REFRIGERANTS
Tools that make refrigerant recovery easier and quicken the process are most valuable to the contractor. The A-Gas Rapid Recovery, F-Gas compliant on-site recovery service, is a good example of how having the right equipment can make a real difference in the workplace. A-Gas Rapid Recovery has been available on the UK market since 2017 and in that time has recovered refrigerants from hundreds of systems nationwide. This has helped customers make the most of refrigerants already in use. A-Gas Rapid Recovery has a network of recovery vehicles and engineers in place to give refrigeration contractors national coverage and this is available to go on site at short notice to handle jobs of all sizes. A-Gas Rapid Recovery allows in-house maintenance teams or contractors to get on with other work while the recovery process is taking care of independently. Reclaimed refrigerant sent to A-Gas reprocessing centres undergoes chemical analysis, is cleaned of contaminants and goes through our separation plant to produce a product that matches that of virgin refrigerant requirements. Using reclaimed refrigerant is a direct way of
lowering the carbon footprint of your customers. You will be saving on the use of raw materials,
energy consumption and unnecessary transport normally associated with virgin production. In today’s modern society, end users and customers are beginning to demand that their goods and services are produced and delivered in less wasteful ways. Using reclaimed material is part of the cooling
industry’s sustainable future. Our industry is well placed to reap the benefits of this circular economy – the opposite to the use and discard business model.
Through the recovery and reclamation of refrigerants we are putting in place the building blocks to adopt a more holistic approach to the way that we carry out our business. New refrigerants are emerging all the time and I have no doubt that we will develop more efficient ways to increase their longevity. My message to end users is a simple one. If you haven’t done so already, start to put in place plans to introduce retrofit programmes. Help is available from your refrigerant suppliers to ensure that you and your maintenance team have all that’s needed to make the switch to low GWP gases or take the reclaim option. Both will help soften the blow of the F-Gas step downs. The COVID-19 pandemic will still be with us
next year. The cooling industry has responded well to the demands of the lockdown and its role in keeping essential services running should not be forgotten. Key maintenance has continued at hospitals, supermarkets and food processing plants where refrigeration, air conditioning and ventilation has been important in helping society to cope with the pandemic. Unfortunately, the hospitality sector and its supply chains have been hit hard by lockdowns and other restrictions. This looks set to continue over the winter period as infection rates rise again.
At A-Gas we will continue to supply refrigerants and services to industries critical in keeping the country running during the pandemic. We are facing a year of great change and the ending of the Brexit transition period will take the cooling industry into unchartered waters.
But we are used to managing change in the
cooling industry and adopting the low GWP path, making use of the benefits brought about by reclamation and in doing so following in the footsteps of the circular economy will put us in a position which will allow us to handle the difficulties facing us in the months ahead.
Petra
www.acr-news.com
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