CONTENTS From the editor W
elcome to the January issue of ACR News. In this issue Tim Mitchell of Klima-Therm greets the new year
by examining recent reports that off er clues to what is to come within the realm of heat pumps and peeks over the horizon at the challenges the industry might face in the coming year. In our energy saving special, Steve Shipp of Ultra Refrigeration, explores the role of design and the importance of equipment choice in ensuring system effi ciency and sustainability, while Louise McHugh from Diff usion explains the latest innovations in fan-coil design. Matteo Dall’Ombra of Daikin UK delves deeper into leak detection
systems and how important they are to many areas. Geoff Lockwood of ebm-papst UK and chair of both the ISO and
BSI technical committees for fans discusses the upcoming ecodesign revisions.
Finally, forty years after the fi rst Bitzer screw compressors made
the rounds at trade fairs, it would be just about impossible to imagine refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump technology without them. We take a look back. I hope you fi nd this issue informative and interesting,
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Lynn Sencicle Managing Editor @ACRNews
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NEWS
FORTY YEARS OF SCREW COMPRESSORS AT BITZER WHAT DO EU ECODESIGN REGS MEAN FOR THE UK? THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRY – A BROKEN RECORD?
ENERGY SAVING
UKS LARGEST SINGLE CIRCUIT COLD STORE USING TALKING ABOUT LEAK DETECTION FAN COIL UNITS FOR THE FUTURE FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE
CASE STUDIES PRODUCT NEWS CLASSIFIEDS PEOPLE
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