CONTENTS From the editor


Virtually honoured


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his issue focuses on data centres, apt as the online world is defi ning our everyday lives at the moment.


As a trailblazer for virtual events in the ACR industry, we are proud to announce that the ACR News Awards 2021 will take place on 18 March, ‘virtually the same’ as the live event. Covid-19, Brexit and the weirdness that is 2020 has not seen a huge drop in product development within our sector as F-Gas phasedown and other legislative driving forces are still in play. As an industry we’re doing well with data centres, supermarkets and pharmaceuticals all keeping us on our toes.


So get your entries in now - the deadline is 10 January. We want to know what the best new products are out there, who has gone over and above the call of duty, and what online innovations have helped your business thrive.


If ever there was a time to highlight the heroes in our industry, it’s now. www.acrnewsawards.com.


Lynn Sencicle Managing Editor


lsencicle@datateam.co.uk @ACRNEditor


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