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In Focus
Get ready its almost time for the big reveal
FINALISTS FOR THE 2018 HVACR LEADERSHIP AWARDS ARE SET TO BE ANNOUNCED IN PREPARATION FOR THE ANNUAL CCN LIVE EVENT TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 11, 2018.
FINALISTS FOR THE 2018 HVACR Leadership Awards are set to be announced in preparation for the annual CCN Live event which will be held on October 11, 2018.
Award finalists will be profiled in the Octo- ber edition of CCN.
Tickets are still available for CCN Live which is sponsored by Refrigerant Reclaim Australia.
This is where winners of the HVACR Leader-
CCN Live heads to the Arts Centre in Melbourne next month.
ship Awards will be revealed across all seven award categories.
Guest judge, Steve Smith, head RAC teacher at Western Sydney TAFE, and CCN Editor, Sandra Van Dijk, have been bunkered down assessing nominations to formally announce the finalists of the awards in coming days.
With only weeks to go until CCN Live don't miss out on securing your tickets at www.cli- matecontrolnews.com.au/live
To be held at the Arts Centre in Melbourne, registration begins at 1.30pm with presenta- tions to commence at 2pm sharp.
Representatives from all sections of industry will be there to debate the biggest challenges facing HVACR.
Presentations will be led by Kevin O'Shea, president of the Refrigeration and Air Condi- tioning Contractors Association (RACCA) and will also feature a panel debate with full audi- ence participation.
The HVACR Leadership Awards are spon- sored by ABB, Daikin, Innotech, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air Conditioning Australia, Toshiba and Totaline. ✺
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Small businesses with a big future
IT IS TIME to recognise the hard work of small business operators and sole traders in the HVACR industry, according to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioners Australia (MHIAA) national sales & planning manager, Adrian Brown.
Describing contractors as the face of Aus- tralia’s HVACR industry, Brown said it’s these small businesses that are in direct contact with consumers assisting them with their technical expertise on a day to day basis.
“They are our representatives, they are not only important to the growth of our business but also the growth of the HVACR industry as a whole. They continually strive to develop and learn and take on new technology and practices and they bring these changes to the
consumers,” he said. This year Contractor of the Year has been one of the most competitive categories in CCN’s Leadership Awards.
Speaking to CCN about MHIAA’s decision to sponsor this category for the 2018 HVACR Leadership Awards, Brown noted that: “For MHIAA we believe that it is important to show our support for these contractors and the work that they do which is why we chose to sponsor the Contractor of the Year Award.We also rec- ognise at MHIAA that it’s the contractors that take our products to the community which is why we want to acknowledge the work that they do,” Brown said.
“Innovation is in our DNA and as a company we focus on continuing to develop and chal- lenge the market which is why it has been im-
portant for us to partner with CCN to be a part of the Leadership Awards.
“These awards are a way for us to remind con- tractors that we appreciate their efforts, it’s our chance to thank them for their continued sup- port,” he said.
“We wish all the nominees for each of the categories the best of luck and look forward to the awards presenta-
tion to truly congrat-
ulate and support those who have dem- onstrated excellence across the HVACR in- dustry.” ✺
Adrian Brown.
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