15 October 2025
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Danny Rimmer, left, and Joseph Sheehan from UK winners Green Cooling
Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions has announced the winners of this year’s PRO Awards. The bi-annual award scheme, now in its 10th year, recognises the most outstanding HVAC+R projects across Europe that incorporate Panasonic technologies and demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability and forward-thinking design.
The fifth edition attracted a high volume of entries from a wide range of markets and countries across Europe, underscoring the exceptional quality of projects currently underway in the HVAC sector.
"We are incredibly proud to celebrate the outstanding projects that have emerged through this year’s PRO Awards," said Enrique Vilamitjana, Panasonic HVAC Managing Director. "These projects not only demonstrate the high standards of quality and innovation associated with Panasonic products but also highlight our commitment to sustainability and excellence in the HVAC industry.”
The judging panel for this year’s PRO Awards brought together a wealth of expertise from across Panasonic. They were joined by guest judge Marta San Román, General Director of AFEC and Member of the Board of the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA), whose perspective brought an added layer of industry-wide relevance to the selection process. Together, the panel carefully evaluated each submission for its innovation, performance and contribution to a more sustainable future.
The PRO Award winners are:
Best Residential Single House Project
Hungary with Júlia
Best Residential Multi Family House Project
Poland with Radomskie housing estate
Best Commercial Project
Poland with Orbit One
Best Hospitality Project
Germany with Best Western
Special Recognition Award winners are:
Best Innovative Project
Spain with TORRES IKON
Best Green ImpACT Project
France with Puellemontier Central Kitchen
Best Natural Refrigeration Project in Heating
Germany with POFIN
Best Natural Refrigeration Project in Cold Chain
UK with GKN Aerospace with installers Green Cooling
Best Indoor Air Quality Project
Germany with Sternodrom
The awards ceremony took place in the Czech Republic. Guests had the opportunity to tour Panasonic’s recently expanded Pilsen factory to see first-hand how its Aquarea heat pumps are manufactured. Panasonic has invested €320 million to transform the former TV plant into one of Europe’s largest heat pump production facilities, expanding its size by 250% to 140,000m².
To find out more, visit https://www.aircon.panasonic.eu/
