United Kingdom (UK) HVAC News & Trends

To boost the confidence of professionals installing energy efficient heating and hot water products for residential new build developments, Baxi has continued to prioritize training with bespoke virtual learning modules. Throughout the pandemic, Baxi has supported housing providers, developers, and their contractors with virtual training opportunities. This approach has allowed for more valuable training to continue, covering the installation, commissioning and maintenance of the Baxi Assure co...

Johnson Controls, the pioneer in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, will host its “Game On” Rooftop HVAC Conference virtually on April 21, 2021. free online learning experience The interactive training conference will offer a free online learning experience, with in-depth presentations developed by our HVAC experts. The courses will cover the product and service of Johnson Controls, YORK®, and TempMaster® commercial rooftop systems along with trending ind...

CoolSys™, a parent of refrigeration and HVAC services companies nationwide, has announced the acquisition of Duquette Refrigeration (formerly A. Duquette & Son), a commercial refrigeration company headquartered in Worcester, Mass. This acquisition will strengthen CoolSys’ Commercial & Industrial division and broaden its presence in the Northeast region. nationwide service provider Duquette Refrigeration has established long-term client relationships and an outstanding repu...

Teknotherm is excited to announce that they have been awarded the contract to finalize the HVAC systems for RoPax ferry HONFLEUR. Back in 2017 Brittany Ferries ordered HONFLEUR at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellshaft (FSG) Shipyard in Germany. However, when FSG Shipyard went bankrupt in 2019, its Norwegian owner Siem Group signed a contract with Fosen Yard in Norway to complete the project. Supplying HVAC systems HONFLEUR – now named newbuilding 93 – was designed to become a 187.4 m...

The Wilo Group and electrolyser producer Enapter agreed to a joint cooperation last week. The goal is to define possible areas of cooperation in the hydrogen sector and to generate synergies that profit both sides. The partners see mutual potentials above all in projects to build an infrastructure for the production and transportation of hydrogen. Governments worldwide are passing recovery packages with middle- and long-term national strategies aiming to aid hydrogen technologies in actively pr...

Designed with new and existing and systems in mind, the AK-RC 251 Optyma™ Control electronic controller eliminates the need for mechanical thermostats in cooling applications along with defrost timers in freezer applications. The Danfoss AK-RC 251 Optyma™ Control can control compressors, solenoids, fans, lights, crankcase heaters, and up to two defrosts. The Optyma™ Control features a weatherproof enclosure and is compatible with standard 3⁄4-inch fittings. Easy to wire...

Business Development Resources (BDR), the training and business coaching authority for home services industry professionals, provides strategies and skills for increasing long-term high-margin commercial service agreements at a three-day virtual training in May. BDR’s Commercial Maintenance Sales workshop, scheduled for May 11-13, helps HVAC professionals identify and analyze the impact of commercial maintenance agreements on short- and long-term revenue growth. maintenance relationships...

The Air–Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) is the trade association representing manufacturers of air conditioning, heating, commercial refrigeration, and water heating equipment. ECR International is a member company of AHRI and a participant in the voluntary certification program. The AHRI Product Performance Certification Program is a voluntary program, which ensures that various types of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and water heating pro...

Innovation is a driving force behind most industries, including HVAC. Keeping up with industry research, and looking toward the future, helps HVAC professionals to anticipate upcoming changes to the industry, and to be prepared when they happen. There is no shortage of innovation in the sphere of HVAC. I recently came across some interesting designs (and one product already on the market!) that provide a useful glimpse into the types of projects that may shape the HVAC industry of tomorrow. La...

UltraViolet Devices Inc. partnered with Badger Technologies to equip the Badger UV Disinfect robot with its advanced UV-C technology to create an autonomous disinfecting robot designed to combat COVID-19 and high-risk pathogens commonly found in grocery, food service, and retail environments. UV robot “We partnered with them to develop a UV robot that can come to life at the end of the shift when everyone goes home, can take a couple of hours, and do a normal-sized grocery stor...

