HRS Technical Breakfast Briefing December 2025

9 Dec 2025 08:15 to 11:30

Join this FREE regional breakfast morning for service engineers and technicians where there will be practical advice from manufacturers and suppliers.

This short introduction will give you a chance to ask questions on topical issues and help you to meet others working in your location.

Places are limited so booking is essential.

Venue:  City of Portsmouth College – Thank you for hosting the event.

Address: Highbury Northarbour Centre,Unit 1, Harbourgate, Southampton Road, Portsmouth PO6 4BQ.

Directions: Highbury Northarbour Centre 

How to book?

 Get your FREE ticket for this event here.

Programme 

Speakers:

Dr Edward C Hammond – ECH Engineering

Decarbonisation in Refrigeration

Dr Edward Hammond is a leading specialist in refrigeration systems design, performance, and energy decarbonisation, bringing deep technical expertise from his work on the C0olFish Decarbonisation Project. His research and on-the-ground industry experience span refrigeration engineering, temperature-controlled processes, mechanical and electrical systems, and strategies to reduce carbon in cold-chain operations.

  • How refrigerant leakage is one of the seafood sector’s biggest hidden carbon emitters and how to stop it.
  •  The business case for preventative maintenance, better system design, and using natural low-GWP refrigerants.
  • Practical examples of energy savings, including 20–25% gains from defrost optimisation and major reductions in running costs through smarter control strategies.
  •  Clear, actionable guidance on monitoring system performance and identifying quick wins that enhance efficiency and reliability

 

Andy Bradison – Cool Designs Limited (CDL)

  • Rise of the machines (i.e. how it affected us) 
  • ASHP’s 
  • Some example projects and pitfalls we’ve experienced. 
  • Technology improvements these last 5/6 years (Tosh USX /61AQ /4Pipe)