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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 “

AREA Guide on equipment for flammable low GWP refrigerants has been translated into Italian. See the publications section of AREA website.

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

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

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

The AREA Guide on the application of the new F-Gas Regulation to RACHP contractors is now available in Dutch - please click here .

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

AREA F-Gas Guide has been updated: - Table p10: addition of the 10 tonnes CO2-eq threshold, relevant to hermetically sealed equipment - Flowchart p13: update The new edition can be downloaded on the

The new F-Gas Regulation includes many changes that will become reality from 1 st January 2015. Refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump contractors will be faced with a set of new requirements

Whereas AREA is finalising its guidance on the application of the new Fgas Regulation to refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump contractors, some important messages need to be communicated

The second issue of REAL Alternatives Project's newsletter is out. Learn more about the trial and piloting. Newsletter 2

AREA members elected a new Board of Directors for 2014-2016 at its General Assembly meeting on 9-10 May 2014 in Padua (Italy). After serving for 4 years, Graeme Fox stepped down President of AREA and

The now finalised new F-Gas Regulation will bring a phase down of HFCs across Europe, accompanied by bans on their use in certain applications and inevitably increase interest in the use of

AREA publishes its 2013 activity report. Though dominated by the revision of the F-Gas Regulation, AREA activities also included work on energy efficiency (and notably district cooling), pressure

After four attempts at finding a compromise, AREA welcomes the agreement found by the Lithuanian Presidency, the European Parliament’s rapporteur and the European Commission. It will provide certainty