Blalock Heating & Air, along with Johnstone Supply, Fujitsu and The Nixon Group, teamed up on a project at Speedway Ford in Griffin, Georgia, United States of America (USA). The team consisted of: Blalock Heating and Air – Justin Bishop, Johnstone Supply – Ty Rath, Fujitsu – Shawn Hill, The Nixon Group – Seth Nixon. Speedway Ford Speedway Ford has been a long time customer of Blalock Heating & Air Speedway Ford has been a long time customer of Blalock...

In a grassroots campaign, Rick Hasselbeck, Chief Commercial Officer of GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, took to the streets sharing gifts with hungry consumers. To the surprise and confusion of GEA owners, the personally hand-delivered parcels were empty but hot. One anonymous fan said, “I was delighted to receive a package from the company’s CCO and thought I must have won something. Instead, I was left scratching my head.” Delivering dozens of packages to registered cu...

Carrier is proud to support Habitat for Humanity International’s Home is the Key campaign, aimed at unlocking more families’ futures with homeownership – a fundamental stepping stone to better health, more financial freedom, and security. The company has begun its fundraising effort with an initial $250,000 donation to the campaign and will continue to raise awareness throughout the month of April by engaging its distributor and dealer network and employees through advertising...

Beginning in the second half of 2019, Decsa was engaged by its own pioneering oleochemical customer to design and supply new cooling towers to serve their plants. Decsa installs new cooling towers Important order for Decsa. For a major oleochemicals company in Cremona, Italy, the Italian company specializing in the manufacture and sale of cooling towers, evaporative coolers, and evaporative condensers was actively involved in the design and supply of new cooling towers to serve their plants: o...

What to do if more than the 20-year-old photovoltaic system is no longer subsidized by the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), but still generates solar power perfectly? After the reform of the EEG in December 2020, operators only receive the annual market value for solar energy. In 2020, that was less than 2.5 cents per kilowatt hour. By contrast, for members of the ViShare Energy Community, electricity is worth more than twice as much: with the ViShare electricity flat rate tariff, they will...

AC Supply has decided to partner and stock the most trusted brand in PTACs, Friedrich, at all four of its Tarrant County locations. As a manufacturer, Friedrich believes that Air Conditioning is at the heart of what they do the same philosophy that AC Supply has thrived on for the last 60-plus years. With this mutual mindset of quality and care, a partnership between AC Supply and Friedrich came naturally. Customer solutions When looking at our PTAC line in 2021, we knew that getting the best...

To ensure swift and reliable maintenance and repair services, KKT chillers runs a close-knit global service network, and Adcock is KKT Chillers’ only UK service provider for the maintenance and repair of all their equipment. Thanks to this status Adcock was recently awarded a maintenance contract to look after climate control equipment at GAP Ice Ltd and was called to assist with emergency breakdown soon after. Standard packaged chillers The customer reported that one of their KKT chill...

Trane®, by Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator is establishing new operations in Dayton, Ohio, to serve the market effective April 1, 2021. Trane optimizes indoor environments with a broad portfolio of energy-efficient heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, energy management and contracting services, aftermarket parts support, and connected building solutions. Trane will expand its existing workforce as part of the new operation and plans to hire additional e...

Bradford White Water Heaters, a globally renowned manufacturer of residential, commercial, and industrial water heating and storage products, has announced a new campaign to inform contractors and distributors in the Pacific Northwest about the advantages of energy-efficient heat pump water heaters (HPWH). The effort, which runs from April 1 through June 30, 2021, in four US states, namely - Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, is a supplement to Hot Water Solutions’ campaign to raise...

As the heating season begins to wind down, use the upcoming calls to pre-book customers in for the summer maintenance checks – it’s a chance to test for any potential system issues and resolve them proactively before Fall 2019. Often, poor water quality is the leading cause behind systems issues or failure. Also known as black iron oxide sludge, magnetite is a result of oxidation inside untreated hydronic systems and if not dealt with, can foul pumps; deposit in low flow areas such...

