USA: Private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has announced an agreement to acquire UK refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler Wolseley for £308m. The deal…

UK: The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group, which since its inception in 1993 has lobbied for SMEs working within the construction industry, is to close. …

USA/UK: The current economic environment has prompted Ferguson to consider other options in the intended demerger of its Wolseley UK wholesaling business. In September 2019,…

UK: Aspen Pumps Group has been supporting the vital work of local food banks by donating £1500 worth of festive food.

UK: Star Refrigeration has achieved Investors in People Platinum accreditation, a level achieved by only 3% of IIP accredited companies.  In addition, the Glasgow-based company,…