22 Jan 2024
Held on 17 January 2024, this TICR Talk focuses on industrial refrigeration and the food and drink manufacturing sector. The discussion encompasses key themes such as "Understanding the emissions profile for the sector" and presents preliminary insights gleaned from site investigations conducted by the project. The session ends with a deliberation on forthcoming actions, technologies, and potential policies in the field.
Watch the recording of the TICR Talk here on YouTube
These are a series of 45-minute interactive events led by sector experts where we will discuss some of the initial findings of research and site investigations of a DESNZ-funded investigation into real energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from various sectors that use refrigeration for cooling processes, including datacentres, refrigerated transport, industrial pharmaceutical and food manufacture and commercial supermarket applications. The project will be creating a comprehensive data-driven and whole systems approach to support national decarbonisation strategy and policy in the UK.
15 Sep 2025
This year’s AGM will be held on 29th October. members can vote in advance, or attend live in person or online.
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.
30 Sep 2025
The paper by Prof. Ahmed Kovacevic, FREng on emerging technologies in compressors and their systems is now available and will be presented online and in person on 29 October 2025.