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Meet the Judg


DARREL BIRKETT Managing Director of Cool Designs In the trade over 30 years, Darrel has always served in air conditioning distribution and for the last 20 years as Managing Director of Cool Designs


 navigate evolving refrigerants, technology and


  service the trade. (Darrel will not be judging wholesaler/  or trainee categories.) Judged: refrigeration, humidity, community, diversity, projects and initiatives.


KEVIN GLASS Managing Director of Bitzer UK Kevin Glass has nearly 40 years’ experience in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry. A past-President of the Institute of Refrigeration (IOR), Kevin’s wide-ranging career has spanned       Judged: all categories except refrigeration.


Meet the Judges


RICHARD MERRITT Managing Director of AC Solutions Group Ltd Richard Merritt has over 30 years’ experience in the industry starting out as a building services apprentice.      A Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of  Refrigeration. Judged: all categories.


MARTYN COOPER Commercial Manager, FETA Martyn Cooper,


  Federation in May 2015 after a 37-year long career  


ICI withintheir plastics business, Martyn    


 Martyn’s role now includes supporting         of a trade association. Judged: all categories


STEPHEN GILL HVACR and energy consultant, and founder, World Refrigeration Day A past-President of the Institute of Refrigeration,


    


     diversity. Judged: all categories.


LAURA BISHOP    an award-winning consultancy specialising in renewable energy    Association, and is active in various initiatives  Judged: all categories


DAVID PAGET Refrigeration Surveyor at LRQA


 David Paget has been


involved in the wider industry such as the


 product standards and


    Judged: all categories.


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