Calling RACHP innovators! Applications for the MacRobert Award are now open.

This award recognises outstanding engineering innovation with winners receiving a £50,000 cash prize, gold medal and national acclaim. Applications are welcomed from all sectors of engineering and organisers encourage applications that showcase the diversity of talent supporting UK engineering innovation.

Details on how and why to apply for the 2022 Award can be found here. Applications close on 31 January 2022. 

 

Recent posts

About

About the IOR

23 Apr 2026

The Institute of Refrigeration is the professional engineering body for all individuals working in RACHP. Find out more about the IOR here. 

News
What We Do

What we do

23 Apr 2026

Find out what the IOR can do for you: technical queries, safety codes of practice, new  technologies and professional development.

News
Untitled Design 5

Join us

23 Apr 2026

When you become a member of the Institute of Refrigeration you are joining a group of specialist experts driving the sector forward.

News
BathCollege2018

Industry Skills Alliance to Support Apprenticeship Assessment Reform

9 Sep 2026

The IOR Industry Skills Alliance is working with Skills England to support the apprenticeship assessment reform process for the Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Engineering Technician apprenticeship standard (ST0322).

Education
Call For Evidence

DWP Call for Evidence on Apprenticeships

3 Sep 2026

As part of the Milburn Review, the DWP is looking specifically at the barriers and additional costs SME employers face when recruiting, training and retaining younger apprentices aged under 25.

Consultation