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AREA welcomes Romanian association

BELGIUM: The Romanian General Association of Refrigeration Engineers, AGFR, has been accepted as a member of AREA, the association of European HVACR contractor groups.

Formed in 1990, AGFR is described as a professional, non-governmental, autonomous and non-political association, deploying its activity in the field of refrigeration and air conditioning. Its membership includes around 3,000 individuals and 900 company members. Based in Bucharest, its president is Gratiela-Maria Tarlea,  a PhD professor at the Technical University of Civil Engineering in Bucharest.

AREA’s membership now includes 27 member associations from 23 countries.

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