News Headlines
16th September 2026
UN secretary-general urges shift to sustainable cooling
USA: United Nations secretary-general António Guterres has urged countries to implement the Kigali Amendment and accelerate the shift to sustainable cooling.
16th September 2026
Top 30 M&E contractors see turnover rise 7.9%
UK: The latest survey of the top 30 largest M&E contracting firms shows a collective turnover of nearly £6.8bn in 2025, up 7.9% on the previous year.
14th September 2026
Mitsubishi triples heat exchanger performance
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric claims to have developed a plate heat exchanger for heat pumps with a heat transfer performance triple that of its conventional grooved plate heat exchangers.
16th September 2026
EU president promises European Heatwave Plan
FRANCE: Cooling was amongst the main topics of today’s state of the union address by Ursula von der Leyen, with the EU president proposing a new European Heatwave Plan.
16th September 2026
UN secretary-general urges shift to sustainable cooling
USA: United Nations secretary-general António Guterres has urged countries to implement the Kigali Amendment and accelerate the shift to sustainable cooling.
15th September 2026
Nordic Climate acquires Dutch contractor
NETHERLANDS: Bakker Vakkeuken, a Dutch contractor specialist in commercial kitchen and refrigeration technology, has become part of the Swedish Nordic Climate Group.
16th September 2026
Top 30 M&E contractors see turnover rise 7.9%
UK: The latest survey of the top 30 largest M&E contracting firms shows a collective turnover of nearly £6.8bn in 2025, up 7.9% on the previous year.
16th September 2026
Industry calls for action on electricity taxes
UK: Over 120 organisations are urging the UK government to reduce taxes on electricity, warning that high electricity tariffs risk business closures and job losses, while raising the cost of living.
14th September 2026
Mark Williams joins HPA UK as communications head
UK: The Heat Pump Association UK has appointed Mark Williams as its new head of policy and communications.
16th September 2026
MHI redesigns central controller
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has completely redesigned its centralised remote controller for medium and large-scale facilities.
15th September 2026
High-temperature hydrocarbon heat pumps
IRELAND: Johnson Controls has launched the Sabroe HitemHP line of industrial high-temperature heat pumps to meet market demand for output temperatures above 90°C.
9th September 2026
Trane upgrades Sintesis Advantage
BELGIUM: Trane upgraded its Sintesis Advantage CGAF and CXAF chillers and heat pumps with new features and options to reduce sound levels and improve seasonal efficiency.
15th September 2026
Delivering year-round comfort to historic community sports club
UK: Mitsubishi Electric air-to-air heat pumps are now providing heating and cooling to a privately-run sports venue built in the early 1900s in Sefton, north Liverpool.
8th September 2026
Trane R454B chillers give hospital a lift
UK: Yorkshire-based contractor Newsome has replaced two ageing rooftop chillers with units using R454B refrigerant to serve the main air handling unit cooling circuit at a hospital in York.
25th August 2026
AHU upgrades fast-tracked across Scottish schools
UK: Glasgow-based RSG Building Services has carried out a fast-track programme of Carrier AHU replacements across schools in Perth and Kinross and Edinburgh.
3rd May 2026
Skills gap: the answer’s already on the van
Will Overton, director of Vectis Refrigeration and founder of the Wisdom Group FM, argues that the skills gap in refrigeration and HVAC is not a training problem: it is a knowledge capture problem.
14th December 2025
When glycol loops go bad
David McKune, corporate account manager of Ecolab EU, a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services, discusses the hidden risks of ignoring coolant health in AI-era data centres.
2nd November 2025
Who really owns the S&M data?
Digital job systems and client portals have transformed service and maintenance efficiency, but they have also blurred the line between compliance reporting and intellectual property.
12th September 2026
Haier takes to the road
UK: Haier HVAC Solutions goes on the road this month, with a fully-kitted product trailer taking its latest heating and cooling solutions to installers across the UK.
4th September 2026
Portsmouth college receives £1.2m government boost
UK: City of Portsmouth College has received £1.2m of government funding to develop and expand its refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump training facilities.
28th August 2026
World Ventilation Day event takes on overheating
UK: BESA will mark this year’s World Ventilation Day with an event in London focused on overheating in the built environment.