World News

Industry news and insights from Europe and around the World

UK News

Latest news and developments in the United Kingdom

Products

Keep up-to-date with the latest new products and technology

Features

General articles, applications and industry analysis

Total Warrior Graham raises £1k for the NHS

James Graham (standing, centre) with the team after the event

UK: Bitzer UK sales director James Graham has helped raise over £1,000 for the NHS by taking part in the Total Warrior challenge, a 12km course of fiendish obstacles.

The event, held at Bramham Park, Leeds, last month, attracted dozens of teams keen to jump, swim, climb and run through a quagmire of mud while tackling 26 obstacles with such names as Hang Tough, Human BBQ, the Shocker and Peaks of Pain.

James Graham’s team of seven completed the 12km course in 2hrs 15mins, raising over £1000 for the NHS.

“Getting over a 9ft vertical wall with over-hang was a challenge,” Graham admitted. “However, running through the forest of dangling electric wires is something that life just doesn’t prepare you for. It took a moment to psych myself up, but, once you are off and moving, there is no stopping.”

Latest News

24th June 2026

Japan celebrates the invention of air conditioning

JAPAN: Carrier is to launch a campaign in Japan to highlight the origins of air conditioning and its value to society to mark Air Conditioning Invention Day on July 17. 
24th June 2026

Employing liquefied hydrogen as a cold energy source

JAPAN: A new heat exchange technology that employs liquefied hydrogen as a cold energy source for air conditioning and refrigeration equipment is being trialled in Japan.
24th June 2026

Air conditioned bench under trial

JAPAN: Daikin is one of the companies behind the trial of an air-conditioned bench for urban outdoor public spaces.
24th June 2026

CCC backs more support for heat pumps

UK: The UK government’s Climate Change Committee claims a more ambitious plan is needed to electrify key parts of the UK economy, including further action to reduce electricity costs.
23rd June 2026

Enex signs €35.5m ESG-linked refinancing facility

ITALY: Enex Technologies, the Treviso-based industrial and commercial cooling equipment manufacturer, has signed a €35.5m ESG-linked refinancing agreement.
23rd June 2026

Rainer Grosse-Kracht named EPEE president

BELGIUM: Rainer Grosse-Kracht, chief technology officer at compressor manufacturer Bitzer, has been named as president of the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE).