NEWS BESA calls for rapid


transformation in cooling skills T


he Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has urged the industry to


mark this year’s World Refrigeration Day (WRD) by stepping up its eff orts to recruit and train a new generation of air conditioning and refrigeration engineers able to deliver more innovative, future-proof solutions. WRD is celebrated on 26 June each year and this year’s theme is ‘Next Generation Cooling’ #Next- GenCooling with events all over the world focusing on the need for innovative and sustainable cooling solutions capable of achieving global energy effi ciency and net zero goals. Air conditioning is responsible for almost 20% of the total electricity used in buildings globally, according to the International Energy Agency and demand is predicted to keep rising steeply during the next three decades. This year’s WRD aims to


raise awareness of how the modern cooling industry is adapting and evolving to meet the challenges and opportunities of increasing demand for low carbon cooling and heating solutions in warming climates. “We need to recruit, train and


retain people equipped with the knowledge and skills that a modern, forward-thinking industry requires,” said WRD founder Stephen Gill. “Just as no-one will expect the cooling solutions we supply in the future to


be the same as those from the past, no-one should expect the workforce to be the same either. “This year’s campaign is an op- portunity to showcase what we are doing now to ensure we have the diverse, highly skilled workforce that our future industry needs.” His words were echoed by BESA technical director Graeme Fox who said the industry would need to appeal to a much broader pool of potential talent to keep thriving into the future. “We will have to manage a huge balancing act over the next 20 to 30 years,” said Fox, who is also President of the Institute of Refrig- eration (IoR). “Our world is warming and driving demand for cooling technologies, but at the same time we simply must reduce our energy consumption. “Fortunately, our industry has a


great track record of innovation so most of the solutions we need are coming through and evolving rapidly to meet these challenges. However, we are short of the numbers of highly skilled engineers we need to design, install and operate systems at the necessary scale.”


He added that BESA would be using this year’s WRD to celebrate the vital role played by refrigera- tion technology in modern society including healthcare, the food chain, buildings, data centres and transport.


“If someone is looking for a career


where they can make a signifi cant and long-lasting contribution to the future of the planet and their local communities, air conditioning and refrigeration ticks all the boxes,” said Fox.  www.worldrefrigerationday. org


TEV acquires EPCS assets to form new refrigeration line


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EV Ltd has acquired the assets of former refrigeration equipment manufacturer EPCS to form a new product line - ‘SC-Tec’. TEV manufactures in the UK with its


headquarters in Brighouse, West Yorkshire and operates with two widely recognised brands: Marstair and Quartz.


Marstair - Refrigeration and specialist air- conditioning products selling into a variety of applications including cold rooms, beer cellar cooling and close control.


Quartz - Chilled water Fan Coils and HVAC products selling into commercial, residential, and public sector buildings.


Sustainable Cooling Technologies ‘SC-Tec’ will form a new product line within TEV to sell the former EPCS products and will continue to manufacture out of its Thornton site retaining its existing employees.


John Dobson, managing director at TEV said: “EPCS has a strong reputation for delivery quality


products in the pack manufacturing industry. The acquisition of the EPCS assets fi ts perfectly as an extension to our current Marstair product off ering. It will also allow Marstair to continue its strong product development ethos expanding our A2L and CO2 product ranges in our chosen markets.”


6 July 2023 • www.acr-news.com


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