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Alternative refrigerants on breakfast menu

HRS-logoUK: In a new initiative, the Hampshire Refrigeration Society is organising its first Breakfast Meeting in January to discuss the thorny topic of alternative refrigerants.

The meeting on January 14, which is by invitation only, will feature presentations from four influential companies in this sector: A-Gas, Bitzer UK, Mitsubishi Electric and Javac UK.

The event is being organised by Christina Taliadoros, sales and marketing manager at Lu-Ve UK, who has recently been appointed to the HRS committee. In addition to assuming responsibility for the January Breakfast Meeting, Christina is also looking into possible topics for the next Breakfast Meeting scheduled for April/May.

For further information, venue, etc, email Christina Taliadoros.

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