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Bad practices are subject of HRS meeting

HRS-logoUK: The Hampshire Refrigeration Society is holding its second breakfast meeting on June 21 on the theme of The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.

Kevin Glass of Bitzer, Dan Hopkins of EBM Papst UK, Steve Taliadoros of Lu-Ve UK & Eire and Luke Levens of Advanced Engineering will explore poor practices, bad installations and the ways these can be avoided.

The event will be held on Tuesday June 21, beginning at 8:45am with coffee and bacon sandwiches for a 9am start. Presentations will be followed by Q &A session and then some informal networking. The venue is The Concorde Club, Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh, Hants SO50 9HQ.

Places are limited, so please email Christina Taliadoros to book your participation.

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