National ACR Awards 2015 Winners

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WINNERS 29.01.2015 Town Hall, Victoria Square Birmingham B3 3DQ

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WELCOME

to the 3rd National Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Awards Tonight, you have joined us to see who have been recognised for excellence and to celebrate with your clients and colleagues.

Energy efficiency is a big part of what our industry has to deliver to its customers.

This year, we recognised its importance with a special award for Frigesco. In 2016, we will have a new ‘Energy Efficiency Award’ category at the National ACR Awards to encourage more companies to highlight this aspect of their solutions.

This event would not have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors.

Their contribution has been immense and we thank them for enthusiasm for this must attend event.

A big thank you from the ACR Journal team for making the time and effort to enter and attend the National ACR Awards.

We hope you enjoyed the evening and caught up with old colleagues and new or existing customers.

Come back next year and enter a category or two with your innovations for the air conditioning and refrigeration industry.

Will Hawkins Managing Editor, The ACR Journal and Heat Pumps Today

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Best Retail Project

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Best Marketing Campaign

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Best Commercial Project

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Environmental Champion-Individual

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Top Contractor

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Environmental Champion-Company

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Ancillary Air Conditioning Product

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Best Training Provider

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Air Conditioning Product

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Top Wholesaler/Distributor

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Ancillary Refrigeration Product

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Top Consultant

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Refrigeration Product

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ACR Champion

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WHAT DO THE NATIONAL ACR AWARDS OFFER? Companies that enter the awards are not guaranteed a trophy. But, we guarantee scrupulous and unbiased judging by our panel of experts.

Our judges are experts in their fields and have no vested interest in the judging process nor in the entries. This means that the winners can be confident that their entry was the best.

In the build up to the event, we publish the category shortlist online and in our weekly newsletter to several thousand readers.

MAKING USE OF THE EVENT The National ACR Awards offer something which we all want in business. They provide an opportunity for businesspeople in small and large companies to meet each other.

The day of the Awards provides a short but intense time for businesses with challenges to meet businesses with solutions.

There is nothing like time spent doing business in a relaxed atmosphere with the right people. It can take months to arrange a meeting with a prospect in their office. You can meet dozens of prospects or suppliers at the Awards in one evening.

Make the most of it and network with the right people.

USE THE MOMENTUM After the event, we publish the winners in the ACR Journal in print, online and in our newsletters.

Winners should make the most of their awards to differentiate themselves and their winning entry.

Insert the winner logos into your brochures, websites and emails. Display the certificates and trophies in your reception areas. Share the news on your social media accounts, and encourage your sales team to talk about the award in their customer meetings.

Visit www.national-acr-awards.co.uk to enter

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JUDGES

Juliet Loiselle Chairperson of National ACR Awards

Graeme Fox Special Mechanical Services, Scotland - Director, Ex-President of AREA

John Armstrong Building Services Consultant, ex president of CIBSE

Judith Evans Director-Refrigeration Developments and Testing Ltd (RD&T)

Tony Williams B&ES RACHP Exec Group Chairman

Will Hawkins Editor, The ACR Journal & Heat Pumps Today

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Best Retail Project

WINNER

BP St Ives – CO₂ Integrated Solution A fully integrated refrigeration, air conditioning and heating installation utilising environmentally friendly CO₂ in a booster type system as the refrigerant.

The scheme uses free heat generated by the refrigeration process for space heating, this heat is typically rejected to atmosphere in other systems.

The ultimate outcome is the removal of heat pump systems for store heating and subsequently a dramatic reduction in energy use for the overall store.

TESTIMONIALS:

₀ Controlled heat recovery for sole supply of space heating ₀ DX CO₂ air conditioning ₀ Dual-coil fan coil units (CO₂/LPHW) and ducted distribution system ₀ COP monitoring for proactive maintenance ₀ Inverter driven lead compressors on each temperature band ₀ Advanced HVAC control with link to the refrigeration plant to allow heat supply to modulate in line with demand ₀ Gas cooler used for sub cooling when the system is in heat recovery mode to increase efficiency and offset any additional energy input at the compressors by maintaining the COP of the system ₀ Sub-metering installed for detailed analysis of system performance and to allow us to monitor the effect of altering the salesfloor conditions.

“This was an impressive entry overall. It would have taken a hell of a project to beat it.”

Tim Wood – AECOM (BP Project Delivery) “At AECOM we are proud to approach BP with opportunities to further advance their environmental credentials. This scheme designed with Carter Synergy has given us an excellent opportunity to do just that and, upon successful completion of the trial we see no reason that is cannot become a specified solution in the estate”

JUDGES’ COMMENTS:

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Best Commercial Project

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and NHP Leisure Developments Kingston Heights Kingston Heights is a £70m mixed-use residential and hotel complex located near to the centre of Kingston upon Thames in Surrey.

