28 May 2025
IOR was pleased to be invited to the recent workshop hosted in London on 27th May at LSBU to hear the latest about this important European project that aims to provide a range of tools that will help the food industry to reduce emissions and reach strategic net zero targets.
Members were present both in the audience and as speakers giving an overview of opportunities for the UK retail sector. Just some of the topics that came up at the enough project workshop on retail cold chain sustainability: Are we doing enough to help support a sustainable refrigeration food chain? How can we build a better case for investing in innovation? and as always.. Are there enough people with the right skills to implement solutions? Lots more to work to be done.
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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.