ACR Journal

FEATURES 10. Awards recognise outstanding contributions to industry 14. Why the sky’s the limit for Luke Haile 16. Aldi’s route to improved sustainability 20. Moving businesses towards net zero 24. Driving up standards 28. A-Gas celebrates 30th anniversary 28. Making maintenance a priority 32. Helping the hotel industry to transform and accelerate the path to net zero CONTENTS 03 ECOLITE // LHL3E ECOLITE // LHL5E FULL EQUIPMENT. MAXIMUM ADAPTABILITY. ECOLITE condensing units are the right choice for flexibility, adaptability and sustainability. Each of the sevenmodels can be used for various refrigerants like the A2L category with a GWP of below 150. All of them are suitable for different low andmedium temperature applications in all climate zones – for example in cold stores, petrol stations and corner shops. Learnmore at bitzer.de/ecolite_en A2L-APPROVED 1 3/10/2023 8:53:56AM VOLUME 9 No3 APRIL/MAY 2023 acrjournal.uk ISSN 2058-4407 Essential Information for theAirConditioningandRefrigeration Industry 22ND JUNE 2023 TheMidland, Manchester 2023 Editor Andrew Slater acr.editor@warnersgroup.co.uk Multimedia Sales Executive Victoria Liddington 01778 395029 victoria.liddington@warnersgroup.co.uk Editorial Design Ryan Housden Advertising Design Natalie Reynolds Production Sue Ward 01778 392405 production@warnersgroup.co.uk Publisher Juliet Loiselle CompCIPHE/MInstR 01778 391067 julietl@warnersgroup.co.uk Published by: Warners Group Publications Plc The Maltings, West Street, Bourne, Lincs, PE10 9PH 01778 391000 01778 394748 www.warnersgroup.co.uk © Copyright 2020 PRINTED BY WARNERS 01778 395111 Welcome to the April/May issue of ACR Journal. Since my last column, the Institute of Refrigeration has held its annual dinner in London, to which I was fortunate enough to receive an invitation. The president's speech highlighted a need to collaborate with other associations and institutions in related sectors for a stronger voice and greater promotional success. So we're pleased to include a feature highlighting the dinner, and the winners of the IOR awards. Congratulations to all. We also feature summaries from two papers presented at the IOR annual conference; from London South Bank University’s Catarina Marques and Conor Eaton-Smith of K2 Engineering. Elsewhere, RACHPskills winner Luke Haile, from Lightfoot Defence, showcases his talents away from refrigeration, and Herpreet Panesar of Samsung Climate Solutions is the latest subject of our Women in ACR feature. I hope you enjoy this issue. Andy 4. News Key industry updates 13. Hydratech Helping cold chain businesses achieve their e ciency and sustainability objectives 19. Tools Talk 26. Mitsubishi Electric What a spring clean of your van can lead to 34. Changing Faces 36. Women in ACR Herpreet Panesar of Samsung Climate Solutions 38. The Innovation Zone The latest products and launches CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai acrjournal.uk 10 36 16