NEWS Comstock joins as WRD extends to fortnight S
teve Comstock has joined World Refrigeration Day’s (WRD) secretariat as its
head of special initiatives. Mr Comstock adds more than 40 years of communications and publishing experience to the team that plans the ‘coolest day of the year’. Mr Comstock has led numerous global publishing, marketing, and communications efforts in the environmental control field. Most recently, he was head of business development for ASHRAE in its Brussels Office and directed its acr training center in Dubai. He has
reported extensively on building and process control technologies, identifying how applications of technology impact everyday life, and he has transitioned traditional publishing and educational resources to digital platforms. “Refrigeration is at the very heart of modern life. We are pleased to have the benefit of Steve Comstock’s experience in drawing attention to the wonderful engineering and science that surrounds us every day,” said Steve Gill, founder of World Refrigeration Day and secretariat head. He made the
A-Gas introduces onsite temperature testing
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-Gas has introduced new measures to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. Strict
procedures had been put in place by A-Gas earlier in the year to combat the pandemic but now the refrigerant processor based at Portbury near Bristol has taken safety precautions to a new level by introducing onsite temperature testing for staff.
A-Gas operations director Rob Parker said that the business was challenging itself not to be complacent. He explained: “The staff have responded amazingly to the new measures. Temperature testing is not flawless but it does give us another red flag to highlight when something is wrong. “If a high temperature is recorded on arrival for work then there is a cooling off period but if after a second test the high temperature is sustained then the member of staff is advised to return home and is asked to seek medical help.” Earlier in the year A-Gas introduced enhanced cleaning regimes and sanitisation across all its sites and offices around the world. There has been an
increased use of PPE, improved communications across a range of different online platforms and the setting up of Covid-19 response teams. Staff are also spread out to ensure that there is clear distancing between different groups of workers. Back office staff are encouraged to work from home but for those who do have to be onsite split shift patterns have been introduced. Rob Parker said that there was evidence in the industry that the virus could be caught from surfaces, as well as from airborne person-to-person sources.
Keeping staff well distanced and working in the same group is a way of preventing this. So far no one has caught the virus while working onsite at A-Gas in Portbury. Mask wearing is mandatory for A-Gas staff working onsite and for A-Gas Rapid Recovery engineers when completing recovery jobs at customer locations. Mr Parker added: “We have learned from other A-Gas teams across the world and the experiences of other gas suppliers in the industry and have adapted our practices to reduce onsite and offsite risks.”
announcement in conjunction with the 32nd Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol that convened virtually 23 November.
emissions to levels needed to limit climate change all depend
As the world adapts to a warming world, estimates are that the market for refrigeration and air conditioning will grow to US $170 billion by 2030. Creating the cold chain that supplies foods and vaccines, maintaining indoor air quality in buildings, making environments for data centres and for products we consume every day, and reducing CO2
upon the engineers, technicians and researchers working in refrigeration. In 2021, the WRD celebration will be extended to a fortnight (one week either side of June 26) with focus on the individual contributions that men and women make globally in the field and how the industry can better attract young people to pursue one its exciting careers. WRD will continue its partnership with UNEP in designing and launching special relevant campaigns to support refrigeration and air conditioning in developing countries.
Bundy expands production
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undy, a manufacturer of heat transfer and fluid carrying cooling system components for consumer and commercial refrigeration units is set to open a new production plant in the Manisa province of Turkey in
response to an increase in global demand for its refrigeration products. Bundy is a global operation with production plants in Italy, Germany,
Hungary, Turkey and Brazil and employs 1,000 people. The company has been in business for over 60 years specialising in the design, manufacture and supply of heat transfer and cooling system components for the world’s major original equipment manufacturers. The new production plant in Manisa is part of 3.4 million USD investment following a successful year where the fortunes of the group have been transformed under the ownership of Grandholm Production Services which acquired the business in October 2018. Within 15 months of taking control Bundy recovered from a loss of 5.9 million USD to an operating profit of 2.9 million USD in 2019. Despite the global pandemic, which did curtail output earlier this year, the
company has recovered and is now back in full production. The new plant is 30km south of the existing facility and will significantly extend capacity and production. While Bundy has an extensive product portfolio, production in Turkey, apart from its tube line, is concentrated on door warmer assemblies. This is one of Bundy’s speciality products designed to circulate warm refrigerant around the cabinet door flange and provide an energy-efficient solution, while eliminating condensation around freezer and fridge/freezer door frames. The Turkish plant will also manufacture skin condensers and wire-on-tube condensers. It is anticipated that the new plant will lead to a steady increase in employment as global demand for products is set to rise in response to the challenges that food, health and energy efficiency are placing on the refrigeration industry.
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