Members have been contributing to the latest IOR newsletter, highlighting the initiatives they're involved in with the Institute.

This includes articles on designer engineer specification skills, initiatives to raise awareness of our industry, and information on what the cooling sector is doing to achieve net zero.

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Recent posts

IOR Dinner - Join Us In A New Venue

9 Sep 2024

Bookings are now open for the IOR Annual Dinner and in 2025, the ‘Original Fridge Dinner’ will take place at an exciting new location – the London Hilton Bankside.

Live event

Members - Did You Get Your 125th Anniversary Sticker?

7 Jan 2025

The Institute is celebrating its 125th Anniversary and members can mark this with a special sticker commemorating this event!

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Statement from the Environment Agency

19 Dec 2024

In response to the Institute of Refrigeration's query to the Environment Agency on the issue of cellar cooling being included in an upcoming ban on split air conditioning systems, the Environment Agency has sent us this statement.

News

Opportunity For Employers To Influence Future Skills

10 Dec 2024

BESA, on behalf of the Engineering Building Services Skills Authority (EBBSA,) are setting up Sector Groups (SG’s) in occupations within Building Services.  The SG’s purpose is to bring employers within specific occupation groups together to determine the roles that exist within that occupational area, thereafter determine a competency framework for these roles.  The IOR is pleased to be invited to support this work and to help co-ordinate outputs with its own plans to map skills needs and roles in the RACHP sector.

Consultation

Amendment to Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations

10 Dec 2024

This guidance has been amended to reflect the announcements on 1 August 2023 and 24 January 2024 that the Government is extending recognition of certain goods that meet EU requirements (including the CE marking), indefinitely, beyond 2024 for many products.

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