UK News
21st December 2020
MPs call for more heat pump engineers
UK: The Environmental Audit Committee has warned that government plans to install 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028 could fail without more skilled engineers.…
19th December 2020
Employee investment pays off
UK: Fresh from forming a landmark employee ownership trust, Yorkshire-based Wave Refrigeration has been ranked No1 amongst Investors in People accredited businesses in the construction…
16th December 2020
Vern Klein joins Coolstop
UK: Vern Klein has left Pump House to join Ron Lloyd’s air conditioning and refrigeration wholesaling business Coolstop.
15th December 2020
Wave Refrigeration moves to employee ownership
Wave founder James Bailey (left) has moved the business to an employee ownership trust with Mark Williams (right) as MD UK: Wave Refrigeration has become…
15th December 2020
Sdiptech acquires GAH Refrigeration
UK/SWEDEN: Suffolk-based transport refrigeration company GAH (Refrigeration) Ltd has been acquired by Sdiptech AB, a Swedish business providing research and product development services. Incorporated in…
14th December 2020
Thermo King cools Tesco’s all-electric vans
UK: Tesco, the largest UK retailer and third-largest retailer in the world, has deployed 30 new fully-electric refrigerated vans, equipped with E-200 refrigeration units from Thermo…
13th December 2020
UK must match EU F-gas changes
UK: In a raft of new proposals, the UK’s advisory body on climate change has called on the government to match or exceed future changes…
12th December 2020
Retailers seek help on low GWP refrigeration
UK: The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called for targeted financial support for the installation of climate-friendly refrigeration to aid its “critical role” in achieving…
10th December 2020
Crewman was asphyxiated by leaking R22
UK: A ship’s second engineer working in the salt water tank of a trawler was asphyxiated by R22 leaking from the ship’s refrigeration system, investigators…
9th December 2020
Fox awarded RAC Gold
UK: Graeme Fox, head of technical at BESA, has won the RAC Gold Award for his outstanding contribution to the air conditioning and refrigeration industry.
8th December 2020
IoR issues call for conference papers
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has issued a call for papers for its next annual conference, now taking place online. Titled The Journey Towards Net…
8th December 2020
Aspen repeats Gatwick Diamond success
UK: Hailsham-based company Aspen Pumps has repeated last year's success in the Gatwick Diamond Business Awards, being named International Business of the Year for 2020.…
2nd December 2020
BESA enables online F-gas certificate renewals
UK: Air conditioning and refrigeration engineers in the UK can now renew their F-gas certificates online through a new service being offered by the Building…
1st December 2020
Assessment firm Elmhurst acquired by Phenna
UK: Elmhurst Energy Systems, the energy assessment training, software and accreditation company, has been acquired by the Nottingham-based Phenna Group. Formed in 2018, the Phenna…
30th November 2020
BESA offers latest Brexit guidance
UK: BESA has published a new guidance document to explain the consequences of Brexit with regard to F-gases and ozone depleting substances regulations in the…
28th November 2020
BESA takes F-gas renewals online
UK: With F-gas test centres no longer operating at full capacity due to the pandemic, BESA has devised a scheme to enable engineers to renew…
25th November 2020
Steve Gill wins diversity award
UK: Former IoR president Steve Gill was recognised for his efforts to encourage diversity across the HVACR sector, picking up the Diversity Impact Award at…
24th November 2020
300 firms achieve Elite status
UK: F-gas certification body REFCOM has now attracted 300 companies to its highest level REFCOM Elite scheme. Membership of the voluntary REFCOM Elite scheme demonstrates…
23rd November 2020
Panasonic offers TVs in winter promo
UK: Panasonic installers can pick up a Smart TV or earn Love2Shop digital rewards in a new winter air conditioning promotion. From November 1 until…
21st November 2020
Government withdraws 2023 gas boiler ban after “mix up”
UK: A government pledge to ban gas boilers from new homes by 2023 has been withdrawn from its website. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s £12bn 10…
20th November 2020
Select Committee to explore UK heat pump plans
UK: The Environmental Audit Committee is to explore the challenges presented by the UK’s government’s plan for heat pumps in a live session next week.…