ACR Show 2016 Preview

UK: Seminars will be a prominent feature at the forthcoming sell-out ACR Show in Birmingham (February 16-18). We look at who you will see and what you will hear at the UK’s only dedicated event for the refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation, heating and heat pump sectors.

The biennial ACR Show will feature over 100 companies exhibiting top brand products, offering live demonstrations and giving advice on affordable and efficient solutions.

Seminars

In addition to the exhibits, the ACR Show will feature possibly the largest and most varied programme of air conditioning, refrigeration and heat pump seminars ever mounted in the UK.

The ACR Show will feature three CPD-accredited seminar theatres: the Air Conditioning & Heat Pump Theatre, sponsored by GREE; the Refrigeration & Cooling Theatre, sponsored by Chemours and the Training & Careers Theatre, sponsored by Toshiba. In addition, the Institute of Refrigeration, is using the Show as the venue for its annual conference. Being held on February 18, the IoR conference will explore how energy and emission saving in component and system design are being achieved.

Training

Training will also be a feature with the ACR Show hosting the national SkillFRIDGE competition for the first time. Six apprentices will compete in the 12 hour competition to test their skills in electrical wiring, fault finding, pipe work fabrication, joining of materials, commissioning, refrigerant charging efficient set up and recovery of refrigerant. Apart from vocational skills, the judges will be looking for ability to design, plan and effectively solve problems encountered in the test projects.

The Institute of Refrigeration will also be offering short training “taster” sessions.

According to IoR secretary Miriam Rodway it will provide visitors with an opportunity to learn something new and refresh their skills. The IoR will also be giving out certificates of continuing professional development, for those who take the optional evaluations.

Each session will last about 30 minutes and there will be membership discounts for any non-members who join on the day.

IoR members and service engineers can reserve their place in advance by contacting the Institute of Refrigeration direct. Places are strictly limited to 10 people per session. Sign up and walk-in places will be offered on the day if seats are still available.

For further information and to pre-register, visit www.acrshow.com

List of exhibitors an stand numbers

3T – Thermal Transfer Technology     E25

AB Systems     B7

ACR News     Media Centre

AFR Refrigeration     D10

ASHRAE     G23

A-Gas     C30

Advanced Engineering     G50

Air Conditioning Sales     G1

Airflow Developments     D40

Applied Product Solutions     D43

Area Cooling Solutions     C42

Arthur J Gallagher     F30

Aspen Pumps     F44

BSEE Magazine     B65

Birmingham Society of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (BSRA)     G31

BlueDiamond     B10

Broughton Electro Air Products     B6

Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)     F30

Business Edge     G20

CPA Engineered Solutions     G51

CWB Wholesale     B12

Carrier Rental Systems (UK)     E52

Chemlink Specialties     G46

City Lifting Ltd     G2

Clariant     G46

Climalife IDS Refrigeration     G22

Connecting Industry     B67

DCI Refrigeration & Electrical     F8

DJ Transport     E10

ETI     E9

Elitech (UK)     B16

Emerson Crane Hire     C47

Epix Systems     E8

Federation of Environmental Trade Associations (FETA)     F2

Fieldpiece Instruments     E7

First Choice Refrigeration Spares Ltd     D24

Fral UK     D30

Fujitsu Air Conditioners     C25

Gallant Group     D50

Glacier Coldrooms     D42

Gram UK     F40

Gree UK     C50

Green Zone Surveys     E60

Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education     G41

Harp International     F60

Harris Products Group     B60

Hawco     D28

Heat Trace     B44

Heating & Ventilating Review     Media Centre

Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe     C30

Hydra Technologies     G35

HygroMatik UK     B41

ITE UK     B35

Innotech Europe     B30

Interactive Components     H42

Javac UK     C5

Johnson Controls Building Efficiency     E14

Jumo Instrument Co     A10

KE Fibertec UK     G40

Kilfrost     B61

LF Spare Parts     G48

Lawton Tubes     D20

Lloyd Coils Europe     B5

Lordan (UK)     A5

MMotors JSC     F4

Mastercool Europe     C45

Maxkold     E12

Mexichem Fluor     F60

National Refrigerants     E20

Olefini     B11

Oxford Hardware     E68

Panimpex     H41

Pentland Parts     A20

Polar Pumps     E6

Pole Star Products     C40

Prihoda UK     F50

Price TWA     F6

Pump House     E53

Rapid Positioning Clips     D5

Refcom     F30

Regin Controls     G21

Ritchie Engineering – Yellow Jacket     G10

Rothenberger (UK)     H6

S&P UK (Soler & Palau)     H31

SICCOM     A55

Sanctus Training     E18

Sauermann UK     C60

Scandia Refrigeration     E30

Seeley International     B64

Stanley Handling     G30

Strongduct     G6

Strurfoot     F32

SWEP International     C53

Tenways Engineering – CoolAutomation     D18

Testo     D22

Tower Systems     H51

Thermofin     A25

Variohm Eurosensor     E65

Vulkan Industries     H5

Weltem     D12

WIKA Instruments     D32

Zoppas Industries Heating Element Technologies     E18