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IOR honours industry excellence

22/2/2019

 
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Joe Birch of SJJ System Services
The Institute of Refrigeration honoured some of the industry's most talented individuals at last night's 119th Annual Dinner at the Grange St Paul's hotel in London.

Joe Birch of SJJ System Services received the Service Engineers Section Lifetime Achievement Award, which is supported by the ACR Journal. Described by his employer as an amazing engineer and person, Joe has spent more than 30 years in the environmental chamber climatic control business.

The award recognised a commitment to developing knowledge of all aspects of his work, from refrigeration to electrical controls. He has also shown his commitment to the future of the industry by passing on his knowledge to the next generation and supporting the company’s first apprentice for the last four years.  ​

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Celebrating the best in the  business

28/1/2019

 
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John Austin-Davies and Jacinta Caden with host Kevin Keegan
The outstanding people, projects and products from the last 12 months were recognised at the National ACR & Heat Pump Awards 2019 in Manchester, hosted by football legend Kevin Keegan.

The industry gathered at Manchester’s Midland Hotel to see awards presented to individuals and companies from across the air conditioning, refrigeration and heat pump sectors.

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Join us in Manchester!

19/12/2018

 
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Kevin Keegan
Don't miss out on the chance to celebrate the best in the business at the National ACR & Heat Pump Awards in Manchester on 24th January 2019.

Football legend Kevin Keegan is your host for the evening at the Midland Hotel and tables for the event are selling fast.

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Picture gallery: ACR Trainee of the Year

10/12/2018

 
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Tom Woolston is ACR Trainee of the Year

7/12/2018

 
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Tom Woolston, centre, Oliver Drury, front left, and Tom Fearon, front right, and finalists at the ACR Trainee of the Year Awards
Industrial refrigeration apprentice Tom Woolston of Star Refrigeration was named ACR Trainee of the Year 2018 at the annual awards ceremony at The Belfry in Sutton Coldfield.

Oliver Drury of JD Cooling was runner-up and Tom Fearon of Source BioScience highly commended.

The judges paid tribute to the high standard of entries this year and seven other finalists were also recognised. They were: Evan Minns of JD Cooling, Alex Wilson (Dunbia), Ben Wilson (Knight Engineers), Grant Leniewski (Coolbreeze), Ben Hornby (Acme Facilities Group), Daniel Warren (James Mercer Group) and Stephen Day (Culm Cooling).

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IOR Scotland dinner a winner

21/11/2018

 
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Apprentice of the Year Connor Davidson of KB Refrigeration with IOR Scotland chairperson Julie Murray and IOR president Kevin Glass
The biggest IOR Scotland dinner in 10 years celebrated excellence in the industry and gave a major boost to two local charities.

More than 400 people attended the event at the Crowne Plaza in Glasgow and dug deep to raise an impressive £3,381 for Calum's Cabin and the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice. The figure topped last year's total by more than £800 and means the dinners have now raised around £50,000 for charity over the years.

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Time to enter BCIA Awards

19/11/2018

 
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There is still time to stake a claim for recognition in the British Controls Industry Awards.

The event takes place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on 9 May next year and entries will close on Friday 21 December 2018.

For further information on the categories and criteria, visit the BCIA website.

Kevin Keegan to present awards

14/11/2018

 
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Kevin Keegan
England football legend Kevin Keegan will be entertaining guests and presenting prizes to the winners at the National ACR & Heat Pump Awards in January.

He will join the celebrations at Manchester's Midland Hotel on 24 January as we recognise the leading people, products and projects in the world of air conditioning, refrigeration and heat pumps.

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Supporting the future of our industry

8/11/2018

 
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Are you keen to support the next generation of engineers in the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sectors? Do you see training as key to raising standards in the industry?

Join us next month at the ACR Trainee of the Year Awards, where we will recognise some of the brightest young talent in the business and support the training partners who have put them on the road to success.

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Fridge Dinner 2019

7/11/2018

 
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Tickets are selling fast for the IOR Annual Dinner, which will take place on 21 February 2019 at the Grange St Paul's Hotel in London.

