2026 Shortlist
Air Conditioning Product of the Year
Toshiba Series 3 Digital Inverter 8–10HP - Carrier Solutions UK
Elephant Duct - Elephant Duct
Hi-Velocity Zoning Units - Energy Saving Products
Airzone Easyzone 25 Plus - Rooster
INCOGNITO PLUS - Urban Cooling Solutions
Campaign of the Year
Euroshop 2026 - AHT Cooling Systems
ATMO Approved - ATMOsphere
IOR Industry Skills Alliance - Institute of Refrigeration
Stickerbook Sustainability Engagement Campaign - ISD Solutions
Collaboration of the Year
Bakery Hot Water Generation and Heat Recovery Project - Beswick Refrigeration Services
Silverstone Hospitality Comfort Upgrade - BREng Hull
Tech Development Partnerships with Universities/Omega - Epta UK
The IOR Women in RACHP Network - Institute of Refrigeration
Adaptation 2025 - Institute of Refrigeration
Putting British Refrigeration in the Global Spotlight - Kenfield, Ovaglas, Aerofoil
Chilled Display Case Energy Saving with Doored Chillers and Inverter Driven - Kroyair
Tesco/Daikin CO2 VRV Collaboration - Tesco
Mobile Transport Refrigeration Technician Apprenticeship Standard - The City of Liverpool College
Cooling Product of the Year
AoFrio INSIDE - AoFrio
The AquaSnap 61AQ air source heat pump - Carrier Commercial HVAC, UKI
Exhale Fans Gen. 5 HVAC Delivery System - Exhale Fans
UCP700+ Condensate Pump - Gel-clear
Now That’s What I Call Intelligent Data Management! - OMEGA Solutions (Cross Hills)
Carrier AquaForce® 30XF with FreeBoost™ Technology, Part of Carrier QuantumLeap™ Solutions - PRG
MINI DISCREET - Urban Cooling
Wisdom Hub® - Wisdom Group FM
Cooling Project of the Year
Silverstone Hospitality Comfort Upgrade - BREng Hull
Lucozade Ribena Suntory 5.2mW ammonia chilled water refit - CB Refrigeration
Chilled Display Case Energy Saving with doored chillers and inverter driven - Kroyair
Snaresbrook Crown Court - Sub-Cool FM
Efficiency Under Pressure: A High-Performance Industrial CO2 Refrigeration & Heat Recovery System - SURE Solutions
SustFridge: Modular Solar-Compatible PCM Refrigeration for Resilient Cold Chains - University of Nottingham
Heat Pump Project of the Year
Bakery Hot Water Generation and Heat Recovery Project - Beswick Refrigeration Services
Ruskin College Decarbonisation Project - Finn Geotherm UK
Kraft Heinz Wigan Factory - Heat Pump Decarbonisation Project - GEA Heating & Refrigeration UK
Heineken Manchester Brewery decarbonization - GEA Heating & Refrigeration UK
2 Kingdom Street Decarbonisation Project - Nationwide Air Conditioning
Radisson Hotel Manchester – The AquaSnap 61AQ Air Source Heat Pump - Carrier Commercial HVAC, UKI
From Waste to Worth: Transforming Refrigeration Heat into Zero-Carbon Production at Cranswick Watton - SURE Solutions
Tesco Milford Haven Decarbonisation & Refrigeration Replacement - Tesco
International Cooling Project of the Year
Hi-Velocity Zoning Units - Enery Saving Products
The Thin Line - ÉSECÈ Group
JULABO USA LiDAR App - JULABO USA
RAC and IOR National Student of the Year Award - Sponsored by ISD Solutions
James Mees - Carrier Solutions UK
Charlie Appleby - City of Portsmouth College
Ryan Robertson - City of Portsmouth College
Bailey Styles - City of Portsmouth College
Adrianna Kaczkowska - City of Portsmouth College
Daniel Lake - City of Portsmouth College
Lucas Danks - CMS
Jacob Boughton - Coldtech Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Connor Lloyd - J & E Hall International
Alfie Shaw - Sure Solutions
George Dearden - Sure Solutions
Anna Ruddy - Wrexham University
Refrigeration Product of the Year - Sponsored by Lowe Rental
BOREA Freeze - AHT Cooling Systems
BITZER ECOLINE PRO Series - Bitzer UK
Zenith - Epta UK
UCP700+ Condensate Pump - Gel-clear
NOW That’s What I Call Cool Software! - OMEGA Solutions (Cross Hills)
Retail Project of the Year
Marks & Spencer One New Change - Full Store Refit Utilising Watercooled Transcritical CO2 DX - Abbey Design Associates
Encycle HVAC Optimization Deployment Across Best Buy's Retail Portfolio - Encycle
Chilled Display Case Energy Saving with Doored Chillers and Inverter Driven - Kroyair
M&S Engineering Innovation Store - M&S
A New Era of Cooling: Iceland’s Low-Carbon A2L Transformation - OMEGA Solutions (Cross Hills)
Tesco Harrogate Low Carbon Concept Store - Tesco
Small Company Achievement of the Year
ARH Air Conditioning - ARH Air Conditioning
BREng Hull from Small Acorns - BREng Hull
Now That’s What I Call A Company! - OMEGA Solutions (Cross Hills)
Snaresbrook Crown Court - Sub-Cool FM
Team of the Year - Sponsored by Cross Rental
Manufacturer of the Hi-Velocity System - Energy Saving Products
Epta UK - Epta UK
Adaptation 2025 Conference - Institute of Refrigeration
Leeds College of Building - Leeds College of Building
Air Conditioning - Guzman Heating and Cooling
Building the Future of Specialist HVAC Delivery - Nationwide Air Conditioning
SURE Solutions - SURE Solutions
Training Initiative of the Year - Sponsored by Epta UK
Training Centre - Accent Services
AHT Expert Talks - AHT Cooling Systems
DEVELOP Traineeship Programme - Arcus Facilities Management
BREng Hull Apprentice Programme - BREng Hull
Training for Real-World Delivery at Scale - Daikin UK
MCFT Technical Academy - MCFT
NOW That’s What I Call Training! - OMEGA Solutions
Mobile Transport Refrigeration Technician Apprenticeship Standard - The City of Liverpool College
Wisdom Hub® - Wisdom Group FM
Zehnder Group UK - Zehnder Group UK
