5 Oct 2018

The search for the RACHP’s brightest stars is well underway and nominations for the Ted Perry and J&E Hall awards will be closing mid-October.
One of the highlights of the sector’s annual calendar, the IOR Awards distinguish deserving members of our industry in various categories and career stages. The Ted Perry Award for Student Excellence rewards young bright minds by recognising creative post graduate student who have undertaken an exceptional research project solving a practical issue. The prestigious J&E Hall Gold Medal is an internationally respected award given to an individual or team considered to have made the most noteworthy contribution to the advancement of refrigeration and related technologies.
The winner of the Ted Perry Award receives a £1,000 prize while the recipient of the J&E Hall Medal is awarded a £5,000 prize.
To find out more about the IOR Awards and the nomination process, visit https://www.ior.org.uk/about/IOR-awards
5 Nov 2025
The outcomes will be used to shape future legislation for our sector. Take part in this consultation to make the views of the RACHP industry heard. Industry groups will be coordinating a response through ACRIB (Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board).
5 Nov 2025
The talk by Prof. Ahmed Kovacevic, FREng on emerging technologies in compressors and their systems is now available from the IOR website.
3 Nov 2025
On 29 October, the IOR members met to share their reports on activity, plans and strategies for the future. Seven IOR committees met, including Membership, Education, Environment, Technical, Engineering Technician Group, Women in RACHP, and the Dinner Committee.
29 Oct 2025
At the IOR Annual General Meeting held on 29 October 2025, election results were announced. Stephen Gill FInstR was voted President-Elect, and Stephen Benton FInstR together with David Bostock FInstR were elected as Trustees to the IOR Board.
28 Oct 2025
The IOR and the ACES have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration and promote the exchange of ideas and expertise during the Clean Cooling Network Conference on the Sustainable Cold Chain for the Global South, taking place at the University of Birmingham from 28–29 October 2029.