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The IOR Service Engineers Section (SES() is making one of this month's bulletins available free of charge for a limited time to encourage those who aren't yet members to see the benefits of joining.The SES publishes three bulletins every quarter to its members - that's at least 12 good practice bulletins a year - along with a special service engineer newsletter, and access to all past publications as downloads - all for just £42 a year. We also offer discounts to companies that want to register all of their engineers with the section.
IOR members can access these bulletins for free as downloads from the Technical Information area of the website.
If you know someone who might be interested in joining the IOR Service Engineers section please encourage them to download this month's FREE bulletin:
- Heat pump Q&A (GPG84) which seeks to dispel some common myths and explains why heat pumps are becoming a favoured form of heating for the future
This month's additional bulletins are only available to IOR and SES members:
- Insulation installation guidelines for refrigeration and air-conditioning pipework (GPG82) which provides guidance on installing insulation for refrigeration and air-conditioning pipework. The guideline specifically refers to PVC Nitrile foam flexible insulation, with common names such as Kaiflex, Armaflex and Union foam
- A guide to K65 tube and fittings which explains what K65 tube is and the reasons it has been introduced into the refrigeration industry.
For more information about the benefits of SES membership, visit the membership section
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