8 May 2019
Maurice Young will be the keynote speaker for this year's Annual Conference on refrigerant safety and risk assessment requirements on 12 June in Birmingham. Maurice is a member of the Food Storage and Distribution Federation (FSDF)'s Technical Safety Expert Group and has worked closely with the HSE on technical issues including the revised Safe Management of Ammonia Refrigeration Systems industry guidance which replaced the HSE’s original PM81 Guidance. The conference will feature amongst others Dermot Cotter on risk assessment for flammable refrigerants. Early bird discount rate £85+VAT for IOR members closes on 18 May. Full programme and booking at www.ior.org.uk/risk2019
28 May 2025
Lots to discuss at the "enough" retail workshop on commercial refrigeration and food chain emissions reduction on 27th May
22 May 2025
IOR has published its latest Education Guidance Note in the series, this time focusing on Coaching as a way of employers supporting engineering and technician development. The Guidance Note (16) gives a guide to understanding the benefits of coaching, how this differs from mentoring and includes a useful list of organisations who can offer help with setting up coaching schemes or offer coaching.
21 May 2025
IOR members showed their support for the Cold Chain Federation (CCF) campaign to recognise the Cold Chain as part of the UK's critical national infrastructure, as they attended the CCF's reception at the Houses of Parliament on 20th May.
8 May 2025
Expert in climate change adaptation Tim Fox will deliver a keynote talk at the IOR’s Adaptation 2025 conference detailing why cooling is now a “mission critical” service, essential to public health, food security, global commerce, and economic well-being.
7 May 2025
Watch this webinar on catch-up, which focused on implementing technologies and operational strategies capable of significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the European retail sector.