UK News
11th January 2018
Capital collapse hits fridge suppliers
UK: Capital Cooling’s unsecured creditors, who are owed a total of £2m, are “highly unlikely” to receive any dividend, the company’s administrator KPMG has revealed.…
10th January 2018
Aircon industry faces R410A chaos
UK: The failure of the refrigeration industry to move away from R404A looks set to cause major problems for the air conditioning sector this year…
10th January 2018
FETA welcomes proposed retentions bill
[caption id="attachment_45485" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Russell Beattie: “Retention payments are a deeply contentious matter for many of our members”[/caption] UK: Manufacturers’ group FETA has welcomed the…
9th January 2018
Guide to pressure equipment regulations
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration’s technical committee has produced an overview of key pressure regulations/directives related to refrigeration and air conditioning equipment. This new Guidance…
8th January 2018
Aldous launches retentions bill
UK: Proposed parliamentary legislation to ring-fence retentions has attracted support from politicians across the House. The bill being introduced by Conservative MP for Waveney Peter…
8th January 2018
Entry open for SkillFridge 2018
UK: All apprentices studying Level 2 RACHP upwards will eligible to compete in the 2018 SkillFridge skills competition. Announcing that registration for this year’s competition…
6th January 2018
IoR/CIBSE combine on VRF guide
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration has collaborated with CIBSE to produce a new guide to VRF air conditioning. The authors say that the main purpose…
4th January 2018
Cool Dynamics first with Panasonic rewards
[caption id="attachment_45449" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Warren Davies of Panasonic distributor Dysk Air Conditioning (left) handing over the rewards to Chris Clarkson of Cool Dynamics[/caption] UK: Kent-based…
4th January 2018
Scotia buys Filta Refrigeration business
UK: Filta Group Holdings, a provider of services to commercial kitchens, has sold its refrigeration and HVAC maintenance and repair business to Scotia Cooling Solutions.…
4th January 2018
Ken Clements RIP
UK: IDS Climalife has announced the death of air conditioning and refrigeration industry stalwart Ken Clements on December 26. In an industry career spanning over…
3rd January 2018
SEC calls for “3 Ps” in construction
UK: The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group has called on the government and industry to focus in 2018 on the “3 Ps” – procurement, payment…
3rd January 2018
£160m for new Co-op stores and refits
UK: The Co-op is to invest £160m in 100 new food stores and major makeovers of 150 existing outlets across the UK in 2018. More…
2nd January 2018
Mitsubishi absorbs Climaveneta Powermaster
UK: Chiller company Climaveneta Powermaster Ltd has been integrated into the Mitsubishi Electric UK portfolio. The announcement follows the purchase of DeLclima, the parent company of…
2nd January 2018
Sally Price retires from A-Gas
UK: Sally Price, corporate development director at refrigerant supplier and reclaimer A-Gas, has retired after 24 years with the company. Sally was only the second…
1st January 2018
Top marks for Rosie in hydrocarbon test
UK: Rosie Muxlow, the youngest ever person to become F-gas certified, has followed this up by gaining top marks in the service and maintenance of…
29th December 2017
Anderson confirmed as Capital CEO
UK: James Anderson, former MD of Capital Cooling, has been confirmed as the CEO of new company Capital Cooling Refrigeration. Anderson is joined on the…
28th December 2017
HVACR Show hosts IoR conference
UK: The next Institute of Refrigeration annual conference will take place during the HVACR Show at ExCel in London. The event will explore how heat…
24th December 2017
Capital Cooling business sold for £300k
UK: Capital Cooling will continue as a cabinet sales company under the name Capital Cooling Refrigeration Ltd, having been bought by new owners for £300,000.…
22nd December 2017
Capital Cooling closes service division
UK: Edinburgh-based Capital Cooling is to close its service division in a pre-pack administration deal. The company, which is rumoured to have been struggling financially…
20th December 2017
Switch to low GWP gas or count the cost
[caption id="attachment_45081" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Richard Metcalfe: "Failing to take advantage of lower GWP refrigerants is likely to increase an end-user’s cooling costs significantly"[/caption] UK: Chiller…
18th December 2017
Labour front bench appalled at retentions
[caption id="attachment_44961" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Bill Esterson MP: "appalled" at level of retentions[/caption] UK: The Labour Front Bench Business Team has referred to the abuse linked…