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Cool Talk breakfast series moves north

UK: The popularity of the breakfast meeting for refrigeration and air conditioning service engineers and technicians sees the concept moving north of the border in April.

The Scottish Branch of the Institute of Refrigeration has chosen the topic of safe strength and tightness testing of refrigeration systems for its first Cool Talks breakfast meeting at the Palm Court Hotel in Aberdeen on April 2.

The event will offer practical advice from experts, and provide attendees with the chance to ask questions about this topical issue.

The programme starts with coffee/tea and bacon rolls at 08.30 and ends at 10.30.

Both IoR members and non members are welcome and, while attendance is free, you will need to book online here

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