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Winners of the 2018 ARBS Awards announced at gala dinner
THE 2018 ARBS AWARDS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REWARD INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE, AND TO CELEBRATE SUCCESS.
It is also a gala dinner bringing industry togeth- er to enjoy good food and entertainment, and to honour long-standing stalwarts that are accept- ed into the Hall of Fame.
This year the MC was media personality Tony Squires who was joined by ARBS chair, Ian Hopkins.
‘It’s such a great pleasure to be with you to celebrate your industry and all the achieve- ments you’ve all worked so tirelessly towards,” Squires said.
After a formal welcome by Hopkins, guests enjoyed entertainment by Paper Hearts.
The first award of the night, the ARBS Out- standing Industry Education/Training Award, was presented to Danfoss Australia for their Mobile CO2 Training Unit. This training unit provides easy-to-access, hands-on training for the thousands of installers, service technicians, and OEM engineers worldwide that want to take full advantage of the natural refrigerant.
When accepting the award, the team ac- knowledged the importance of making training available to frontline personnel, technicians at the coalface.
The actual unit is a container fitted with
equipment and components for CO2 solutions accompanied by interactive training panels. It is a real live refrigeration system.
To date the team have held 32 training ses- sions and trained a total of 411 people in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.
It was a significant win considering the tough competition for this award. The finalists includ- ed AIRAH’s accredited Professional Diploma for Building Services and the Refrigeration and Cli- mate Control Centre of Excellence which is a collaboration between AMCA and the Box Hill Institute in Melbourne.
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ARBS chair, Ian Hopkins, opened proceedings with a formal welcome.
The gala dinner is an opportunity to celebrate success.
The Danfoss Australia team, winners of the education and training award.
Entertainment was provided by Paper Hearts and the MC was media personality Tony Squires.