One of the audacious projects that connect the US and Canada is found in the Keystone Pipeline Project stretching over 2,150 miles across the border, piercing through three provinces and more than half a dozen states like Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Of course, the biggest challenge is not about laying down the 36-inch pipeline that can transport up to 830,000 barrels per day, but how to keep the flow of such massive amounts of crude oil at an optimal condition without losing oil viscos...

In general, heat exchangers are the devices used to exchange heat between the same or different forms of matter through conduction, convection, or radiation. Industrially, the term ‘heat exchangers’ is used for devices that assist in exchanging heat between two fluids at different temperatures without physically mixing them. For example, room or water heaters are used to heat the ambient air or water by exchanging heat between the heating element and the surrounding air or water res...

A large manufacturer of steel cables from Detroit, Michigan contacted Wattco with a problem that the cables they manufactured were corroding in their warehouse and needed a solution to prevent this from happening. Steel products that often sat in inventory for long periods of time were more prone to corrosion. Traditionally, light lubricating oil was used to coat the cables, preventing rust from settling in. The cables were exposed to a steam heating tank, containing light oil at ninety-five de...

During its recent online meeting, the Eurovent Product Group ‘Evaporative Cooling Equipment’ (PG-CT) elected Mr. Frank Stocker (Managing Director, Gohl-KTK) as the successor of Mr. Doïc Hordern (CEO, JACIR) in the role of Vice-Chairman of the group. Mr. Laurent Petiot (General Manager France Benelux Maghreb, BAC) continues as Chairman of PG-CT. The Eurovent Product Group ‘Evaporative Cooling Equipment’ recently met in a fruitful online session. The meeting included...

Johnson Controls, the global front-runner for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, announced the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has approved its ambitious emissions reduction targets. The targets covering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Johnson Controls’ operations (scopes 1 and 2) are consistent with reductions required to keep warming to 1.5°C, the most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement. Johnson Controls’ target for emissions from its value chain (scope...

Ali Group, a global company in the foodservice equipment industry, announced that it has successfully closed on its agreement to acquire KOLD-DRAFT® International from The Legacy Companies based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Filippo Berti, Ali Group’s Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer stated, “We are very pleased to welcome KOLD-DRAFT into the Ali Group. The KOLD-DRAFT acquisition is strategically important to our Group as it strengthe...

All three of Hunter Industrial Fans’ HVLS (high-volume, low-speed) fan lines have been certified by the Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA): the Titan, Eco, and XP. AMCA, an international, not-for-profit organization in the air movement and control industry, bases its certifications on product tests for energy efficiency, sound, and overall performance. AMCA International’s Certified Ratings Program (CRP) assures that a product line has been tested and rated in conformance w...

BEIS Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate Change, Lord Callanan, joined an expert panel to discuss the beginning of the journey to zero emissions, on which the heating industry and its customers are about to embark. A key theme and outcome of the panel discussion was the pressing need for government and industry to engage consumers and influential heating installers. The widely-held view was that it was becoming essential to explain the benefits and transition path to new forms of...

In a new video series from Motili, the company highlights PropTech,CRE, multi-family, and single-family industry news. Motili’s latest video outlines how residential and commercial building owners can increase their property’s energy efficiency utilizing smart thermostats. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, heating and cooling account for about half of the total energy consumption for a typical household. That translates to approximately $900 USD spent on heating and coolin...

Taneytown, MD-based EVAPCO has selected Delta T Equipment as its manufacturer’s representative to serve the Southeast Texas region. The Houston-based HVAC distributorship offers a broad array of products and services to consulting engineers, contractors, and end-users. Delta T Equipment, now rep for EVAPCO “At EVAPCO, we strive to bring better solutions to the heat transfer industry,” said Jamie Facius, VP of North America Sales. “Delta T shares our deep commitment to cu...