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RRA confirms Farrelley appointment
REFRIGERANT RECLAIM AUSTRALIA
(RRA) has formally confirmed the appointment of Kylie Farrelley as the organisation's new gen- eral manager.
She has taken over from Michael Bennett, who joined the organisation in 1997 and has stepped down from his position at the end of June, 2019.
In a statement, the RRA said Farrelley's ap- pointment will play a critical role in furthering the recovery, reclamation and destruction of ozone depleting and synthetic greenhouse gas re- frigerants to further reduce harmful emissions.
Farrelley has been affiliated with the RRA since 2008 as an industry representative and was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2016. After almost 20 years working at Arkema, Far- relley brings a wealth of knowledge and experi- ence to her new role as general manager, the statement said.
Her primary objectives will be to expand RRA's outreach work, educate the industry and public on the work RRA is doing, and generate a
FROM LEFT: RRA general manager, Kylie Farrelley. Former general manager, Michael Bennett, has stepped down.
higher return rate of refrigerants in Australia. “I am proud of the RRA Product Stewardship program and what it has achieved over the past
25 years,” Farrelley said of her appointment. “Since inception RRA has taken back more than 7,000 tonnes of used contaminated and un- wanted refrigerant. This equates to more than 10 million tonnes of stratospheric ozone being saved from destruction, and more than 14 mil-
lion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent being prevented from emission.
“I'm looking forward to working collaborative- ly with industry to continue to build on RRA's success reducing harmful emissions and pro- tecting our environment.
“I would like to acknowledge the exceptional vi- sion of Michael Bennett, who's passion and dedica- tion has built the RRA scheme to what it is today.
“While I have big shoes to fill, with his direc- tion I hope to drive RRA to future operational success and effectiveness through raising aware- ness and motivating all relevant industry sectors to increase returns of refrigerant.”
Farrelley has spent much of her career help- ing the industry transition to a lower emission future, acting as a leader for the introduction of low global warming potential refrigerants in Australia.
Her knowledge of future challenges to the in- dustry makes her the perfect choice for this role from a field of high quality candidates.
Fridgie to compete
against the world’s
best apprentices
QUEENSLAND REFRIGERATION APPRENTICE Patrick Brennan will represent Australia at the 45th WorldSkills International Champi- onships next month after winning gold at the Global Skills Challenge in Melbourne.
To secure his place on the Skillaroos team Brennan had to compete against fridgies from nine other countries.
As part of the four days of competition Brennan had to install and commission a glycol refrigeration system. The final day was fault-find- ing and an air conditioning retrofit.
In addition to winning gold Brennan received the Best in Nation award for the highest points scored in his country across all skills.
ARBS 2020: Save this date
EFFICIENCY AND TECHNOLOGY are major HVACR trends which will be at the forefront of ARBS 2020, Australia’s only international air condi- tioning, refrigeration and building services trade exhibition, which returns to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Building on May 19-21, 2020.
ARBS 2020 will showcase hundreds of new products and technologies which are set to shape the future, with a focus on emerging trends and technology including smart IoT solutions, automation and control, refrig- erants, energy efficiency plus much more.
With more than 350 exhibitors and in-excess of 8,000 visitors, the exhi- bition is once again offering the industry unrivalled access to the very latest in HVACR in the southern hemisphere.
Over three huge days, ARBS 2020 will connect global exhibitors and leading industry experts with contractors, consultants, architects and engineers. Attendees can connect with manufacturers and distributors to see the latest products and applications whilst exploring leading de- sign and innovation in HVACR.
An informative seminar program will be held alongside the exhibition encompassing both the general HVACR and IBTech agenda. Visitors can also choose to attend the ARBS Industry Awards presentation dinner and many other social and networking events.
Stand bookings are now open visit www.arbs.com.au.
More than 500 competitors from 15 countries took part in the event which was the final selection pro- cess for apprentices and trainees hoping to represent their country in Russia from August 22-27, 2019.
Brennan and his trainer, Carl Balke, will attend the 45th World- Skills International Championship where an anticipated audience of 250,000 will watch competitors from 80 countries battle it out to be world champions.
Fridgie and Skillaroo, Patrick Brennan.
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