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Editor’s note A


Thermal management and the race to reskill


s energy costs fl uctuate, environmental targets tighten, and effi ciency becomes a defi ning measure of competitiveness, heating and cooling are emerging as one of the most


powerful possibilities available to industry. In this issue, Jose La Loggia of Trane Technologies sets out why smarter, integrated


approaches to industrial heating and cooling can unlock cleaner processes, greater reliability, and long-term resilience.


In the domestic arena. Hemal Morjaria of City Plumbing explores new research into the realities of heat pump deployment for UK installers, highlighting the logistical, training, and customer-readiness challenges that must be addressed if the market is to scale meaningfully through 2026 and beyond.


Skills remain a critical pressure point with shortages felt across HVAC as well as wider engineering sectors, and Mike Lucken of Conex Bänninger argues that sustained investment in apprenticeships is not simply good practice but essential to the sector’s future capability.


Meanwhile, refrigerants and cooling technologies continue to evolve rapidly. John Poole of Refrigerant Solutions charts the shiſt toward low-GWP chemistry, while Joseph Walton examines how multi-service chilled beams have matured into sophisticated, integrated platforms shaping modern commercial environments.


I hope you fi nd this issue informative and interesting.


Lynn Sencicle, Managing Editor lsencicle@datateam.co.uk


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