The development, conceived and delivered by NHP Leisure Developments, originally had planning permission based on a biomass boiler solution, but it was soon realised that just 200 metres from the site, the River Thames offers a sustainable source of energy. NHP Leisure Developments set out to

create a sustainable mixed-use development with a community heating system that would utilise the solar energy naturally stored in the Thames. All the heating, hot water and cooling for Kingston Heights is now provided by a pioneering new Open Water Heat Pump System.

JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “The Kingston Heights project was a clear category winner.”

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Top Contractor

WINNER

Borahurst Ltd has been established since July 1977 and the company was subject to a management buy-out by the current directors in April 1998, Andy Hall, Dave Clarke and Duncan Jee have all been involved with Borahurst for many years before they purchased the company and have steadily increased turnover and

contracts over the years culminating in being named as one of the 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain in a report commissioned by the London Stock Exchange.

JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “Borahurst was the outright winner”.

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Ancillary Air Conditioning Product HIGHLY WINNER COMMENDED The Imperial iManifold™

iSense & i-GAS-4 System

The Imperial iManifold is the world’s first refrigeration manifold that connects and communicates wirelessly with the ACR engineer’s iPhone, iPad or Android smartphone.

The engineer can monitor the ACR system from a distance while performing other work, e.g. monitoring a roof system while filling out an invoice in a warm truck.

JAVAC UK has been a market leader for several years in hand held refrigeration leak detectors and refrigerant recovery. The TEK-Mate and D-TEK units have become synonymous within the industry and JAVAC is one of the first companies in the world to manufacture a refrigerant recovery unit back in 1989.

Javac noticed a need to introduce a new product into the market to complement their existing range and fulfil a gap in the industry for automatic system leak detection and pump down.

The i-Gas-4 recovery system is designed to recover most common refrigerants, including R134a, R410a, R407 and R404. If a plant has a leak the iSENSE will detect the leak, a signal will be sent back to the i-Gas-4 or via the BMS (Building Management System) to initiate a system recovery pump down. This signal also allows possible shut down of the ACR system or shut down via low pressure trip and the refrigerant recovery to start.

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It enables the engineer to: ₀ Monitor the system remotely and wirelessly (in real time) ₀ Record system measurements automatically ₀ Store this information in a safe place ₀ Email and share this information with other engineers ₀ Produce technical reports on the system’s performance… all directly from an engineer’s smartphone or iPad.

“The Imperial Manifold gives huge benefits to engineers.”

“The iSense & i-GAS-4 System has excellent potential for saving gas losses.”

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Anti-Corrosion Coatings for Fin Coil Heat Exchangers Prevents corrosion of heat exchangers Can double the lifetime of the heat exchanger Up to 20% annual savings on energy costs of your climate system

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Air Conditioning Product HIGHLY WINNER COMMENDED TurboChill™ and TurboChill™ FreeCool Chiller

Toshiba Total Refrigerant Management and Protection System Toshiba’s Total Refrigerant Leak Protection and Management System is an important leap forward for the industry.

In the event of a refrigerant leak, the unique Toshiba system now isolates the specific section of pipework containing the leak, enabling the rest of the system to continue functioning as normal.

It is designed for use in multi-tenanted buildings, such as hotels and offices.

If the sensor detects refrigerant in the room, it triggers an alarm and an L30 fault code on the indoor unit, detected in turn by a central controller or BMS, and initiating the isolation sequence. The motorised valves close automatically, effectively isolating the conditioned space from the rest of the system.

The TurboChill™ Air Cooled (TCC) and TurboChill™ FreeCool (TCF) chiller is the first BSI approved production range of high performance chillers using the low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant R1234ze available from a British manufacturer.

The combination of numerous core design features including centrifugal compressor part-load efficiency, modulated control, optimised head pressure control and potential for concurrent free-cooling, with the addition of low GWP, hydro-fluoro olefin (HFO) refrigerant R1234ze, makes the TurboChill™ a highly sustainable cooling alternative.

The TurboChill FreeCool range offers energy-saving concurrent free-cooling for up to 95% of the year (cumulative hours, London, UK). For up to 30% of the year, the TurboChill FreeCool can operate in free-cooling mode only.

JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “The new version of the TurboChill is a strong product. It was an impressive entry.”

JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “Only isolating a small part of the overall system is a big benefit”

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The AxiTop Diffuser The AxiTop diffuser has been developed to fit the ebm-papst range of HyBlade axial fans as supplied to all the major refrigeration plant manufacturers.

