Kevin Glass crowned ACR Champion

UK: Bitzer UK MD Kevin Glass was tonight crowned ACR Champion at the National ACR & Heat Pump Awards 2025 in Manchester.

The award in front of over 350 guests at the Midland Hotel recognised Kevin Glass’ contribution to the refrigeration industry spanning 43 years – 39 of which have been with Bitzer UK. 

A former president of the Institute of Refrigeration, Glass began his career as a service technician with Greenham Humidity Control in 1982. He joined Bitzer in 1986, rising through the ranks to become MD in 2011.

The sell-out event also saw Charlotte Lee, chief executive of the Heat Pump Association, named RACHP Woman of the Year.

The full list of winners were:

ACR Contractor
Winner: Forest Group
Highly commended: SURE Solutions 

Air Conditioning Product
Winner: Fujitsu General Air Conditioning UK for the J-VS Mini VRF
Highly commended: Rhoss POKER290 Heat Pump, distributed by Klima-Therm

Refrigeration Product               
Winner: Hubbard Products for the A2L industrial monobloc range;       
Highly commended: Beijer Ref UK & Ireland for the SEC (Sustainable Energy Controller)

Air Conditioning Project
Winner: Wave Refrigeration for Aldi, Goole
Highly commended: BREng/EBA Climate of the Tingley Garden Centre             

Refrigeration Project
Winner: FridgeHUB for CO2 plant at Wilkins Jam Factory
Highly commended: AE Refrigeration & Air Conditioning for Thistle Seafoods

Training Provider
Winner: Mitsubishi Electric
Highly commended: MCFT 

Wholesaler/Distributor
Winner: Unitherm

Heat Pump Installer
Winner: R A Brown Heating Services
Highly commended: IMS Heat Pumps

Domestic Heat Pump Product
Winner: Qvantum Energy Technology’s QE exhaust air heat pump
Highly commended: NIBE S735 exhaust air heat pump

Commercial Heat Pump Product
Winner: Refra propane heat pump Absolutely Chilled
Highly commended: Carrier Solutions UK Toshiba Universal Smart X (USX) Series Edge modular heat pump

Ground Source Project
Winner: Futureserv with Viessmann Climate Solutions UK, Waters View
Highly commended: NIBE, Lackington Mill

Domestic Air Source Project
Winner: R A Brown Heating Services, Townhouse retrofit, Norwich 
Highly commended: Viessmann Climate Solutions UK, Custom Renewables

Non-Domestic Air Source Project
Winner: Solaris Energy, Mobile Energy Plantroom (MEP) at Wembley Park
Highly commended: Pure Thermal, Greenpeace 

Ancillary Product
Winner: Carrier Solutions UK Toshiba RBC-MTSC1 Mini Touchscreen Smart Controller 
Highly commended: Intatec Inta XCEED heat pump magnetic filter

Best IAQ Innovation
Winner: Martin Industries, AirX Pro

RACHP Woman of the Year
Winner: Charlotte Lee, chief executive HPA

Phil Creaney ACR Champion
Winner: Kevin Glass