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 9 Jun 2025

West Lothian College and Mitsubishi Electric team up with heat pumps

West Lothian College has joined forces with Mitsubishi Electric in an exciting new partnership aimed at tackling a shortage of workers trained to install heat pumps - a key technology in the move toward a greener future.... 
 5 Jun 2025

CEO of ESBE opens new premises in Rossendale

Senior staff from the Swedish parent company of ESBE joined the hydronics specialist’s leading UK retailers and installers at the end of February to mark the official opening of its new headquarters in Lancashire’s industrial heartland at Rossendale.... 
 5 Jun 2025

ICS expands with new depot in Birmingham

ICS Cool Energy, has relocated its Birmingham operations to a new, purpose-built facility in Erdington Industrial Park. This move reflects the company’s long-term commitment to growth and expanding its presence and capabilities in the Midlands, a ... 
 5 Jun 2025

Molle joins Conex Bänninger to drive sales growth

Conex Bänninger has appointed Paul Molle as Regional Technical Sales Manager, responsible for London and the Eastern region.... 
Chloe Jennings.
 30 May 2025

UK talent shines in Women in Cooling competition 2025

The Women in Cooling Video Competition (WiCC25), now in its third edition, has announced its winners, recognising excellence and innovation in the refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pump (RACHP) sector. Organised by World Refrigeration Day (... 
 29 May 2025

Carrier Solutions UK celebrates 20-Year partnership with Cool Solutions Distribution

Carrier Solutions UK has reached a significant milestone in its distributor partnerships, marking 20 years of collaboration with Cool Solutions Distribution (CSD), a key distributor of Toshiba HVAC products. Since its founding in April 2005, CSD has ... 
JPEG Toby Perkins MP, Aira Academy team and apprentices.
 28 May 2025

Aira marks first year of its Green Skills Training Academy with Toby Perkins MP

Toby Perkins MP attended Aira’s Green Skills Academy to mark its first anniversary. He met with Aira’s first cohort of apprentices, who joined the Academy in September 2024, alongside the Aira training team, trainees and clean energy experts. The ... 
 23 May 2025

New IOR Guidance Note on coaching

The Institute of Refrigeration (IoR) has published its latest Education Guidance Note in the series, this time focusing on Coaching as a way for employers to support engineering and technician development.... 
Birdsall staff.
 23 May 2025

Birdsall celebrates a half-century in business

Engineering group Birdsall commenced a year of celebration in May to mark its fiftieth anniversary. Birdsall invited staff and clients to an Open Day at the company’s Holborn Hub to launch the celebrations.... 
 23 May 2025

Conex Bänninger appoints Sinclair to drive growth in Scotland.

Conex Bänninger has appointed Derek Sinclair as regional technical sales manager, a strategic move to strengthen its presence in Scotland and support new sustainable business development.... 
 23 May 2025

Bitzer UK strengthens technical support team with new appointment

Bitzer UK has appointed James Cowan as a new trainee technical support engineer. Cowan’s responsibilities span a wide range of technical functions, including system pricing, fault finding, handling detailed technical enquiries and assisting with ... 
 23 May 2025

BESA urges government to act quickly on healthy buildings

The government must commit to a fully funded national programme of building retrofits that has human health and wellbeing at heart, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).... 
 12 May 2025

Jet Environmental secures first major contract following launch of HVAC maintenance service

HVAC specialist Jet Environmental has secured its first significant contract following the recent launch of its expanded HVAC maintenance services. Previously focused on supporting its installed systems, Jet’s newly broadened offer now covers all ... 
 12 May 2025

Aira welcomes end to planning delays for heat pumps

Aira the clean energy-tech champion, welcomes the news that the UK government is to scrap the obligation for households to obtain planning permission for the installation of a new heat pump from 29 May which forms part of the government’s Warm Homes ... 
L-r: Qvantum Energy Technology CEO Phil Ord with Adam Clarke, head of operations, Fischer Commercial.
 12 May 2025

Fischer named key partner by Qvantum

Heat pump manufacturer Qvantum Energy Technology has appointed electric heating specialist Fischer as a key distribution partner.... 
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Lisa-Jayne Cook, Amy Gittoes, Sam Buckell, Lisa Pogson, Astrid Prado, Carley Fountain, Amy Richardson, Lisa Waters, and Kevin Glass.
 9 May 2025

BITZER UK Hosts Women in RACHP network for strategy session

Bitzer UK welcomed members of the Institute of Refrigeration’s Women in RACHP (WiRACHP) Network to its headquarters in Milton Keynes for their first in-person meeting of the year.... 
 9 May 2025

First keynote speaker announced for Adaptation 2025

Expert in climate change adaptation Tim Fox will deliver a keynote talk at the IOR’s Adaptation 2025 conference detailing why cooling is now a “mission critical” service, essential to public health, food security, global commerce, and economic well-... 
 9 May 2025

Carrier Commercial relocates to Wimbledon

Carrier Commercial HVAC UK has officially relocated to a new office in Wimbledon. Located at 22 Worple Road in south-west London, the newly designed office spans over 3,800 square metres and features a Scandinavian-inspired aesthetic developed by ... 
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