Carrier Solutions UK Joins Call For Better, Safer Cooling

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17 August 2026

Carrier Solutions UK has responded to the growing national debate around the role of air conditioning in homes and public buildings, welcoming recent calls for schools, hospitals and new homes to be better equipped to cope with increasingly frequent and extreme heatwaves.

Carrier Solutions UK Ltd (formerly Toshiba Carrier UK Ltd) is a part of Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), global provider of intelligent climate and energy solutions. 

The BBC has highlighted recent political commentary¹, calling for greater use of air conditioning in homes and public buildings. Carrier Solutions UK has joined the conversation, saying the UK must place greater emphasis on resilient, professionally specified cooling solutions as periods of extreme heat become more frequent.

Consumers are also urged to be cautious when purchasing portable cooling products online, following reports of a rise in counterfeit and illegally imported air conditioning units² making misleading performance claims.

David McSherry, Sales Director UK&I at Carrier Solutions Europe – Residential, said: “The UK needs to adapt to a changing climate and the way we think about our buildings must adapt too. Rising summer temperatures are changing how buildings need to be designed, refurbished and operated to deal with extreme heat. Effective cooling must be considered for occupant health and wellbeing. More than that, for hospitals, schools, care homes and residential properties, maintaining comfortable indoor temperatures is now a health and resilience issue.”

McSherry added: "We’re seeing a surge in products promising to cool a room in seconds or offering unrealistic performance at suspiciously low prices. Many of these fail to deliver on their claims, may bypass F-Gas installation requirements and don’t meet UK safety or regulatory standards.”

McSherry concluded: “As an industry, we can do more to educate and protect the market. By working with specifiers, developers, installers and distributors to incorporate efficient cooling into buildings from the outset, we can help ensure customers choose trusted, professionally installed systems rather than being drawn to faulty or unsafe products when cooling becomes urgent."

1. BBC highlights recent political commentary – see here.
2. Reports of fake products cooling a room in seconds – see here.

Picture: An image of an air conditioning unit in a dining room.

Article written by Dave Mapps | Published 17 August 2026

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