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August 2020 I Vol 36 No 6
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PUBLISHING UNIT LEAD: Dale Macnamara | [email protected]
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REGULARS
1 Hot and chilled
17 Insight: Combating the spread of Covid-19
29 Profile: Stefan Sander – finding solutions
53 Industry matters: JC looks at HVAC solutions to help prevent spread of viruses
55 Products
58 Quote of the month, Humour and Final Fix
NEWS
5 Rosebank’s Link achieves double green star rating
7 Sphere, GFA and BASE delivering CaaS
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
9 Refining the concept of clean cooling
10 Condair Covid-19 Report – Part 2
13 Findings of R22 Air-conditioning units being dumped in Africa
EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
15 Frigair postponed to June 2022
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FEATURES
18 Compressors and their continual development
24 Thermal storage: energy saving cooling
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