Training & Events

UK: The Heat Pump Association UK has published a new guide to insulating the external hydraulic pipework of domestic monobloc air-to-water heat pumps.

THAILAND: An inaugural forum in Bangkok next month brings together over 400 leading scientists, city leaders, philanthropies and health experts to scale solutions and unlock finance for extreme heat action.

UK: Ideal Commercial Heating has launched a new CIBSE-approved CPD seminar designed to help heating professionals understand the safety considerations associated with commercial R290 air-source heat pumps.

USA: ASHRAE is accepting abstracts for conference papers for its annual conference in New Orleans in June.

UK: Haier HVAC Solutions goes on the road this month, with a fully-kitted product trailer taking its latest heating and cooling solutions to installers across the UK.

UK: City of Portsmouth College has received £1.2m of government funding to develop and expand its refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump training facilities.

UK: The UK will once again host the Gustav Lorentzen Conference, the international forum for “natural” refrigerant research and development, in 2028.

UK: BESA will mark this year’s World Ventilation Day with an event in London focused on overheating in the built environment.

UK: Beijer Ref is to hold an open day at its training academy in Wetherby on October 1.

UK: Carly Gayle, one of Baxi’s newest F-gas engineers, has been named Trainee of the Year by awarding and certification organisation LCL Awards.

GERMANY: Carrier Transicold is donating two NaturaLine container refrigeration units to Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) to support the university’s research into transcritical CO2 refrigeration technology. 

UK: The next IOR Industry Skills Alliance event has been scheduled for 24 September at the London South Bank Technical College.

UK: The British Refrigeration Association (BRA) is to hold a one-day conference on 21 October tackling the key issues facing the industry in its bid to decarbonise.

UK: Tickets are now on sale for HPA UK’s first annual conference since its formation in January from the merger of the three main UK heat pump associations. 

UK: Spare parts distributor Parts Town UK is to offer F-gas Category 1 (FCAT1/Course 2079-11) courses at its training facility in Cannock.

UK: Daikin has welcomed pupils and teachers to its Birmingham Training Academy, giving the children a chance to explore science and engineering outside the classroom.

UK: Daikin claims to be the first HVAC manufacturer to have achieved City & Guilds Assured status with its Altherma heat pump training courses.

UK: The organiser of Adaptation 2027, the 2nd IIR International Conference on Refrigeration Adapting to Rising Temperatures, has issued a call for papers.

UK: The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) will host the next International Refrigeration Committee (IRC) business briefing which will focus on strengthening RACHP sustainability amid electricity market volatility.

UK: Those who participate in Panasonic UK’s in-person HVAC training courses can now claim a 20% discount on Testo tools.

UK: The UK’s Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) is to host the second conference by the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) in the series on Refrigeration: Adapting to Rising Temperatures.

UK: Arcus FM is introducing smart glasses into its refrigeration team to strengthen on-the-job learning, improve remote technical guidance and help address the technical skills gap in facilities management.

UK: Daikin UK has planned a series of networking events this summer, promising an agenda of expert-led content, product innovation, and industry dialogue.

ITALY: A delegation of Asian women have taken part in a UNEP-promoted programme targeting good practices in refrigeration and air conditioning, F-gas management and natural refrigerant safety.

UK: Daikin UK is to stage its first Hotel Summit for hospitality professionals, consultants and industry experts in London next month.

UK: The Heat Pump Association UK (HPA UK) has announced a National Heat Pump Week this October with the intention to accelerate the transition to heat pumps.

UK: Copper tube and fittings manufacturer Lawton Tubes is appealing to businesses to help bridge the growing skills gap between younger and older generations of traders.