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CONTENTS 03 Thenext-generation climate control solution,designed to reduce theCO 2 footprintof commercialbuildings. Giveyour customersa climate control solution that supports their sustainablilitygoals. Learnmoreby visiting www.daikin.co.uk/vrv5hr ThenewVRV 5HeatRecovery systemhasdynamic superpowers thatensuremaximum comfort and controlwhile significantly reducing abuilding’senvironmental footprint. Meetour superhero: VRV 5 Heat Recovery VOLUME 9 No1 DECEMBER/JANUARY2023 acrjournal.uk ISSN 2058-4407 Essential Information for theAirConditioningandRefrigeration Industry 22ND JUNE 2023 TheMidland, Manchester 2023 01ACRCoverDec.indd 1 22/11/2022 10:33 Editor Andrew Slater acr.editor@warnersgroup.co.uk Multimedia Sales Executive Robyn Teague 01778 395029 robyn.teague@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 Since the last edition of ACR Journal, we’ve had a couple of months crammed full of events. A welcome return of Chillventa attracted over 30,000 visitors and 844 exhibitors for another great exhibition. There were fewer halls than last time, but still some tired legs from visitors and people manning the stalls! I had the pleasure of viewing the National Final of the RACHPskills UK competition at Barking and Dagenham College. With six of the UK’s finest vying for the title, there were plenty of friendly rivalries across the three days, and while all are highly skilled fantastic role models for others, Luke Haile, the eventual winner, stood out from the rest. Congratulations Luke. The IOR Scottish Dinner – which appears to sell out quicker than tickets for a Peter Kay gig–took place at the Crowne Plaza, Glasgow. Over 500 guests paid an emotional tribute to the late Murray Sharp, former managing director of Kooltech, as he was recognised for outstanding contribution to the industry. A fantastic event all around, and thank you to all involved for putting on another calendar highlight. In this edition, we continue our Women in ACR feature with Diane Drummond of B-DACS Air Conditioning Services and demonstrate how government-funded schemes can lead to strengthening a workforce with J&E Hall. With this, the last edition of ACR Journal in 2022, I’d like to wish you a very merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year. Andy 4. News Key industry updates 11. Tools Talk 12. Hydratech Glycol levels: is your chilled water system ready for winter 14. RACHPskills UK The results are in! 20. Mitsubishi Electric Now is the time to apply yourself to heat pumps 27. Fujitsu Fujitsu focus on low GWP refrigerant options for applied range 30. Women in ACR Diane Drummond of B-DACS 32. The Innovation Zone The latest products and launches 34. Changing Faces FEATURES 16. Kickstart success boosts post- pandemic recovery 18. Putting the cool into heating and cooling 22. The road to Net Zero 24. Key role of low GWP refrigerants in food cold chain 26. Scottish Dinner honours Murray Sharp 28. 50 years of Thermofrost Cryo 36. Chillventa Roundup CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai acrjournal.uk 13 34