News & Updates
Press releases and statements from Refcom
Refrigerant phasedown – implications and considerations
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Graeme Fox comments on the implications of phasedown and recent price rises. You can read his article in the latest edition of ACR News. The price of R404A is now roughly 5 times what it was at the start of the year – an astronomical rise by anyone’s standards and one that is clearly...
Read MoreOur latest meeting with DEFRA....
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
As a certification scheme, REFCOM is proud to work alongside the Environment Agency (EA) and DEFRA to make sure F gas regulations work for our industry, and continue to drive up standards. As part of this commitment, we met with DEFRA last week to discuss a few key industry issues. During our...
Read MoreBESA LAUNCHES NATIONAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE AND AWARDS
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) will hold a combined national technical conference and awards dinner on October 19 in London. REFCOM is a BESA Group company. The full day event at the Park Plaza Riverbank hotel will focus on four key areas for the building engineering sector:...
Read MoreSkillFRIDGE competitors set their sights on the final
Monday, July 24, 2017
The qualifying heats of the 2017 SkillFRIDGE competition series have come to a close and the apprentices and students who took part now have their sights firmly set on the national final, with the top six set to be announced in September. The competition has toured the UK searching for the very...
Read MoreThe way we audit is changing.....
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
To make sure that your business continues to meet Refcom F gas scheme requirements, member companies may be subject to a random risk-based assessment and/or an on-site audit (read more here).We're simplifying the way we run our audits, streamlining the process to make it easier, quicker and cheaper...
Read More