Institute of Refrigeration. The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) is an organisation in the UK that supports the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry.

History
The Institute was formed in 1899 as the Cold Storage and Ice Association, the first national society in the world for the refrigeration industry. The Institute's first president was Alan Egerton, 3rd Baron Egerton. It became the IOR in 1944 when professional membership was introduced.  In 2010 the Institute launched a short video explaining the opportunities for careers in the refrigeration industry under the title  Careers in Cooling.  This uses interviews with a wide range of young people working in different aspects of refrigeration and air-conditioning to explain what a rewarding career it can be.  A webpage was also set up to support the video.

Structure
The Institute of Refrigeration is governed by a board of trustees which comprises the President, the President-Elect, the Immediate Past-President, the Honorary Treasurer and six elected members.

The current council comprises

 President - Lisa-Jayne Cook, FInstR
 Immediate Past-President - Vacant 
 Hon Treasurer - John Skelton, FInstR
 Elected Members - Craig Girdlestone FInstR, Damian Wiszniewski FInstR, Paul Singh MInstR, Julie Murray MInstR, Dermot Cotter FInstR,  Chris Griffiths MInstR
The work of the Institute is carried out by committees, including

 Membership Committee - chair Damian Wiszniewski
 Technical Committee - chair David Paget
 Papers and Publications Committee - chair Dermot Cotter
 International Refrigeration Committee - chair Dr Andy Pearson
 IOR RACHP EngTech Section - chair Bob Wright
 Ethics and Conduct Committee - chair Kevin Glass
 Annual Dinner Steering Committee - chair Julie Murray
 Education Committee - chair John Skelton
 Women in RACHP Network -  co-chairs Samantha Buckell and Astrid Prado

Past IOR Presidents
1899-1903: The Rt Hon Lord Egerton of Tatton

1903-1905: The Rt Hon Lord Whitburgh

1905-1907: Sir Charles Petrie JP

1907-1908: Sir Alfred L Jones KCMG

1908-1910: Sir E Montague Nelson, KCMG

1910-1912: Charles E Brightman

1912-1914: John T Milton DSc

1914-1915: Sir Alfred Seale Haslam, JP

1915-1918: The Hon Sir Thomas MacKenzie CGMG

1918-1920: Sir Joseph G Broodbank JP

1920-1921: Lt-Col Sir Thomas Robinson GBE, KCMGC

1921-1922: George Goodsir JP

1923-1926: Sir Gordon H Campbell KBE

1926-1929: Lt-Col Lord Dudley Gordon DSE, LLD

1929-1930: The Rt Hon Lord Kylsant GMCG

1930-1933: Sir William B Hardy DSc LLD FRS

1933-1934: Arthur Robert Thomas Woods

1934-1935: Robert S Forsyth CMG

1935-1936: Frank Ainsworth Willcox DSc

1936-1938: Ezer Griffiths OBE DSc FRS

1938-1940: Austin Chadwick

1940-1941: Basil Thomas Aitken

1941-1945: Stanley Fabes Dorey, CBE, DSc, FRS, WHEX

1945-1947: Kenneth Lightfoot OBE

1947-1949: William Stoddart Douglas BSc

1949-1952: The Rt Hon Vis Bruce of Melbourne PC CH MC FRS

1952-1955: Sir Charles G Darwin, KBE, MC, ScD, FRS

1955-1958: Lt-Col Lord Dudley Gordon DSO LLD

1958-1960: Sir Rupert de la Bere BART KCVO

1960-1961: Eng-Cmdr Walter Robert Sinclair RAN BEng

1961-1963: Charles Maurice Brain

1963-1964: William Stoddart Douglas BSc

1964-1966: Col Henry Randal Steward TD BSc

1966-1968: James Douglas BSc

1968-1969: James Arnold Brewster

1969-1972: John Archer Stonebanks

1972-1974: Kenneth Calvert Hales MA

1974-1977: William Bell Gosney BSc

1977-1981: Joseph James Wilson MBE

1981-1984: Geoffrey Gordon Haselden DSc

1984-1987: Edward J Perry CEng

1987-1989: Stephen Forbes Pearson BSc PhD ARCST

1989-1992: Colin Bailey BSc PhD CEng

1992-1994: Anthony Harold Brown BA CEng

1994-1996: Raymond Gluckman MA CEng

1996-1997: Peter John Cooper OBE CEng

1997-2000: Robert David Heap MBE BSc CEng

2000-2004: John Ellis LCG

2004-2007: Guy Francis Hundy PhD FIMechE

2007-2010: Jane A Gartshore BSc(Eng) 

2010-2013: Andy B Pearson BSc BEng  PhD  CEng

2013-2016: Graeme G Maidment CEng MIMechE

2016-2018: Steve C Gill FIET MCIBSE MASHRAE

2018-2020: Kevin P Glass

2020-2022: Mike Creamer

2022-2024: Graeme Fox CEng MCIBSE

Branches
It has branches covering:
 Hampshire & Surrounding Counties - Hampshire Refrigeration Society (HRS)
 East Anglia
 Northern
 Scotland
and co-operates with independent refrigeration societies in Hampshire (HRS), Birmingham and London as well as international organisations Irish Institute of Refrigeration, ASHRAE, ISHRAE, PHVAR

Purpose
The purpose of the Institute of Refrigeration is outlined in the Institute's constitution as follows:

a)	The general advancement of refrigeration in all its applications, in relation both to the perfection of its methods, and to the extension of its services to the community.

b)	To promote means for communication between members and their interchange of views.

c)	To encourage invention and research in all matters relating to the science and practice of refrigeration.

d)	To promote a sustainable approach to all aspects of refrigeration system design and operation

e)	To co-operate with educational institutions for the furtherance of education in the science and practice of refrigeration.

f)	To hold meetings of the Institute for reading and discussing papers dealing with refrigeration and allied subjects.

g)	To publish and distribute the proceedings or reports of the Institute.

h)	To do all other things, incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects or any of them.

It is a registered Charitably Incorporated Organisation (not-for-profit) comprising nearly 2500 individual members. The IOR runs international conferences and events based in the UK on technical topics of general interest to the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump industry. The IOR publishes an annual set of Technical Proceedings as well as Safety Alerts, Guidance Notes and Good Practice Guides for Technicians and a set of Codes of Practice for different refrigerant groups. It also offers e-learning on alternative refrigerants and a programme of accessible webinars.  The IOR ran a well publicised campaign called REAL Zero which had a significant impact on improving refrigerant containment, and was turned into an e-learning programme at www.realzero.org.uk.

Membership
There are five main grades of membership; Associate, Technician, Member, Fellow and Student/Young Persons.  Membership grade is based on relevant experience and responsibilities gained over time in the industry and is determined by application to the membership committee. Affiliate Membership is offered to individuals without suitable experience. The Institute is a professional affiliate of the UK Engineering Council and has many overseas members.  It has formal agreements to share information and co-operate with ASHRAE (USA), ISHRAE (India), PHVAR (Pakistan) and AIRAH (Australia).

See also
 British Frozen Food Federation
 Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute
 Federation of Environmental Trade Associations
 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
 Chiller
 Psychrometrics

References

External links
 IOR
 
 Real Zero (made in collaboration with The Carbon Trust)
 Institute of Refrigeration Ireland - separate organisation
 Real Alternatives

Trade associations based in the United Kingdom
Organizations established in 1899
Engineering societies based in the United Kingdom
Organisations based in the London Borough of Sutton
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
Food preservation