The AxiTop diffuser is designed to decelerate the flow, allowing a large proportion of the dynamic kinetic energy to be converted into static pressure.

The use of the AxiTop diffuser also means greater variance for the user and for the development engineer. The AxiTop diffuser configuration can be optimised for different characteristics, depending on the application concerned. Either a greater air performance is possible with unchanged energy input, or unchanged air performance with lower energy consumption. The AxiTop diffuser can also greatly improve acoustic characteristics. This is especially important in noise-sensitive applications (e.g. in cooling or air conditioning units operating at night).

The product also offers the possibility to boost the air performance of fans on equipment that has been incorrectly sized for an application.

JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “It is a very clever product and it makes a marked difference.”

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Refrigeration Product HIGHLY WINNER COMMENDED Frigesco Flash Defrost Frigesco’s flash defrost system uses a phase-change material to capture waste heat produced by the refrigeration system in order to carry out highly efficient defrosts.

It can save up to 20 per cent of the running costs of refrigerated display cases and cold rooms.

Traditional methods of defrosting refrigeration systems require electric heaters, or “hot gas” from the system. Electric heaters add direct additional energy costs, while use of hot gas makes the refrigeration plant less efficient, and therefore has an indirect energy penalty. The additional energy required for melting frost build-up can cost big end users millions of pounds a year.

Frigesco’s system uses a phase-change material to store heat energy generated by the refrigeration system in the normal course of operation. It uses this heat to defrost evaporators, without the need for additional energy.

Adande® Aircell® for refrigerated multi-deck retail display cabinets

JUDGES’ COMMENTS:

Designed and developed by Adande, Aircell is a unique and patented air flow management system for open front refrigerated multi-deck retail display cabinets. It has been designed to deliver significant energy savings, improved stability of holding temperatures and customer friendly benefits.

The technology is based on segmenting the merchandising envelope into small individual cells, with shorter air curtains, to reduce the spillage of cold air from the cabinet. Aircell delivers the energy and environmental benefits associated with the fitting of physical barriers, such as glass doors, without compromising the shopping experience. Because less cold air spills from the cabinet, chilly and often uncomfortable temperatures experienced by shoppers and store staff are reduced. Crucially, Aircell does not require back panel flow to support the air curtain, so it does not over cool food at the rear of the cabinet.

“This has great energy savings potential. A big tick for the technical design and installer benefits too.”

JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “Adande’s Aircell is simple and effective. The air flow designs made it stand out with its energy savings and long term benefits for the end user.”

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Youth Engagement Project

Britain is great at engineering, but it’s projected that we need double the number of engineering related apprentices and graduates coming out of colleges and universities. The Cooling Industry simply suffers the same fate as Engineering does as a whole, whether more acutely or not is the real debate. Skills shortage and future skills gap are real challenges for us to address now.

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Our challenge now is to make the 25sqm stand at the fair as engaging and inspiring as possible through donations of time and funds from industry supporters who would then become a 2015 ‘Youth Engagement Supporter’ (Y.E.S.) This is a fantastic opportunity for youth engagement to address a real challenge facing the future of our industry. To find out more about donating financial & staffing support please contact:

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Best Marketing Campaign HIGHLY WINNER COMMENDED Gram Green Paper 2014 The campaign submitted for this award is the Gram Green Paper 2014, a unique industry report that looks at the attitudes and behaviour towards sustainability across foodservice, which was launched at Hotelympia last year, on 29th April. The Gram Green Paper is the foodservice industry’s leading voice on green issues and sustainability and the aim of this research is to further support operators, making a significant contribution towards sustainability alongside the most energy efficient refrigeration available.

Gram has always placed great emphasis on the importance of being green and provides operators with energy efficient products that help reduce their carbon footprint and build for a sustainable future with the added commercial benefits of reducing energy running costs.

JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “The end user information is impressive, making a strong statement on an important issue to make influential people aware.”

Raising the Profile and Supporting Customers

It has involved the creation of: 1. New mobile apps to help air conditioning engineers 2. Design and calculation software 3. Instructional videos 4. BIM icons for use in system design 5. Successful entries for industry awards 6. Targeted newsletters aimed at contractor customers and consultants.

The combined effect of this marketing effort has been to reinforce Toshiba’s position as an innovative, dynamic manufacturer who provides excellent communication with, and support for customers and the wider industry.

JUDGES’ COMMENTS:

Green PaP PaPer 2014

“The Toshiba campaign has great contractor benefits which are strong and very useful on site.”