Billed as the original Fridge Dinner, the event gives industry members the chance to meet with colleagues and old friends, network and support the IOR’s charitable objectives.

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​Fernox lands top supplier award

7/11/2018

 
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Julie Hoad, marketing manager at Fernox, with Sir Lenny Henry and Jason Murphy of Impragas
Water treatment and filter specialist Fernox was named Supplier of the Year at the National Energy Efficiency Awards. 

The ceremony took place at the Hilton NEC Metropole Hotel in Birmingham, as industry leaders were presented with their awards by Sir Lenny Henry.

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Search for top service engineer

11/10/2018

 
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Keith Simmons of Flowrite was the 2018 winner
The search is on for the next winner of the IOR Service Engineer Section Lifetime Achievement Award.

Nominations can be made by employers, clients or colleagues for someone who has shown a commitment to a career in service, maintenance or installation engineering.

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Dearman wins air quality award

9/10/2018

 
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Dearman won the Innovation in Air Quality Technology category at the National Air Quality Awards.
 
Dearman received the award jointly with Leeds City Council after both parties worked together to trial a zero emission transport refrigeration unit (TRU) in the city and assess the impact of diesel TRUs on air quality.

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A-Gas is top employer

5/10/2018

 
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The A-Gas team with comedian and awards host Russell Kane, left
A-Gas has been named Employer of the Year at the Business Leader Awards 2018.

Hosted by Business Leader Magazine, the event attracted more than 600 entrepreneurs and business leaders to celebrate the achievements of organisations in the South West. More than 200 entries were received this year – a record number – and judges reported that the calibre was high.

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Entries open for BCIA Awards

3/10/2018

 
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Entries are now open for the 2019 Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) Awards.

There are eight categories: Best Service and Maintenance Provider, sponsored by Western Automation; Energy Management Award, sponsored by Priva; Independent Building Controls & BEMS Installer of the Year, sponsored by Trend Control Systems; Technical Innovation of the Year – Projects, sponsored by Johnson Controls; or Technical Innovation of the Year – Products, sponsored by the BCIA; Engineer of the Year, Young Engineer of the Year, sponsored by Schneider Electric; Contribution to Training Award, sponsored by Siemens Building Technologies.

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Nominations for J&E Hall Gold Medal

20/9/2018

 
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The Institute of Refrigeration is seeking nominations for the J&E Hall International Gold Medal.

Now in its 41st year, the internationally respected award is given in recognition of outstanding technical achievements in refrigeration and related fields.

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Awards competition winners

19/9/2018

 
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Glad you could join us!

Ten lucky winners and their guests will be enjoying the celebrations at the National ACR & Heat Pump Awards, to be held at the Midland Hotel, Manchester, on 24 January 2019.

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Be our guests! Win tickets for the National ACR & Heat Pump Awards

16/8/2018

 
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We have 10 pairs of tickets to give away for one of the highlights of the industry calendar, the National ACR & Heat Pump Awards.

Next year's event, on 24 January 2019, will be staged at a new venue, the fabulous Midland Hotel.

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Mayor marks JD Cooling success

6/8/2018

 
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JD Cooling Group's success in the London Stock Exchange ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ has been given the civic seal of approval.

The Mayor of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Councillor Nick Daubney, visited the company HQ in King's Lynn and officially presented the award to JD Cooling Group Managing Director, John Dye, watched by members of the team.

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Epta UK's Co-op hat-trick

25/7/2018

 
Epta UK retail refrigeration supermarket Co-op award
From left, Andrew Lofty (Co-op) Nigel Manning, Chris Sunderland, Laura Barker, Geoff Mills, Mark Malone, Andy McEnhill (Epta), former England star John Barnes and David Roberts (Co-op)
Epta UK has been named Co-op Direct Supplier of the Year for the third year in a row and the fourth time in all.

The Co-op Construction Awards celebrate the teamwork and achievements of its partners and suppliers. Epta UK was also nominated in the Innovation of the Year category.

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