UK Air Conditioning and Refrigeration News

Pump House to distribute Imperial

1/4/2019

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Pump House will stock and distribute Imperial tools from May, following the acquisition of manufacturer Stride Tool by DiversiTech in January. Advanced Engineering will cease to sell the Imperial brand from the end of April.

Tools Talk: Seal of approval

15/10/2018

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Scott Davies, UK sales director for JAVAC UK, explains why there is no system downtime for plugging leaks with Spectroline Cool Seal.

Moisture entering an ACR system through leaks in condensers, evaporators, O-rings or hoses can quickly create irreversible damage.

HRP rolls out ToolHUB

3/10/2018

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The regeneration of HRP through investment from parent company Beijer Ref continues with the roll out of ToolHUB. This new concept, planned across the network of branches, is nearing completion.

The traditional style trade counters have been transformed with local branches stocking a comprehensive range of specialist and hand tool required to work on refrigeration and air conditioning systems.

FSW launches new websites

3/10/2018

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Wholesaler FSW has launched new websites for its customers in the UK and Ireland.

The UK site includes a special offer section called Cool-kit, with over 40 products available to buy online or at any of the 24 UK branches all at the same special offer prices. The current Cool-kit promotion is valid until 31 December 2018 and new versions will be available every quarter.

An interactive pdf version of Cool-kit is available to download from the website allowing on-line customers to view the brochure. Clicking on any Cool-kit product will take customers directly to that products page on the new site, where they can browse more detailed information, download further literature and buy the item/s.

Tools Talk: Cutting Edge

31/7/2018

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The JAVAC EDGE expander is precision machined and used with the EDGE tube cutter, below, can create the perfect joint

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The JAVAC EDGE tube cutter

Dave Kingston, Group Training Officer at Aspen Pumps, says choosing the right tools can help achieve the perfect joint.

Traditionally, the method of joining two pieces of copper tube together is by using a standard tube expander and brazing the joint. When expanding a tube, ensuring that the result creates a straight clean expansion, means less chance of a sloppy fit and the joint falling apart during assembly. By expanding one end and sliding the other tube into it, there is only one join to braze; this results in less chance of a refrigerant leak.

Tools Talk: Working with CO2

5/7/2018

Dave Kingston, Aspen Pumps Group Training Officer, looks at the equipment needed to work with a refrigerant that is growing in popularity.

CO2 (R447) offers the lowest practical GWP (global warming potential) of all the common refrigerants and as such is rapidly growing in popularity, given the GWP quota reductions the industry is tasked with implementing.

The tools required for installation and maintenance need to be heavy duty, due to the pressures associated with this refrigerant. JAVAC supplies a full range of manifolds, charging equipment and leak detection specifically designed for the application.

Key changes at JAVAC

29/11/2017

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JAVAC UK has announced a number of key appointments and says the changes will help it maintain the highest levels of support to customers.

Duane Revill joins as UK Operations Manager, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and experience within the HVAC/R sector. Duane previously worked for Capital Cooling and WR Refrigeration and his new role will see him overseeing the day-to-day running of business operations.

Tools Talk: New and improved service manifolds

23/11/2017

Introducing the updated Javac service manifolds… redesigned to meet the ever-changing needs of engineers and the industry.

The rising price of R410A, coupled with the growing influence of F-Gas regulation, now mean a large number of jobs are switching to the lower GWP-rated R32. Therefore, Javac has developed and redesigned its R410A manifolds to be dual scale and include both R410A and R32. This adds to the versatility of the Javac manifold series, allowing the installer to tackle both older R410A reclaims and new R32 charging. The Javac manifolds are available in 2-valve or 4-valve models.

New UK sales manager for Ritchie Engineering

20/9/2017

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Adam Radford has joined tools specialist Ritchie Engineering as UK and Ireland Sales Manager, overseeing the sale of all Yellow Jacket products from the company’s European distribution centre.

Adam joins Ritchie from Dawson Rentals – Temperature Control Solutions, where he most recently worked as a technical support engineer. His previous positions within the company included customer support and refrigeration workshop engineering positions where he tested, modified and repaired cold stores, blast freezers and tempering units.

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