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CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai acrjournal.uk 23 REFRIGERATION the UK, together with a number of agents and subsidiaries around the world. Many of the engineers from the early days remained with Star until retirement, and some are still on active duty today. The company’s commitment to sta endures in its strategic aim of ‘Developing Young People’. Through its apprenticeship scheme, Star o ers young people the opportunity to learn and develop, equipping them with the skills and confidence to face future challenges and become the leaders of tomorrow. Award-winning apprentices Gavin Kidd, Sam Gills, Tom Woolston, Chris Druce, and Lyle Perks are just some of the latest beneficiaries of this determination to support the next generation of engineers and specialists. Star Refrigeration has long been a leader in the advancement of refrigeration technology and natural refrigerants, including low charge ammonia and carbon dioxide, but believes perhaps the most important factor in the company’s success is its focus on the needs of the customer and the wider industry. In recent months, Star’s commitment to the safety and well-being of its sta and customers during the Covid-19 pandemic has been its first priority. The company has been able to continue the manufacturing and installation of equipment in order to support essential industries and supply chains during lockdown, whilst protecting personnel and minimising risk. Star also continues to innovate in all areas of industrial cooling and heating. Recent developments include the award- winning packaged Azanefreezer and Azanechiller products, which are delivering new levels of eŽcient cooling to maintain the cold chain across the UK and overseas. River source ammonia heat pumps, Neatpumps, are providing megawatts of hot water to district heating systems and the Ethos energy management system is ensuring both heating and cooling is being carried out as eŽciently as possible. Looking ahead to the next 50 years, Dr Pearson said: “Innovation is part of our DNA. Through working in partnership with our customers, Star has continued to deliver innovative cooling and heating solutions to the industry, which has helped to reduce its carbon footprint and bring us closer to achieving the nation’s Net Zero carbon emission goals.” www.star-ref.co.uk Refrigeration equipment leaving the Star factory at Thornliebank in 1971 One of the earliest projects for Star – a 1971 whisky chiller for the Strathleven Bonded Warehouses Azanefreezer and Azanechiller products are now delivering efficient cooling to maintain the cold chain at home and abroad Star’s Azanefreezer concept had its roots in packaged units that were built for export. In the mid-1970s it equipped a series of cold stores in Egypt with a system that was a prototype for future packaged plantrooms In the 1990s, Star equipped what was probably the largest fish freezing plant in the UK and definitely the biggest in Lerwick! It could handle 1,000 tonnes of fish a day, which mostly went for export In 1986 the first of Star’s thermosyphon cooling systems was installed for the Anglia Building Society in Wellingborough Refrigeration Star.indd 23 03/12/2020 11:53

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