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 3 Feb 2026

Ensuring refrigerant quality and authenticity

Contaminated and counterfeit refrigerants are an increasing problem for air conditioning and refrigeration service engineers, contractors, and refrigerant distributors - and they can be hard to spot, which makes keeping them out of circulation ... 
George Bradley, left, and Ricki Horsington.
 30 Jan 2026

IV Produkt expands UK team with two new Area Sales Managers

Swedish air handling unit manufacturer IV Produkt has strengthened its UK operation with the appointment of two additional Area Sales Managers.... 
 30 Jan 2026

Armstrong names Chintan Kharche Global Director

Armstrong Fluid Technology has appointed Chintan Kharche as Global Director of Offering Management, a role that will oversee strategy and development across five major product lines.... 
L-r: Carla Cameron, Louis Jackson, Manishka Hart and Dan Gentle.
 26 Jan 2026

New recruits boost Qvantum UK

Qvantum UK has expanded its team with four new appointments across marketing, consultancy and sales support.... 
 21 Jan 2026

Warm Homes Plan signals major step forward for heat pumps

The UK Government has unveiled a £15?billion Warm Homes Plan that places heat pumps at the centre of its strategy to cut bills, reduce fuel poverty and accelerate the shift to clean heat.... 
 21 Jan 2026

ACES gains official F-Gas registration as UK-recognised entity

ACES, the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain Systems in Kigali, Rwanda, has been formally added to the UK’s F-Gas Register, a significant step in aligning the centre’s operations with internationally recognised ... 
 20 Jan 2026

Lewington appointed Managing Director of Tefcold UK

Tefcold UK has named Tom Lewington as its new Managing Director, succeeding Torben Christensen, who will continue to support the business in his role as Group Chairman.... 
 20 Jan 2026

Diffusion names Matthew Cooper as sales director

Diffusion has appointed Matthew Cooper as its new Sales Director as the British manufacturer prepares for a further phase of expansion across the UK heating and cooling market.... 
 20 Jan 2026

Heat pump bodies complete merger to form HPA UK

Three of the UK’s key heat pump organisations have formally merged to create a single trade body, the Heat Pump Association UK (HPA UK). The Heat Pump Association (HPA), Ground Source Heat Pump Association (GSHPA) and Heat Pump Federation (HPF) have ... 
 16 Jan 2026

Bitzer UK appoints James Graham as Managing Director

Bitzer UK has announced the appointment of James Graham as its new Managing Director, effective 1 January 2026. He takes over from Kevin Glass, who retired at the end of December 2025 after a long and distinguished career with the company.... 
 16 Jan 2026

Daikin unveils new Manchester Training Academy

Daikin has officially opened its new Manchester Training Academy, unveiling a significantly expanded facility designed to accelerate the development of heat pump skills across the North of England and support the region’s transition to low-carbon ... 
 13 Jan 2026

New MD at Condair

Condair has appointed Steve Winslet as its new Managing Director, bringing more than two decades of leadership experience across the manufacturing and building products sectors. Winslet has previously driven growth at organisations including ... 
 12 Jan 2026

Adapting to change:

The UK pump industry is undergoing a period of rapid transformation, shaped by rising sustainability demands, evolving regulation, persistent skills shortages and accelerating digitisation. Here, Wayne Rose, Chief Executive of the British Pump ... 
 9 Jan 2026

Driving eco-friendly climate control solutions

Extreme weather events, rising energy costs and the global push for decarbonisation are reshaping how businesses manage their facilities. For industrial and commercial operations, maintaining stable indoor conditions is essential for productivity, ... 
 8 Jan 2026

Daikin Applied (UK) expands compact AHU range with Compact R

Daikin Applied (UK) has expanded its compact air handling unit (AHU) portfolio with the launch of Compact R, a new rotary heat recovery solution designed to deliver improved energy performance while retaining the space-saving footprint demanded by ... 
 8 Jan 2026

Clivet expands the EDGE PRO family with the new EDGE PRO L

Clivet has expanded its EDGE PRO family with the new EDGE PRO L, a monobloc air-to-water heat pump designed for centralised residential and light commercial applications. The unit delivers heating, cooling and domestic hot water continuously and ... 
 6 Jan 2026

Kooltech launches KS1-BR41N heating and hot water control without a BMS

Kooltech has launched the KS1-BR41N, a new addition to its K-con bespoke solutions range. Also known as K-BRAIN, this self-contained control solution simplifies the operation of the Mitsubishi Electric CAHV-R air source heat pump for managing both ... 
 23 Dec 2025

Trane showcases sustainable data centre manufacturing

Trane opened its European manufacturing facility in Charmes, France, to more than 70 representatives from the region’s data centre sector during a three-day event focused on decarbonisation and operational resilience.... 
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