| Do you own or operate air conditioning or cooling | | | | & maintenance, and leakage checks. Companies |
| equipment containing HCFC refrigerants? Are you | | | | who do not comply may face penalties. |
| aware of your new legal obligations under EU F Gas | | | | In the current economic climate, business’s are |
| Regulations? Take advice from an air conditioning | | | | especially cost conscious. Financial benefits of an air |
| specialist to give your business a head start before | | | | conditioning upgrade include: |
| the next phase of legislation comes into effect on | | | | • the Government’s ECA Scheme (tax |
| 1st January 2010. | | | | relief on certain new equipment) |
| HCFC’s (such as the commonly used R22) are | | | | • new equipment is likely to be more efficient |
| being phased out and from 1st January 2010 the sale | | | | and cheaper to run |
| and use of newly produced HCFC refrigerants will be | | | | • Up to 5 years warranty on new equipment |
| illegal in the maintenance and servicing of air | | | | • significantly reduce CO2 emissions and your |
| conditioning and cooling equipment. Recycled or | | | | Company’s carbon footprint |
| recovered HCFC’s may be used until 31 | | | | • avoidance of non-compliance penalties |
| December 1014 but this is a short term option with | | | | There are specialist, professional, air conditioning |
| likely reduced availability and higher costs becoming | | | | Milton Keynes providers. We can provide |
| an issue as the deadline approaches. | | | | assessments and suggest effective solutions to |
| If you own or operate an air-conditioning system it is | | | | enable companies to comply with their obligations |
| your responsibility to comply with the new regulations | | | | under the new legislation. Take a look at our web |
| and all air-conditioning systems are affected. | | | | site which has information about our specialist air |
| Operators must take precautionary measures to | | | | conditioning services and information to raise |
| prevent and repair leaks and use appropriately | | | | awareness of the impending phase out. |
| qualified personnel to carry out installation, servicing | | | | |