News & Updates
Press releases and statements from Refcom
REFCOM welcomes greater ‘certainty’ as Brexit arrives
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
An agreement between the EU and the UK to continue the mutual recognition of professional certification should put minds at ease throughout the refrigeration and air conditioning industry, according to the UK’s primary F-Gas register REFCOM. Months of protracted negotiations have produced welcome...
Read MoreCool topics at the BESA National Conference 2019
Thursday, October 24, 2019
The BESA National Conference will feature two ‘must attend’ sessions for building engineering contractors linked to the future of cooling. The one-day conference held at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London on 21 November has an overall theme of: ‘Competence, compliance and climate change –...
Read MoreNo deal Brexit and F-Gas certificates
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, F-Gas certificates issued from the UK will no longer be recognised, or valid, in EU member states.This will apply to both personal F-Gas qualification certificates and to F-Gas Register company certificates.If you are affected by this and wish to continue...
Read MoreThe first REFCOM Elite supplier
Friday, August 30, 2019
Air conditioning and heat pump distributor, Logicool has become the first company to be approved as a Refcom Elite Supplier for best practice in refrigerant management. REFCOM has operated a voluntary Elite scheme since 1994 encouraging working to industry codes of practice and compliance with the...
Read MoreREFCOM meets DEFRA to discuss Brexit
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
On Wednesday 6th February, REFCOM met with DEFRA to discuss:- the latest situation regarding the implications of Brexit for the UK market improvements to the compliance levels in the sector how we can continue to support each other in ensuring we have a robust piece of environmental legislation...
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