News & Updates
Press releases and statements from Refcom
NEW FINES PROPOSED FOR F GAS VIOLATIONS
Monday, October 30, 2017
New fines of up-to £200,000 could be in place for individuals and companies who breach F gas regulations. DEFRA have opened a consultation to gather views on the proposal to introduce the penalties from April 2018. According to the Cooling Post, four groups of penalty are proposed ranging in...
Read MoreREFCOM’S EXPERTISE INSTRUMENTAL IN NEW RACHP CALCULATION APP
Thursday, October 5, 2017
REFCOM expertise has been integral in the creation and development of AREA's new calculation app - the first of its kind in the refrigeration and air conditioning sector. Developed by REFCOM for AREA, the app is intended to make field engineers lives easier and help them get an understanding of...
Read MoreREFCOM BACKED MENTORING SCHEME TAKES GOLD
Friday, September 29, 2017
At this year’s RAC Magazine Cooling Awards the Thermentor scheme, supported by REFCOM’s Graeme Fox, won Environmental Collaboration award. The scheme, set up by IoR President Steve Gill, is designed to pair new engineers with more established colleagues across the global refrigeration,...
Read MoreREFCOM JOINING FARMER AND BBC GURU AT BESA CONFERENCE
Thursday, September 14, 2017
REFCOM will be joining Mark Farmer, who led last year’s hard hitting review of construction’s labour and financial woes, at the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) National Conference in London on October 19. He is as keynote speaker by the BBC’s ‘Business Doctor’ Dr. Paul T Thomas...
Read MoreNew technical bulletin: working with lower flammability refrigerants
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Updated 16:00 6 September. There's been a lot in the news recently about lower flammability refrigerants in response to HFC phasedown. We've produced our latest technical bulletin to help clear up some of the facts. We'd like to thank FETA for the use of their 'Guide to A2L Refrigerants', which...
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