UK News
19th March 2018
BESA hails payment and training pledges
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed promises made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to tackle late payment and support apprenticeships. In…
16th March 2018
David Frise appointed BESA CEO
UK: David Frise has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). For the past seven years David…
16th March 2018
£15m for new refrigerated cargo terminal
UK: A £15m contract to build a new 9,630m² refrigerated cargo terminal at Dover’s Western Docks has been awarded to Buckingham Group Contracting. Part of…
15th March 2018
Bitzer UK expands remanufacturing
UK: Bitzer’s specialist compressor remanufacturing arm, Green Point UK, has invested in new test facilities which will drastically reduce its turnaround time. The new facility…
15th March 2018
Ice Factory thrown heritage lifeline
UK: Efforts to save the historic Grimsby Ice Factory have been thrown a major lifeline by being named as one of the most endangered heritage…
15th March 2018
Lowe acquired by new investors
UK: Refrigeration equipment rental company Lowe Rental has been acquired by equity firm Perwyn in a £60m deal, one of Northern Ireland’s largest ever private-equity-backed…
13th March 2018
Hubbard makes three new appointments
[caption id="attachment_46231" align="aligncenter" width="584"] New appointments (left to right): Brian Clark, Steve Feeney and Francis Wallace[/caption] UK: Hubbard Products has strengthened its commercial refrigeration capabilities…
12th March 2018
Beijer Ref and MHI form UK joint venture
UK: Swedish refrigeration wholesale group Beijer Ref AB has formed a joint venture with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to market MHI air conditioners in the UK…
11th March 2018
Refcom repeats R32 retrofit concerns
UK: The F-gas registration body Refcom has backed warnings by FETA following instances of “mildly flammable” R32 being retrofitted in air conditioners designed for use…
11th March 2018
Storage cabinets breach eco regs
SWITZERLAND: A consumer guide supported by the European Commission has claimed that the majority of professional storage refrigerators fail to comply with mandatory energy labelling…
8th March 2018
Iceland AHU is “tool of the trade”
UK: Refrigerated food retailer Iceland has won a Supreme Court battle to exclude an external air handling plant from the rateable value of the building.…
8th March 2018
IoR updates refrigerant safety code
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has updated its Safety Code of Practice for Non Flammable, Lower Toxicity Refrigerants (Group A1). The Codes for other refrigerant…
7th March 2018
Hitachi office opened in Glasgow
UK: Johnson Controls Hitachi Air Conditioning Europe has established a Glasgow office to strengthen its Hitachi air conditioning direct sales support for its Scottish customers.…
6th March 2018
Belfield is BCIA president
UK: Jon Belfield, MD of BEMS controls specialist InTandem Systems, has been appointed president of the Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA). He steps up from…
6th March 2018
Raworth joins new cold store business
UK: Kevin Raworth, a co-founder of Norpe Viessmann distributor NRL Refrigeration, has been appointed UK sales director of a new company, Cold Store Distribution. Established…
5th March 2018
FETA concern over R32 retrofits
UK: The UK manufacturers’ group FETA has warned against instances of retrofitting R410A with “mildly flammable” R32 refrigerant. While air conditioning models, specifically designed for…
5th March 2018
Higson is new Wolseley UK MD
UK: Mark Higson, a former top executive at the Royal Mail, has been appointed MD of Wolseley UK. Higson has spent much of his career…
1st March 2018
Fujitsu training at FSW Southampton
[caption id="attachment_46096" align="aligncenter" width="630"] All installed (left to right): John Hobley, FSW south and south west regional manager; Fujitsu's Ian Carroll; Peter Emanuel, FSW air…
1st March 2018
Panasonic CO2 CU launches in UK
UK: Following the announcement of the European launch last year, Panasonic has revealed that its 4kW/2hp CO2 condensing unit is now available in the…
28th February 2018
BSRA combines golf and annual dinner
UK: After a number of false starts the “Birmingham Dinner” has been resurrected as part of the BSRA annual golf day at the Belfry in…
27th February 2018
Coolkit appointed Melform distributor
UK: CoolKit has secured sole rights to distribute the range of insulated and temperature controlled containers produced by the Italian manufacturer Melform in the UK…