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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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8th April 2026

Firms knowingly breach the F-gas regulations

UK: A new report claims European companies are knowingly breaching the F-gas regulations by exceeding quota limits, falsifying invoices, mislabelling virgin refrigerants as reclaimed gases and evading VAT.
8th April 2026

Creating a one-stop-shop for environmental data

BELGIUM: Eurovent Certification has launched a sustainability department to support the increasing market demand for environmental information for procurement, reporting, and regulatory readiness. 
8th April 2026

Schemes collaborate on R290 heat pump training

EUROPE: The Real Alternatives project and SkillSafe EU are to collaborate in a specialised training programme on the safe handling of flammable refrigerants and the use of R290 heat pumps.
8th April 2026

TCL opens US$290m factory in Guangzhou

CHINA: Chinese home appliance manufacturer TCL has opened a new US$290m air conditioning factory in Guangzhou, with an annual production capacity of eight million units.
8th April 2026

Hubbard Systems adds Skope-brand products

UK: Hubbard Systems, the Ipswich-based distributor of commercial foodservice equipment, has added products from New Zealand manufacturer Skope Refrigeration to its portfolio. 
7th April 2026

US distributor sales increase in February

USA: Sales by US HVACR distributors bounced back in February increasing by 4.6%.