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Nominations sought for J&E Hall Gold

UK: The IoR is now accepting nominations for this year’s J&E Hall International Gold Medal, which recognises the most noteworthy contribution to the advancement of refrigeration and related technologies.

This internationally respected award has had such notable previous recipients as Gustav Lorentzen, Forbes Pearson, Pega Hrnjak, Eckhard Groll and Mark McLinden. 

The award, sponsored by J&E Hall International, includes a prize of £5,000 and is open to individuals or teams responsible for recent practical technology advancement in any of the following areas:

• Practical applications of innovative designs
• RACHP installations, developments, technologies that have made an original contribution to the field
• Systems that demonstrate substantial potential and evidence that they will be completed successfully
• Outstanding and significant work in a new or unusual area of design and installation

Further details on the award and the submission process are available from the IoR website. Nominations will close on 15 February 2022.

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