Registration is now open for the UK’s only dedicated exhibition for the refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation, heating and heat pump sectors, taking place at the NEC, Birmingham from 16th-18th February 2016
Visitors are invited to boost their skills and knowledge in the Refrigeration and Cooling Theatre, sponsored by Chemours; the Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Theatre, sponsored by Klima-Therm and the Training and Careers Theatre, sponsored by Toshiba.
Refrigeration and Cooling Theatre
Peter Dinnage, technical director at IDS Climalife, will assess the impact of the F-Gas regulation and Mark Hughes, business development manager for Opteon Refrigerants, will attempt the R-404A challenge. The hugely popular ‘Greening of the Supermarkets’ (The ACR Show 2014) is back, with figures from each of the leading supermarkets giving us an update on their progress over the last two years.
The Association of European Component Manufacturers (ASERCOM) will discuss the use of refrigeration frequency inverters to save energy and improve cooling quality in refrigeration and air conditioning. Members of the Institute of Refrigeration IOR will converge on the Refrigeration and Cooling Theatre on Thursday 18th February for their annual conference.
Training and Careers Theatre
The new Training & Careers Theatre will cover a range of topics pertinent to the industry. The theatre will also host an ‘Association Day’ on Thursday 18th February, when visitors can look forward to presentations from The Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES), British Refrigeration Association (BRA), HEVAC and Heat Pump Association (HPA).
Andrew Keough, engineering manager, Toshiba Carrier, will present on ‘New Developments in Refrigerants (HFO, CO2)’, while Adam Walker, marketing consultant at TSI International Recruitment will ask the industry to ‘Stop whingeing about the skills shortage’. Refcom secretary Stephen Crocker has chosen ‘F-Gas, Elite Project & Future Changes in the Industry’ as the subject of his talk; while Graeme Fox, AREA president will cover ‘Refrigerant Handling: Alternative Gases Skills Crisis’.
Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Theatre
Thomas Nowak, secretary general of the European Heat Pump Association, will discuss the EU heat pump markets and the need for government support to unleash the technologies’ full potential. There will also be talks from the HPA and B&ES, while Mike Nankivell will give an F Gas regulation update on behalf of ACRIB.
In what is set to be a huge draw for visitors, Fujitsu will look at ‘Training for the 21st Century’; Dr Andy Lewry, principle consultant at BRE will discuss bridging the performance gap; Tim Boxall, technical sales support manager for Klima-Therm will talk about cooling from light and the future of VRF. Tim Mitchell, sales director at Klima- Therm said: “We’re very pleased to be exhibiting at the Show and to able to promote learning through our sponsorship of the Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Theatre.”
Show organiser Datateam Business Media is a MEMBER of The CPD Certification Service and will run CPD accredited programmes in each theatre. Visit www.acrshow.com to see the full programme.
