UK News
Dinnergate dispute rumbles on
UK: Former Institute of Refrigeration president Graeme Fox has opened an online vote calling for current president Lisa-Jayne Cook to be removed as an IoR board trustee….
MCS heat pump installs reach record 60,000
UK: As expected, 2024 was a record-breaking year for UK installations of heat pumps with almost 60,000 certified installations….
IoR and Graeme Fox settle differences
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration and past president Graeme Fox have settled their differences and prevented a possible vote of no confidence in the IoR’s board. …
NIBE appoints former footballer as brand ambassador
UK: Swedish heat pump manufacturer NIBE has appointed former Swedish international footballer Freddie Ljungberg as its new UK brand ambassador….
BESA appoints chief operating officer
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed Tony Gilbert to the new role of COO in what the association describes as part of a major strategic transformation….
Tomoji Miki named Daikin UK MD
UK: Tomoji Miki has been named as Daikin UK MD. He succeeds Hiroyasu Ishikawa, who has been appointed MD of Daikin Central Europe….
Parkman retires as Daikin Applied (UK) MD
UK: Clive Parkman has retired after eight years as managing director of Daikin Applied (UK)….
Mansfield Pollard sees turnover rise 17%
UK: Mansfield Pollard, the Bradford-based supplier of industrial air handling units, acoustic control products and data centre cooling solutions, saw turnover rise 17% to £24m in the year to July 31….
Heat pump training in line with demand
UK: The UK government insists that the number of UK heat pump installers is in line with current workforce training demands….
Giles Pratt set to retire
UK: Giles Pratt, sales specialist at Fujitsu General Air Conditioning UK, is set to retire after a career spanning 40 years in the UK air conditioning industry….