6 Dec 2021

The IOR Annual Dinner is back on 30 June 2022! The 121st Annual Dinner has been moved to a summer date to celebrate our industry’s achievements and to galvanise interest in the RACHP sector alongside World Refrigeration Day activities.
Known to many as the original "Fridge Dinner”, the IOR Annual Dinner is an ideal opportunity to catch up with colleagues, friends, and clients, make new contacts and celebrate the achievements of the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sector.
Booking for the event is now open and tickets start from £147 + VAT for members' individual tickets. Tables of 10 and 12 are also available. The price includes a welcome drinks reception, three-course meal including ½ bottle of wine per person, awards ceremony, after-dinner speake, awards presentation and late bar. It will conclude with a speech from IOR President Mike Creamer FInstR.
A few great value sponsorship opportunities still available. ContactLisa Waters at the IOR at ior@ior.org.uk or check out our sponsor pack here.
6 Nov 2025
Topics of the new bulletins include direct expansion water-to-refrigerant evaporators, electrical safe isolation and determining the wattage of electric heaters.
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.