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WRD message from Eurovent’s “cooling champions”

BELGIUM: Eurovent, Europe’s HVAC and refrigeration manufacturers’ association, has produced a video promoting the importance of the HVACR industry in support of World Refrigeration Day on June 26.

The video introduces Eurovent’s “cooling champions” who explain why the HVACR industry is cool and why it matters in everyone’s daily life.

It supports the 2021 World Refrigeration Day theme of Cooling Champions: Cool Careers for a Better World. The campaign focuses on careers in the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps industry and its goal is to inspire students and young professionals globally, both men and women, encouraging them to meet the challenges faced in their communities.

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