Basic page About AREA AREA The Voice of European Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Contractors Welcome to AREA, the European association of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) contractors
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
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
Basic page Women in Cooling VIDEO COMPETITION Second edition (2024): The refrigeration industry celebrates a new champion as Charlotte Robinson from the UK clinches the top spot in the second edition of the Women in Cooling
Basic page Privacy Statement AREA Privacy Statement website Brussels, 17.05.2018 AREA, the European association of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump contractors, as the operator of this website, takes personal data
Basic page COVID-19 Library The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Europe raises many questions. The objective of this page is to serve as a library of useful documents originating from AREA membership. Of course, each
Basic page COVID-19 Library The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Europe raises many questions. The objective of this page is to serve as a library of useful documents originating from AREA membership. Of course, each
Publication Apr 2016 Guide on equipment for low GWP refrigerants AREA publishes a guide on equipment for flammable low GWP refrigerants (A2L and A3).
Publication May 2015 F-gas - national registries of certified companies & operatives AREA has published the results of an internal survey on the existence of national registries of certified companies and individuals under the F-Gas Regulation.
Publication Nov 2014 Guide on low GWP Refrigerants - Edition 2 Guidance on minimum requirements for contractors’ training & certification. The guide now includes an annex with a list of training centres.
Publication Oct 2016 Guide on the new F-Gas Regulation The new F-Gas Regulation applies since 1st January 2015 and gives RACHP contractors a new set of requirements to deal with. The AREA Guide on the application of the new F-Gas Regulation to RACHP