Basic page What is AREA? Set up in 1989, AREA is the European association of national refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) associations, representing RACHP contractors and engineers. AREA members presently
Basic page Mission & objectives General mission statement " support and initiate activities to promote the industry and its high standards of quality, in order to serve users' interest in a safe and uninterrupted usage of efficient
Basic page Organisation AREA members are national associations established in Europe and composed of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump contractors and installers. AREA also has partnership agreements with
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.
Publication 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
Basic page Projects Real Alternatives 4 LIFE Background AREA supports the objective of achieving fully sustainable cooling. The HFC phase-down scheme stipulated by the Fgas Regulation is stimulating the development and
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 “
Event 04/21/2016 - 10:00 AREA speaks at ATMOsphere 2016 AREA Vice-President Marco Buoni spoke at the ATMOsphere Europe conference held on 19-20 April in Barcelona. Mr. Buoni addressed the topic of training on low GWP refrigerants. Download below Mr. Buoni
Event 04/13/2016 - 10:00 Workshop on Assessment of Global Training Programs UNEP held an International Stakeholder workshop on assessment of the global training programs in the refrigeration servicing sector on 11-12 April 2016 in Paris. AREA Vice-President Marco Buoni gave
Event 03/24/2016 - 10:00 Joint Network and Thematic Meetings of the ODS Officers of Africa and West Asia UNEP OzonAction and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate of the Republic of Zimbabwe organised the joint meeting of Ozone Officers’ Network for Africa and West Asia on 17-23 March 2016 in