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ACR News Awards deadline extended

ACR-AwardsUK: The deadline for entries to the ACR News Awards, the longest-established awards for the air conditioning and refrigeration industry, has been extended to October 16.

Entry is entirely free and categories this year are:
Distributor/Wholesaler of the Year
Refrigeration Product of the Year
Air Conditioning Product of the Year
Training Initiative of the Year
Marketing Initiative of the Year
Website of the Year
Environmental Product of the Year
Environmental Project of the Year
Contractor of the Year
Consultant of the Year
Customer Service of the Year

The ACR News Awards 2016 will take place during the ACR Show 2016 on the evening of Wednesday February 17 at the NEC’s Vox Conference Centre.

Further information can be found at www.acrnewsawards.com.

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