Heat Pumps Today

03 CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai www.acrjournal.uk/heat-pumps Finally. Home comfort all year round. TheSamsungClimateHubensures thatyoustaycomfortableathomeallyearround, regardlessof theoutdoortemperature. It isan integrated solution forheatinganddomestichotwatersupplybuiltarounda compact tank integratedhydrounit thatcanbe installedeasily.Homecomfort is further enhancedwith thequietoperationof theheatpumpoutdoorunit.Andwith smart connectivity,maintaininghome comforthasbeenmadeeasier thanbefore. samsung.com/climate E02666008HHSEUK_008467HeatingAdFrontCover 188x208 mm v01.indd 1 26/08/2021 11:45 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2021 www.acrjournal.uk/heat-pumps 20/10/2021 THEMIDLANDHOTEL MANCHESTER ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR INSTALLERS ISSUE 42 JUNE/JULY 2021 I I I I Highpopularity for the thiseventmeans that theentry deadlinehasbeenbrought forward – enterby 16th July THE MIDLAND HOTEL MANCHESTER 20th October 2021 2021 10th To book and enter NOW visit www.acrjournal.uk/information/national-acr-heat-pump-awards HPTCover.indd 1 19/05/2021 11:06 FINALINSTS ANNOUCED! 2021 10th 6 9 330 Editor Juliet Loiselle MInstR Julietl@warnersgroup.co.uk Multimedia Sales Executive Robyn Teague 01778 395029 robyn.teague@warnersgroup.co.uk Editorial Design Ady Braddock Advertising Design Natalie Reynolds Production Sue Ward 01778 392405 production@warnersgroup.co.uk Publisher Juliet Loiselle CompCIPHE/MInstR 01778 391067 julietl@warnersgroup.co.uk Published by: Warners Group Publications Plc The Maltings, West Street, Bourne, Lincs, PE10 9PH 01778 391000 01778 394748 www.warnersgroup.co.uk © Copyright 2021 PRINTED BY WARNERS 01778 395111 Less than a month to go!!! The industry’s favourite networking and awards event is only of couple weeks away now! The whole of the Heat Pumps & ACR Journal team is looking forward to catching up with you all in Manchester on the 20th October. It’s been far to long! With over 100 entries and being SOLD OUT this awards evening promises to be one of the best nights of the year. A plethora of movers & shakers from around the UK will descend on The Midland Hotel, Manchester. There are 19 awards being presented, including: ACR Trainee of the Year (TOTY), Phil Creaney’s ACR Champion and the Woman in ACR. The quality and quantity of this year’s entries gave the judges quite a challenge. They were each judged individually, following a specific scoring criteria. Once collated, the judges then came together in Stamford for a day’s debating and confirmation of Finalists, Winners and Highly Commended. 18 CONTENTS 05 What’s in the News 07 National ACR & Heat Pump Awards Finalists 10 Pollutive Refrigerants Installation 12 Leading UK Nursery Invests in High-E¥ciency Ground Source Heat Pump E D I T O R / C O N T E N T S Opinion 14 UK energy technology company say Microwave boilers o¦er a cheaper alternative 16 An overview of what’s happening with heat pumps and their market potential Hybrid heat pumps 18 Pick and mix 20 Applying hybrid systems that integrate heat pumps and high e¥ciency technologies 22 Heat pump training should bring broader benefits

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