A detailed analysis and report into sustainability and green issues within the UK foodservice industry

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Environmental Champion

WINNER INDIVIDUAL

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Ian Wood

Ian Wood co-founded Adande in 2005 and, for a decade, his mission has been the design, development and manufacture of refrigeration equipment, which not only saves energy, but also delivers sustainability in terms of equipment life cycle. He has also been driven by the need to extend the quality and storage life of perishable food to avoid wastage. This has been achieved, at the same time as bringing to the market refrigeration equipment which offers performance, operational and ergonomic benefits for the end user.

Ian Wood has repeatedly questioned conventional wisdom in the industry, claiming that the majority of modern foodservice equipment is of a similar design, sharing many characteristics with a domestic fridge from the 1940s. He has challenged his industry peers with his claim that refrigeration needs innovation, not duplication.

His inherent engineering expertise and flair for innovation have been matched by a commitment for sustainable product development, which has seen a strong growth in demand for Adande products and technologies across the world.

JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “Ian has a long history of promoting environmental issues.

A deserving winner.”

ebm papst eco-friendly production: Ebm papst’s technology strategy has always been based with keen eyes on environmental issues. They exclusively produce motors and fans which conform to standards, have few harmful substances, are energy efficient, are reliable and, above all, can be recycled.

What is good for their products is also good for their production. They focus on eco-friendliness; recycling and waste water disposal are key corner stones.

GreenTech: The GreenTech philosophy goes back to the ebm-papst company principle: “Each new product that we develop has to be better than its predecessor in terms of economy and ecology.”

Green Motors: Their maintenance-free “Green motors” are intelligent drives with integrated open or closed loop control with bus-links. The “green motor” is at the heart of their fans used not only in air-conditioning, but computers and telecommunications also in in buildings and in high class clean rooms.

JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “ebm papst has put years of research and development into energy reduction and consistently improves its energy efficiency through innovation.”

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Book your places and celebrate the future of our industry!

This popular awards lunch is again being held at the Belfry, near Birmingham on

Thursday 10th December 2015 Take this opportunity to network with key people within the sector over lunch and to bring clients and staff to enjoy the awards and the entertainment.

This not for profit event invests money back into industry for the benefit of students.

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Best Training Provider HIGHLY WINNER COMMENDED As a college there are a wide variety of courses available within the Technology department from Plumbing & Heating, Electrical Engineering and also Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. Within the Refrigeration & Air Conditioning section the majority of the time is spent training Apprentices and other students who are already working in industry on day release and evening courses. They also deliver short courses that they book in around their main courses.

With the help of industry partners they as a college have been able to offer their students the chance to work on equipment that without the help of them would not have been achievable. Mitsubishi Electric have worked with them to install a VRF with lots of up to date controllers and software that is linked from their workshop into the classrooms.

ChillAir (UK) Training Academy offers flexible and unique training packages for individual and corporate clients.

They can devise and deliver bespoke training programmes on a nationwide basis aimed at being succinct and cost effective; maximising the learning potential of EACH candidate from a novice or apprentice through to a very skilled senior engineer or manager.

Their training packages are either delivered at our dedicated training academy in Birmingham, at our newly established training centre in Partnership with Chamber Training in Hull or at company premises – really a truly flexible service!

The training can be delivered by a variety of ‘mixed’ delivery patterns: day- release ,block release , evenings and at weekends or Bank Holidays. The delivery pattern is devised in liaison with the client to maximise training and minimise staff downtime; making it a unique solution.

JUDGES’ COMMENTS:

JUDGES’ COMMENTS:

“Great to see a broad-based college putting itself forward in the industry. Good effort.”

“Chillair has fantastic customer testimonials and works hard to tailor courses to individual needs.”

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Tomorrows technology & support services today

Our vision is to be the No 1 supplier in the UK of the most technologically innovative, energy efficient and environmentally friendly comfort cooling solutions, combined with a first class level of customer support.

Technology – Toshiba are leading

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Top Wholesaler/Distributor HIGHLY WINNER COMMENDED Climate Center has a network of forty eight branches throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Climate Center supplies a complete range of high quality air conditioning equipment.

Their comprehensive ranges are based on industry leading brands Daikin, Toshiba and Fujitsu, and cover the broad spectrum of market requirements, from small splits to the largest whole-building VRF/VRV systems. They hold large stocks of split systems and in most cases can deliver next day. Their wide selection of high efficiency heat pump-based systems offers you unrivaled choice, with experienced technical staff to help you select the right system to meet the needs of your project.

Climate Center is also able to offer bespoke van stock management systems for parts and materials required by service contractors.

