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Regional show debuts at Villa Park

UK: A one-day regional refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump exhibition opens its doors this week at Birmingham’s Villa Park, home of Aston Villa FC.

The show features around 20 exhibitors, including leading manufacturers like Danfoss, Panasonic, Johnson Controls, J&E Hall and Bitzer.

The event on 15 May is open from 10.00 to 15.00 and welcomes all locally-based contactors, installers, specifiers and end users. 

There are also two free technical briefings on the programme. At 11.30 James Graham, sales director of Bitzer UK, will present the Bitzer Ecolite condensing unit and explain the services that its remanufacturing arm, Greenpoint Services,  has to offer.

At 13.30, Martyn Cooper of FETA will provide an update on the F-gas regulation, PFAS and EN378.

Entry is free but visitors are asked to pre-register here.

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