15 Sep 2025
Members are invited to vote for their next President-Elect and to elect two new Trustees:
IOR Board of Trustees nominations:
This year, three nominations have been received for the two Trustee vacancies.
The IOR Trustee Nominee Statements are available here.
IOR President-Elect nominations
As previously notified, three candidates below were recommended by the Nominations Committee of IOR Committee Chairs:
In addition, one additional nomination supported by the required number of members has now been received:
Click on a candidate’s name to see their complete statement.
How to vote
Voting Members (i.e. Fellow, Member, Associate and Technician grade) should receive an email from the independent online voting agency mi-voice around 17th September with their voting code and a link to the voting website. If you haven’t received your email, contact mi-voice at support@mi-voice.com. Voting closes on 22nd October and the results will be announced after the AGM on 29th October.
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.
22 Oct 2025
On 20th Oct the Department for Education (with others) published this document outlining future skills policy and new V levels to sit alongside A levels and T Levels in key sectors such as engineering. The RACHP industry will need to consider what these changes mean for our work to promote skills and careers to ensure sufficient supply of well trained new entrants to our sector. IOR education committee members are digesting the content...
21 Oct 2025
The IOR’s RACHP EngTech Section innovative mobile technician’s app has over 200 subscribers!
6 Oct 2025
HSE is gathering information and evidence relating to the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR) and whether their scope and application are still fit for purpose.