Improving take-up of HCFC alternatives
September 1st 2006 Refrigerant supplier, BOC has kick started a nation-wide campaign aimed at raising the level of take-up for alternatives to R22 and other HCFCs in the UK refrigeration sector. With just three seasons left before European law bans the use of virgin HCFC for servicing in refrigeration and air conditioning systems, BOC believes more needs to be done to improve the rate at which contractors and end users are adopting these alternatives.
According to its forecasts BOC predicts adoption rates for HCFC alternatives need to increase by circa 10% year-on-year for phaseout to be completed by 2010.
A contributing factor to the adoption rate is lack of awareness across the sector of what alternatives are available. To combat this BOC is working on a series of road shows later in the year to raise awareness levels of the impact of environmental legislation and advising on alternatives for the future. More articles from Edwards Ltd: | 
