5 Jul 2022
The Lightfoot Medal which is awarded for the best IOR Talk and Paper of this session was made to Steve Benton and Andy Pearson for their paper “Relief Valve arrangements for carbon dioxide refrigeration systems”. The winner of this award is decided by vote of IOR members. You can read the paper and see the recording of the presentation here.
13 Nov 2024
During the November strategic priorities review, IOR working group members agreed that the main focus of IOR work should be education and skills. This has now reached a critical point for the whole of the industry and is the single most important unifying issue we are facing.
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.
7 Jan 2025
The Institute is celebrating its 125th Anniversary and members can mark this with a special sticker commemorating this event!
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.
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.