News Archive - May 2026
Carrier Solutions UK celebrates 20 years with Hushon
20 May 2026
Carrier Solutions UK is marking 20 years of its distribution partnership with Hushon, celebrating two decades of collaboration in supplying Toshiba HVAC systems to customers across the country....
Güntner Group launches dedicated data centre division
20 May 2026
Güntner Group has launched a dedicated Güntner Data Center Solutions division, bringing together the expertise, technologies and teams of Güntner and JAEGGI into a single operation focused on data centre cooling. Based in Fürstenfeldbruck, the new ...
Cooling pushed to the fore as CCC publishes new report
20 May 2026
Britain’s cooling needs have been pushed to the forefront after the Climate Change Committee (CCC) warned that rising temperatures now pose one of the most immediate threats to daily life. In its new report, A Well-Adapted UK, the CCC says the ...
B-engineering Group expands senior team
20 May 2026
B-engineering Group has expanded its senior team as part of a wider plan to scale the business following a period of investment and restructuring....
DEFRA rules out 2026 legislation to alter 2027 HFC phasedown step
20 May 2026
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has confirmed that no legislative changes will be made this year to alter the next stage of the UK’s HFC phasedown, giving the refrigeration and air conditioning sector clarity ahead ...
Panasonic and Centrica’s Energised Futures launch pilot to unlock smart heat pump potential
20 May 2026
Panasonic and Centrica’s Energised Futures have launched a pilot in Dublin to test new approaches to intelligent heat-pump control, aiming to show how smarter systems can cut running costs, lower emissions and support grid flexibility....
Clivet UK appoints Hillier as MD
18 May 2026
Clivet UK has appointed Nigel Hillier as General Manager as the company strengthens its position in the commercial and residential HVACR sectors....
King’s Speech puts late payment crackdown at the centre of new Small Business Protection Bill
18 May 2026
The government has placed late payment reform at the heart of its legislative agenda, using last week’s King’s Speech to introduce the Small Business Protection (Late Payment) Bill, a package ministers describe as the most significant overhaul of ...
CIBSE unveils redeveloped HQ with £1.2m Manly Trust Skills Hub
13 May 2026
CIBSE has officially opened its newly redeveloped London headquarters and confirmed a transformational £1.2 million donation from The Manly Trust to establish The Manly Trust Skills Hub at the heart of the building. The contribution is the largest ...
Clivet strengthens service division with new hire
13 May 2026
Clivet Group UK has expanded its service division with the appointment of Laith Al Baghdadi....
Too many still afraid to call out safety failings, says Apps
08 May 2026
Too many people in safety-critical roles still feel unable to challenge poor client decisions despite post-Grenfell reforms, according to campaigning journalist and author Peter Apps....
adi Climate Systems appoints new Managing Director
08 May 2026
Industrial HVAC specialist adi Climate Systems has appointed Mike Sweet as its new Managing Director as the business prepares for its next phase of growth....
Apx accelerates growth with trio of appointments
06 May 2026
Apx Data Centre Solutions has expanded its European leadership team with three senior appointments, marking the next phase of its growth following the LFB Group’s data centre division rebrand to Apx. With six decades of engineering, HVAC, and ...
Hawco joins British Refrigeration Association
06 May 2026
Hawco has become the newest corporate member of the British Refrigeration Association (BRA), strengthening its links with manufacturers, contractors and fellow distributors across the sector. The company will contribute to three BRA groups covering ...