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Mitsubishi Electric hosts annual customer conference focused on the future of business
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March, Mitsubishi Electric hosted its new rebooted Partner
n 6th
conference and expo - PACE24. The event equipped Partners with information around net zero, and support to help their businesses to thrive in the future. The goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 is changing the way that the built environment must operate. Across the industry, there is a need to consider new technologies and ways of working, understand upcoming changes to legislation, and be prepared for the opportunities that decarbonising the UK off ers. During the conference, Mitsubishi Electric explored the opportunities that net zero brings to customers, as well as how the wider supply chain is approaching the task of decarbonising. The event discussed key drivers for change such as F-Gas regulations, as well as the
products and solutions available to Mitsubishi Electric customers that meet requirements today and in the future.
Oliver Collins – marketing manager at Mitsubishi Electric said: “Our Partner conference was a fantastic opportunity to support our valued customers with information and guidance to make their business a success now and in the future. We know that the drive to decarbonise the UK is bringing about seismic changes in our industry, and Mitsubishi Electric is committed to supporting its customers to embrace those changes, fi nd opportunities for growth and be successful for years to come.”
A host of expert guest speakers also joined the event. Lord Deben, former chairman of the Committee on Climate Change discussed why net zero was so important for the businesses gathered in the room and how their commercial customers
will be asked and pressured to lead the change. Jennifer Kelly, head of sustainability at Chester Zoo, Andy O’Hare, climate lead at NatWest and Phil Draper MD at Twenty One
Engineering, all gave fantastic diff erent perspectives on the opportunities ahead. The event also showcased the latest in VR training tools.
BESA backs ‘Olympic class’ skills challenge T
he Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has been selected as an
organising partner of the WorldSkills UK competition that celebrates emerging and existing technical skills.
The Association is organising the
refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) category of this major global skills event. UK students and apprentices aged 16 and above are now being invited to put their skills to the test and could ultimately win a place on the UK team that will compete at the ‘Skills Olympics’ in Shanghai in 2026. WorldSkills is a global movement involving more than 80 countries and is a partnership between the education sector, businesses, and governments. It was set up to help young people develop and showcase
pandemic lockdowns and will now take place in Shanghai in 2026. WorldSKills UK said: “The insights we gain from training as part of this global network enables us to embed world-class training standards across the UK to help drive investment, jobs, and economic growth. “We are working to help the UK become a ‘skills economy’, boosting the prestige of technical and professional education by embedding world-class training standards across the UK to help drive investment, jobs, and economic growth.”
their talent through competitions- based training, assessment, and benchmarking with the aim of driving investment in emerging talent to support economic growth and create employment
opportunities. Each participating country puts forward a team for the biennial ‘World Skills’ competition comprising the winners of individual sector skills challenges. The 2022 event was postponed due to
The competitions, designed by industry experts, are run across sectors including digital, creative, and engineering. BESA will deliver a range of tests for the RAC competitors. “This is an amazing opportunity
12 April 2024 •
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