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We're pleased to share the news that co-founder and marketing director, Nigel Upson has been accepted as a member of the UK’s leading refrigeration society. Nigel was accepted as Member of the IOR as a result of 20 years’ experience involved with the refrigeration sector industry and an active interest in net zero in the form of heat recovery from refrigeration. As part of the application to join the professional body, whose members are at the forefront of innovation in refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump technology, Nigel had to state how he would use his IOR membership. He said: [...]

We're pleased to share the news that co-founder and marketing director, Nigel Upson has been accepted as a member of the UK’s leading refrigeration society. Nigel was accepted as Member of the IOR as a result of 20 years’ experience involved with the refrigeration sector industry and an active interest in net zero in the form of heat recovery from refrigeration. As part of the application to join the professional body, whose members are at the forefront of innovation in refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump technology, Nigel had to state how he would use his IOR membership. He said: [...]

As the twelfth anniversary of the installation of Wensleydale Creamery’s heat recovery system approaches, the team here at DK Heat Recovery has recalculated the cost savings based on today’s fuel price cap. Award-winning Hawes cheesemaker and tourist attraction, Wensleydale Creamery is now saving £4,500 and over 60,000 kWh per annum by harnessing waste heat from its refrigeration plant to provide free hot water for the visitors’ centre. The savings also equate to an annual reduction of 16 tonnes of carbon but do not take into account the carbon savings associated with the reduced number of oil delivery vehicles visiting Hawes. [...]

Further to the earlier news that we had reached the final of the RAC Cooling Industry Awards, we're proud to share the news that we have also been shortlisted in the 10th annual HVR awards. We have been shortlisted in the Collaboration of the Year category of these prestigious awards that celebrate the industry’s best products, businesses and people. “The HVR Awards are prestigious awards in the heating and ventilation sector. We’re delighted to have reached the final for the work that we did with CRIMPLE in Harrogate where we used the waste heat from the refrigeration plant serving the [...]

The team at DK Heat Recovery is celebrating after reaching the final of a national refrigeration award. We have been shortlisted for the Retail Project of the Year award in the 20th annual RAC Cooling Industry Awards that celebrate the industry’s achievements on all fronts; from innovation to environmental progress, best practice and personal development. “The Cooling Industry Awards are the biggest and most prestigious awards in the refrigeration and air conditioning sector. We’re delighted to have reached the final for the work that we did with Crimple in Harrogate where we used the waste heat from the refrigeration plant [...]

As the second anniversary of the installation of Dearnsdale Fruit’s heat recovery system approaches, the team at DK Heat Recovery has recalculated the cost savings based on today’s fuel price cap. Staffordshire soft fruit farmer, Dearnsdale Fruit is now saving £19,596 and over 230,000 kWh per annum by harnessing waste heat from its cold store. The recovered heat is used for showers for its team of 600 and in its pack house. The savings also equate to an annual reduction of 48 tonnes of carbon. DK Heat Recovery’s Engineering Manager, David Haughton liaised with installer, Spiral Cool on the project: “The [...]

We’re proud to share the news that we helped a Harrogate food hall, bar and kitchen to save over £29,000 and reduced its carbon emissions by 80 tonnes per annum. A three-way partnership between DK Heat Recovery, Creative Retail Solutions and Seckers Refrigeration Engineering resulted in the installation of a 1500 litre vessel with 72kW of BS EN 1717 compliant twin wall internal heat exchangers at Crimple in Harrogate. The system is capable of heating 1300 litres of water per hour to 50C. Crimple owner, Graham Watson is delighted with the savings: “As we invested in a major expansion from [...]

As the seventh anniversary of the installation of Keelham Farm Shop’s heat recovery system approaches, we have recalculated the cost savings based on today’s fuel price cap. Keelham Farm Shop is now saving £16,000 and over 72,000 kWh per annum by harnessing waste heat from the busy farm shop, butchery and restaurant’s refrigeration units. The savings also equate to a reduction of 124 tonnes over seven years in the Skipton business’s carbon footprint. Our Sales Director, Ken Riley said: “The heat recovery system that we supplied was a 750-litre storage tank with three internal heat exchangers that are capable of generating [...]

We’ve created a new role as demand for our services increases We’re pleased to share the news that we have recruited time-served refrigeration service engineer, Calum MacPhee to the new role of Engineering Manager to support our growing business. Calum is excited to be joining the growing business: “There’s never been a better time to install a heat recovery system that helps businesses to save money whilst reducing carbon footprint and I’m looking forward to raising awareness of the benefits of heat recovery and helping to drive the business forward. “As opposed to heat pumps, heat recovery doesn’t need energy to [...]

A founding member of DK Heat Recovery business has rejoined the company on his retirement from poultry processor Soanes Poultry. Marketing Director, Nigel Upson founded DK Heat Recovery with Engineering Manager, David Haughton, in 2012 and is excited to be rejoining the growing business: “Since the start of the energy crisis, we have been inundated with enquiries, so there’s an excellent opportunity to help companies to save money and reduce their carbon footprint by installing heat recovery systems. “In addition, with the news that the EU will phase out F gases for refrigeration, there’s an even greater case for heat recovery [...]