NEWS A-Gas opens £1m refrigerants separator A
new £1 million refrigerant separator has been opened by A-Gas at its Portbury plant near Bristol.
The separator, one of three operated by A-Gas at the site, will more than double the company’s reclamation capacity at Portbury. This is seen as a significant investment by A-Gas, which views reclamation as a growth area for its business. A-Gas managing director John Ormerod said: “As the F-gas Regulations have a greater effect on supplies of high GWP virgin refrigerants, reclaimed gases will have a growing role to play in the market place. Next year, a 37 percent reduction in the quota of virgin gases will become a reality. This
investment by A-Gas in separation technology highlights our commitment to providing the industry with the capacity and infrastructure to support the F-gas phasedown.
“A continued reduction in the use of HFCs will put significant pressure on the supply of high GWP refrigerants. There are shortages of some high GWP refrigerants already and prices have risen considerably. Reclaimed refrigerants are much needed to fill this gap in the market as the industry comes to terms with change.”
The new separator, made of steel and 40ft high, took a year to build and install. The type of waste handled by A-Gas has changed over the
years as mixtures have become more complicated and greater quantities of mixed gases emerge. Several different refrigerants combined together in one mix further raises the bar and without the latest separation technology, it is near impossible to return the gases to the same kind of quality as virgin material. The separator uses distillation technology to separate refrigerants of different boiling points. Once a gas leaves the separator it is sampled, certified to the meet the AHRI 700 standard, and re-supplied to the market. Last month, A-Gas bought the Dutch reclamation company BTC to strengthen the reclamation side of its business in Europe.
Bitzer marks RSL’s 50 years as distributor B
itzer UK has marked RSL Ireland’s 50-year milestone as a distributor of its products with a presentation at the company’s
Dublin headquarters.
Kevin Glass, managing director of Bitzer UK, presented the company’s founder Gerry McDonagh with a polished glass commemorative diamond, engraved with the Bitzer and RSL 50-year anniversary logo, and an inscription reading, “In recognition of our 50-year partnership.” RSL has represented Bitzer in Ireland since 1967, when Gerry McDonagh established the company after leaving University. Since then, RSL Ireland has grown to become a leader in the wholesale supply of refrigeration, air conditioning and allied equipment, to the industrial and commercial sectors. Since being established in Dublin, RSL has expanded significantly with branches in Galway, Cork and Belfast. Its UK sister company, Refrigeration Spares Ltd, which also distributes Bitzer products, was founded in 1946 and has depots in London, Exeter, Manchester, Coventry and Glasgow.
RSL Ireland maintains a year-round, multi- million Euro stock, providing customers with prompt availability, supported by in-depth technical and logistical support. As well as providing a five-and-a-half day trade counter service, all RSL Ireland branches offer free delivery, using the company’s own transport fleet. Gerry McDonagh said: “One of the key’s to
our success is that we only work with reliable, technically advanced manufacturers in the different industry sectors. In our 50 years of business we have established very close relationships with our selected suppliers. We are
RSL Ireland founder Gerry McDonagh (left) with Kevin Glass, managing director of Bitzer UK.
proud to have represented Bitzer for half a century since we first began trading. The company’s excellent and innovative technology, backed by our positive and productive partnership, has been one of the cornerstones of our success. We look forward to continuing to build on this in the coming years.”
Kevin Glass said: “Our 50-year partnership with RSL Ireland is one of the longest and most successful distributor-manufacturer relationships
in the industry, and certainly one of the longest within the Bitzer organisation. We are delighted to join with industry colleagues and partners in celebrating RSL’s achievement, and toasting their continued success.”
The Dublin event marked the beginning of RSL Ireland’s 50-year-anniversary roadshow, which is touring key locations across Ireland over the coming days. Future events are taking place in Belfast, Galway and Cork.
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