Heat Pumps Today

28 December | January 2023 RACHPSKI LLS UK After almost a year of training days and competition, the finals of WorldSkills UK-RACHPskills UK took place over three days at Barking and Dagenham College, with Luke Haile of Lightfoot Defence/Eastleigh College named this year’s gold medal winner. Luke Haile strikes gold in RACHPskills finals Organised by Warners Group Publications, publishers of ACR Journal and Heat Pumps Today, the event saw Scott Ballantyne of AE Refrigeration/Glasgow College win silver and Todd Montague of Vivo Defence Services/Bath College claiming bronze, with fellow finalists Mitchell Scott (Universal Cooling/Practical Refrigeration training Centre), Charlotte Robinson (Catalent Pharma Solutions/Bath College) and Peter Smith (Arcus Ltd/Eastleigh College) all achieving outstanding results. Headline sponsor Fujitsu invited all six finalists to join them for two unforgettable VIP days, incorporating the medals ceremony and as their guests to watch coverage of England’s World Cup clash with USA. From left, Martyn Ives, Peter Smith, Scott Ballantyne, Mitchell Scott, Mark Forsyth, Luke Haile, Todd Montague, Charlotte Robinson, James Richardson.