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Panasonic joins Procure Plus

UK: Panasonic Heating and Cooling UK has joined the four-year Procure Plus framework framework to boost the deployment of renewable technologies across the UK social housing sector.

Procure Plus is a commercial, not-for-profit company specialising in social housing procurement. It supports housing providers and local authorities in delivering large-scale retrofit programmes to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions in UK homes. It is focused on cost efficiency, quality and compliance, innovation and social value.

Panasonic will provide its wide range of Aquarea air-source heat pumps, hot water cylinders, and smart controls in four lots. Specifically, these are: air-source heat pumps up to and including 15kW (lot 2), air source heat pumps of 16kW+ (lot 3), hot water cylinders (lot 4), and support of smart controls (lot 9).

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26th May 2026

Stepan Stojanov elected AREA president

SPAIN: Stepan Stojanov, secretary general of the Czech association for cooling and air conditioning technology (SCHKT) has been elected president of AREA, the European air conditioning and refrigeration contractors’ association.
26th May 2026

Global heat pump sales show slow recovery

UK: Market research company BSRIA claims that around 3.5 million hydronic heat pumps were sold globally in 2025 – modest growth of 4% following a difficult 2024.
26th May 2026

MCE 2026 underlines international standing

ITALY: The MCE Mostra Convegno Expocomfort in Milan in March attracted an exceptional turnout of international visitors, according to show figures just released by the organiser.
25th May 2026

Using smart glasses for engineer development

UK: Arcus FM is introducing smart glasses into its refrigeration team to strengthen on-the-job learning, improve remote technical guidance and help address the technical skills gap in facilities management.
25th May 2026

Paloma Rheem completes Groupe Atlantic purchase

JAPAN/FRANCE: Paloma Rheem Holdings (PRH) has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Groupe Atlantic, the French HVAC equipment manufacturer.
24th May 2026

Carrier appoints UK MD as David Dunn joins CDL

UK: In changes to its management structure, Carrier UK and Ireland has appointed Pastor Casanova as managing director with responsibility for the Carrier, Toshiba and Viessmann brands.