Bespoke Products: Custom Build is Climate Center’s specialist capital equipment assembly facility. The fully equipped workshop offers contractors fast turn-around service for bespoke products including: condensing units, refrigeration packs and packaged units, saving clients time and money and delivering high quality results on time, every time.

Hawco Limited has been supplying many of the UK’s and the world’s leading refrigeration and air conditioning.

OEM’s, engineers and contractors with specialist component parts, spares and accessories for more than 20 years.

In that time Hawco has grown from a modest outfit to one of the leading players in the UK market.

With a specific focus on providing the best customer service, technical support and product selection available.

To HVACR professionals across the UK,Hawco has built a reputation of trust,integrity and excellent aftersales support.

JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “Hawco came a close second on a good range of products and services.”

JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “Climate Center’s variety and depth of products is impressive.”

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For the very first time, service engineers can monitor an ACR system from a distance, generate instant technical reports and email them directly from site.

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Top Consultant SPECIAL WINNER RECOGNITION Stephen Gill

Mike Creamer

Having served an engineering apprenticeship Steve started in the ACR industry by joining BOC-Linde Refrigeration in 1980 after completing a HNC in Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning through a government funded training scheme.

It was the start of a long and very successful career in industrial refrigeration contracting during which time he worked for GEA Grenco, ABB-STAL, Linde Refrigeration, Star Refrigeration, Morris and Young, and Shanghai Grasso Refrigeration in China.

After working at GEA Shanghai Grasso as Managing Director for 2 years, Steve returned to the UK in the summer of 2004 to form his own independent ACR engineering consultancy specialising in energy efficient ACR systems.

Steve has a range of qualifications spanning technical, business, energy, accounting and even law.

In the consultant’s role all of his wide range of knowledge and learning can be called upon.

Mike holds various qualifications in Mechanical Engineering including City & Guilds and Mechanical Engineering Technicians Certifications. He is also NVQ Certified to D32, D33 and D34 Levels and he is a qualified and certified Internal Verifier. Mike performs every aspect of the work involved, ranging from the initial enquiry, development of the proposed works schedules, creation of a very detailed quotation and the procurement of any special components or instrumentation.

Following receipt of the Purchase Order, Mike personally executes the essential work on site, in basements, on roofs, in cold rooms and at high risk sites. (Mike has a number of Certifications that permit him to work in hazardous locations).

Above all, Mike is highly motivated to bring about a substantial reduction in the energy consumption of large air conditioning systems and is working hard toward achieving this environmental target though his long-standing work and reputation.

JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “Steve is demonstrably good at what he does. He continues to push and promote positive change in the industry.”

JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “He has consitently pushed for excellence over many years”

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WINNER John Ellis

F.INST.R., F.I.DIAG.E., LCGI

This year’s winner of the ACR Champion Award is an individual who we could really only describe, as a true gentleman, helpful in every way. He cares about what impact he has, the industry and people within it.

His career started in 1965 as a Refrigeration Mechanic and Combat Engineer. He swiftly became an Instructor at the Royal School of Military Engineering, instructing military personnel to craft and technician level in refrigeration and air conditioning.

His outstanding contributions to industry include: 1. President of the Institute of Refrigeration 2. Chairman, Vice Chairman and Director of ACRIB 3. Chair of BRA 4. Appointed honorary member of the City & Guilds of London in recognition of significant involvement, and contribution to the furtherance of work in the Institute in technical and vocational education and training.

5. Member of Managing Panel of the National Training Organisation for the HVAC&R industries 6. Chair and member of the Management Committee of the ACR Interest Group for SummitSkills Our ACR Champion’s career has taken him all over the world, including Ghana, Spain, Syria, Turkey and Hong Kong.

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Most recently he has authored the F gas qualification C&G 2079 on behalf of industry, completely free of charge. Our champion also spent a lot of time reviewing the EU specifications and regulations.

He is working with the ACRIB Education committee to ensure the new qualification was up in time, was proportionate and relevant. He continues to ensure this is updated and remains corrected over time.

He is currently working as a technical author and consultant (again volunteering) for a group of

employers working with the IOR and BRA to develop a completely new Apprenticeship Scheme under the Trailblazer mechanism which should revamp the apprenticeship scheme over the next couple of years.

Ellis Training Consultancy was set up in 1991 and has gone from strength to strength providing training to the ACR and Building Services industries. Many of the centre’s recent successes has been demonstrated and rewarded over many years at the highly thought of ACR Trainee of the Year Awards.

WE AT THE ACR JOURNAL ARE THRILLED TO HAVE AWARDED JOHN ELLIS ACR CHAMPION 2015

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