Wholesaler / Distributor of the Year - These finalists represent excellence in customer service, technical support and supply-chain performance across the UK market:

• Derbyshire Refrigeration
• Parts Town UK

Community Initiative of the Year - Both initiatives highlight the sector’s growing commitment to social value, skills development and community impact:

• The Africa Centre of Excellence Environmental Test Facility – Danston Technical Services
• Daikin & GMCA Partnership: Working Together for Greater Manchester – Daikin UK

Product categories - These product categories showcase the latest advances in efficiency, safety, performance and environmental responsibility:

Refrigeration Product of the Year:

• UCP700+ Condensate Pump – Gel-clear
• ArctikBlue V2 – BlueDiamond Pumps (Charles Austen Pumps)

Air Conditioning Product of the Year:

• Resonix RGD Gas Leak Detection Sensor – Sensata Technologies
• V2 Series – BlueDiamond Pumps (Charles Austen Pumps Ltd)
• Toshiba Series 2 Digital Inverter 8–10HP - Carrier Solutions UK
• Swegon INSIDE – Swegon

Chiller of the Year:

• AquaForce 30XF with FreeBoost Technology – Carrier Commercial HVAC UK&I
• Rhoss UniPACK range, distributed by Klima-Therm – Klima-Therm

Commercial Air Source Heat Pump of the Year:

• YCPB 4 Pipes – YORK – Johnson Controls
• The AquaSnap 61AQ air source heat pump – Carrier Commercial HVAC UK&I
• Rhoss UniPACK range, distributed by Klima-Therm – Klima-Therm

Training Categories - These categories recognise the next generation of engineers and the organisations investing in their development:

Trainee of the Year:

• Connor Lloyd – J & E Hall International
• Justin Price – Carrier Rental Systems
• Samuel Saunders – Carrier UK&I
• Tommy Byrne – David Blakey Services Ltd
• David Gilchrist – Carrier Rental Systems

Training Initiative of the Year:

• BREng Apprentice Programme – BREng Hull
• The IOR Technician App – Institute of Refrigeration

Project Categories - These project finalists demonstrate technical excellence, innovation and real-world energy and carbon savings:

Retrofit Project of the Year:

• Penninghame Estate – NIBE Energy Systems Limited
• Houghton Hams Retrofit, Northampton – Personal Refrigeration Ltd
• Greencore FTG Refrigeration Pack Retro-Fit – Personal Refrigeration Ltd

Air Conditioning Project of the Year:

• Sunrise Project – Personal Refrigeration Ltd with Air Handlers Northern
• Gatwick Airport – Carrier Commercial HVAC UK&I
• Pilgrim Quarter HMRC Newcastle – Weatherite Air Conditioning Limited

More categories to come including:

• Environmental Hero of the Year
• Equality Trailblazer of the Year
• Alan Moor Award
• Heat Pump of the Year
• Environmental Initiative of the Year.

To book your place at the Awards, see http://www.acrnewsawards.com/