UK News

UK: Narborough-based Celltherm Coldrooms has announced the appointment of Andy Bailess as director following the retirement of Michael Lazenby, who has led the company for the last 30 years.

UK: Swedish heat pump company NIBE is the latest manufacturer to sign a service and maintenance deal with British Gas.

UK: Panasonic has entered into a partnership with UK energy supplier British Gas to provide servicing and maintenance for Panasonic’s Aquarea air-source heat pumps.

UK: Siemens is to provide a water-source heat pump to power the University of East London’s Docklands Campus library and Royal Docks Centre for Sustainability Buildings.

UK: Quidos Ltd, the energy assessor accreditation scheme provider, has announced a new partnership with asset management software company Integrator Housing Solutions (IHS).

UK: Bitzer UK MD Kevin Glass was tonight crowned ACR Champion at the National ACR & Heat Pump Awards 2025 in Manchester.

UK: Copper tube manufacturer and supplier Lawton Tubes has announced plans for a new £20m facility, just a few metres from its current headquarters.

UK: The Unite union has accused Kelvion of a betrayal of its UK workers after the German heat exchanger manufacturer ceased production at its Fareham factory last week.

UK: Ahmed Kovacevic director of the Centre for Compressor technology at City St George’s, University of London, has been named winner of this year’s J&E Hall Gold Medal.

UK: The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has advised that the UK government should consider regulatory alignment with the EU in its efforts to replace F-gases with lower-emission alternatives.

UK: Harriet Evans has been appointed UK sales and marketing director at heat pump manufacturer Qvantum.

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has announced the promotion of eight members to Fellows of the Institute in recognition of their technical expertise, leadership and…

UK: Air conditioning distributor Kooltech has appointed Liam Terrell to the role of sales project manager with its southern projects team.

UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed HE Simm engineering manager Kevin Morrissey as its new technical director. 

UK: The UK government’s independent advisors insist around half of homes need to be heated by a heat pump by 2040 in order to achieve decarbonisation targets.

UK: Air conditioning and heat pump distributor Kooltech has opened a demo suite featuring a fully operational commercial heat pump system connected to all components up to the point of outlet.

UK: Scotland’s leading plumbing and heating federation has raised concerns over the slow rollout of heat pumps after new figures reveal that fewer than 9,000 have been installed since 2019.

UK: The UK's Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has reported a record January for renewable installations, with a surge in heat pumps and battery storage.

UK: Daikin has been named as the headline sponsor for Grand Designs Live at London's ExCeL in May.

AFR Refrigeration has appointed Samuel Olukoju as software design manager.

UK: Kensa, the ground-source heat pump manufacturer, has established an in-house drilling service.