News 19 Nov 2014 AREA article in the Ozone Special Issue AREA Vice-President Marco Buoni signs an article about “ Certification in the safe and efficient use of refrigerants ” in the Ozone Special issue published by the United Nations Environment Programme
News 20 Nov 2014 AREA guide on training & certification on low GWP refrigerants AREA has updated its Guidance on minimum requirements for contractors’ training & certification on low GWP Refrigerants. The revision includes an Annex II, which lists training facilities in AREA
News 05 Dec 2014 AREA Vision & Strategy 2020 Constant technological evolutions and recent regulatory changes are reshaping the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) sector. For contractors, the challenge is to embrace these
News 26 Mar 2015 Industry joint position paper on the Energy Label review AREA has published a joint position paper together with AIE, EPEE and GCP-Europe in view of the upcoming Energy Labelling Directive review. RACHP, electrical and plumbing contractors as well as
News 20 Apr 2015 AREA publishes its 2014 Annual Report AREA has published its 2014 Annual Report. It provides an overview of all the activities of our association and its working bodies during 2014. You can download it below.
News 11 May 2015 Croatia and Estonia join AREA! AREA is proud to announce that CRACA, the Croatian Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Association, and EKL, the Estonian Refrigeration Association, became members on 9 th May 2015 on the occasion of
News 09 Sep 2015 AREA views on heating and cooling strategy AREA warmly welcomes the preparation of a European strategy on heating and cooling. Heating and cooling should indeed be addressed in their own right and in a comprehensive way rather than scattered
News 10 Sep 2015 Guide on F-Gas Regulation now available in Dutch The AREA Guide on the application of the new F-Gas Regulation to RACHP contractors is now available in Dutch - please click here .
News 10 Sep 2015 Presentation on REAL Alternatives project at Fgas Consultation Forum AREA Vice-President Marco Buoni presented the REAL Alternatives project at the first meeting of the Fgas Consultation Forum set up by Regulation 517/2014. The project was presented during discussions
News 17 May 2016 Turkey joins AREA AREA is proud to announce that SOSIAD, the Turkish Association of Refrigeration Industry and Businessmen, joined AREA on 14th May 2016 on the occasion of the AREA General Assembly spring meeting in
News 18 May 2016 Per Jonasson re-elected President of AREA On 14th May 2016, Per Jonasson was re-elected President of AREA for 2 years on the occasion of the AREA General Assembly spring meeting in Dublin. The AREA Board remains relatively stable with only
News 29 Apr 2016 AREA provides guidance on equipment for flammable refrigerants AREA has published a guide on equipment for low GWP flammable refrigerants . This guide gives service technicians a tool to understand the equipment that should be used to service refrigeration plants
News 24 May 2016 AREA guide on equipment for flammable refrigerants available in Italian AREA Guide on equipment for flammable low GWP refrigerants has been translated into Italian. See the publications section of AREA website.
News 13 Jun 2016 AREA expands its international dimension Due to the significant worldwide interest in European legislative developments and the increase in competence of personnel who handle new refrigerants, we are pleased to introduce AREA’s brand new “
News 08 Aug 2016 Join us @Chillventa 2016! AREA will be present at Chillventa 2016 from 11 to 13 October in Nuremberg. As usual, we will be hosted on our German member BIV booth in Hall 9 / 9-320 . You are welcome to join our traditional AREA