Modern Building Services

30 MODERN BUILDING SERVICES JULY 2022 M ore than 400 people attended the sell-out event at The Queens Hotel in Leeds, organised by ACR Journal and Heat Pumps Today and again hosted by comedian Bobby Davro. John Emmwas named Phil Creaney’s ACR Champion at the 2022 National ACR & Heat Pump Awards. The award recognises a 58-year career in the industry which began with an engineering apprenticeship in 1964. John bounced back from a major stroke in 2009 and, in addition to his day job as technical director of Pumps2Go, has remained a driving force behind the Hampshire Refrigeration Society even though he now lives in Cheshire. He has played a key role in organising one of the biggest golf tournaments in the industry calendar and the popular HRS breakfast briefings, and recently revived the society’s regional trade show. There was double success for sister companies Secon Renewables and AUK Distribution, who repeated last year’s win in the Wholesaler/Distributor category and picked up a further award, alongside UK Alternative Energy, for Air Source Project of the Year. Looking to the future, Gemma Weston of J&E Hall International was chosen as ACR Trainee of the Year, while Stuart Perfect of GS Renewable won the new Heat Pump Trainee of the Year category. Other notable wins saw Panasonic’s Etherea units with nanoe X technology revealed as ACR Product of the Year and BITZER’s Digital Network voted the best ACR Ancillary Product. Best Chiller Product went to Johnson Controls – YORK for the Redefined YVAA, while SURE Solutions’ Project Aquarius led the Refrigeration Project/ Innovation category. GEA Heating and Refrigeration Technologies won ACR Project of the Year for its compressor replacement project, with Cross Group picking up the award for ACR Contractor of the Year. Grant Engineering’s Aerona R32 air source range was named Heat Pump Product of the Year, with R A Brown Heating Services being chosen as Heat Pump Installer of the Year. Laura Bishop, chair of the Ground Source Heat Pump Association, was announced as RACHPWoman of the Year. National ACR & Heat Pump Awards Winners FEATURE NATIONAL ACR & HEAT PUMP AWARDS WINNERS PHIL CREANEY’S ACR CHAMPION Winner – John Emm WHOLESALER/DISTRIBUTOR Winner – AUK Distribution & Secon Renewables Highly Commended – Freedom Heat Pumps UK CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR Winner – Cross Group Highly Commended – Energie Solutions ACR PRODUCT Winner – Panasonic Etherea Units with nanoe X Technology Highly Commended – Toshiba Toshiba HAORI ACR PROJECT Winner – GEA Heating & Refrigeration Technologies GEA HRT – Compressor Replacements Highly Commended – Carrier 22 Bishopsgate: Carrier and Michael J Lonsdale ACR ANCILLARY PRODUCT Winner – Bitzer BITZER Digital Network Highly Commended – Hitachi Air Conditioning UK & Ireland VRF Controller PC-ARFG-E CHILLER PRODUCT Winner – Johnson Controls – YORK Redefined YVAA Highly Commended – G&O Refrigeration Ltd GoracChiller